piscicidal Posted January 28, 2013 Posted January 28, 2013 Wanted to share a recent project me/Robert were working on. Here is a Shimano Cardiff 200A with the side plates hydro-dipped in carbon fiber pattern. I have three other reels I am having done right now. Robert and I were talking about giving away this reel, but I am coming down with a serious case of cold feet. I love this reel! http://www.facebook.com/hawgtech 3 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 28, 2013 Super User Posted January 28, 2013 I've been wondering when people would start doing custom dips on reels. I'd be curious to it's durability. It looks fantastic with the handle! 1 Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted January 28, 2013 Super User Posted January 28, 2013 I saw it on Facebook. Looks sweet! 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 28, 2013 Super User Posted January 28, 2013 That handle would look sweet on this old girl. Sadly, i let her go awhile back: Quote
piscicidal Posted January 28, 2013 Author Posted January 28, 2013 Man, that is a gorgeous little reel, John. A Daiwa TDX? Quote
piscicidal Posted January 28, 2013 Author Posted January 28, 2013 I've been wondering when people would start doing custom dips on reels. I'd be curious to it's durability. It looks fantastic with the handle! I'll let you know about the durability. I am going to be doing some extensive field testing in the coming months... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 28, 2013 Super User Posted January 28, 2013 I'll let you know about the durability. I am going to be doing some extensive field testing in the coming months... I bet! Man, that is a gorgeous little reel, John. A Daiwa TDX? Yep. I got it from Bronzefly years ago. Was my frogging reel for a while. Quote
ClackerBuzz Posted January 28, 2013 Posted January 28, 2013 my gf would probably smack the back of my head if she heard me call that reel..sexy. nice job 1 Quote
Snakehead Whisperer Posted January 28, 2013 Posted January 28, 2013 Is that handle assembly off of a different reel, or did you make the cork handles? At first it looked like a Cardiff 50S DC handle assembly, but then I checked and it's different. Nice work. I love these reels. Quote
piscicidal Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 Is that handle assembly off of a different reel, or did you make the cork handles? At first it looked like a Cardiff 50S DC handle assembly, but then I checked and it's different. Nice work. I love these reels. Robert and I make these carbon fiber handles with the cork knobs www.hawgtech.com I have realy become a fan of this reel. Love the rugged simplicity of it...easy to assemble/disassemble. It casts mile and is very inexpensive. Quote
Snakehead Whisperer Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Robert and I make these carbon fiber handles with the cork knobs www.hawgtech.com I have realy become a fan of this reel. Love the rugged simplicity of it...easy to assemble/disassemble. It casts mile and is very inexpensive. The handles look great. Bookmarking your site for future reference. I love round casting reels in general. Another great one is the C4. 1 Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted January 29, 2013 Super User Posted January 29, 2013 Very nice! Everything goes together well! 1 Quote
piscicidal Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 Thanks! I'm having a Citica done up right now. Should get it back tonight.....silver background, black carbon print with clear top coat. Can't wait.... Quote
Diggy Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Thanks! I'm having a Citica done up right now. Should get it back tonight.....silver background, black carbon print with clear top coat. Can't wait.... e g lmnop? Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted January 29, 2013 Super User Posted January 29, 2013 Man, does that look sweet!!! Great job guys! 1 Quote
piscicidal Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 Matt, that one is on my "to-do" list....I'm thinking a camo Cardiff on a Dobyns Coalition rod. Quote
jhoffman Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 You can buy your own kits to dip stuff now, many patterns, small items are pretty easy http://www.mydipkit.com/index.html Quote
Maico1 Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 That is a reel sweet looking combo.....Looking forward to your durability testing results. I would consider doing a Conquest 50.... Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted February 6, 2013 Super User Posted February 6, 2013 Robert and I make these carbon fiber handles with the cork knobs www.hawgtech.com I have realy become a fan of this reel. Love the rugged simplicity of it...easy to assemble/disassemble. It casts mile and is very inexpensive. I've got to go with these being the BEST replacement handle available. I've got two now, and love them. I'd like to add another seven or ten... 1 Quote
piscicidal Posted February 7, 2013 Author Posted February 7, 2013 I've got to go with these being the BEST replacement handle available. I've got two now, and love them. I'd like to add another seven or ten... Jeremy, We're glad you like em. We loving hearing positive comments from our customers, and your expert knowledge of bass fishing equipment carries a lot of weight around here....so, thanks! Quote
Jig Meister Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 wonder how hard it would be to hydro dip my kayak I want the whole thing to look like that carbon fiber image! woooooosh, back to reality. Quote
tbone1993 Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I just met a guy that has his own company and uses this technique on everything. The best is on save phace masks. I want to do it on my reels but then I would have to void my warranties. Quote
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