Does this mean RodGeeks will no longer be selling blanks or just St.Croix?
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I just finished my first complete build. What I found is the glue stays rubbery and flexible. It only holds the guide to the blank and does not anchor it. The wrap and finish epoxy is what anchors the guide. I was a little surprised at first but when I wrapped the guides I quickly saw why the glue is meant to stay flexible. It is very difficult to get guides aligned perfectly with just the glue.
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Thanks guys for the replies. Luke that is a neat and clean way to do it but I like the idea of having some sort of protective material under the feet as I have have factory made rods fail from guides digging into the blank. John thanks for the video link. That was a huge help and I’m looking toward to refining my technique. Drew you make an excellent point and I always like to support the busines
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It appears to me that guide foot glue is nothing more than a hot glue stick. Does anyone know if it is the same? I’m new to rod building and I just set guides on my first two rods with “guide glue” which seemed to be more difficult than it should be. If the glue is the same then it seems it would be a whole lot easier to use a glue gun to apply the glue to the guides and with more control. Thank
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I am brand new to rod building and have not built a complete rod as of yet but as any new thing I plan on doing, I first do a lot of research. I can tell you that Tom is correct as rodgeeks rods are built by St. Croix. Rodgeeks has a partnership with them to build there rods and they sell them directly from factory so there is no retail mark up. . I am planning on building three rods to start my
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