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Re: Long Rod

Post by letumgo » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:49 am

Thanks Norman. Your description is very clear. ;)
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Re: Long Rod

Post by wayneb » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:25 am

Back in my worm dunking days(baitcasting), I used Berkley Spiderwire braided line. It was great for fishing artificial worms because it had little strech and floated. I wonder if that could be furled into an acceptable line such as we are talking about here. I know the line is not that long but it would take quite a long furling setup to make in comparison to a leader.

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Re: Long Rod

Post by hankaye » Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:26 am

wayneb, Howdy;

Dependant on the number of plys, you might be able to haul a house down the road
with the finished product... :lol: That is some pretty strong stuff.

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Re: Long Rod

Post by wayneb » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:25 pm

Hi Hank;

It's definetly strong but Musky have no problem cutting 14lb in about 5 seconds!

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Re: Long Rod

Post by Ruard » Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:16 pm

hankaye wrote:wayneb, Howdy;

Dependant on the number of plys, you might be able to haul a house down the road
with the finished product... :lol: That is some pretty strong stuff.

hank

Could have a fight with a car or a bycicle to Amsterdam :D :P :roll:


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Re: Long Rod

Post by hankaye » Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:14 pm

Ruard, Howdy;;

indeed ! :lol: :lol:

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Re: Long Rod

Post by Otter » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:28 am

The rods have finally arrived, 1 12Ft and 2 13Ft.

I will start by redoing the rings on one of the 13ft ones and hopefully will be able to try it within a couple of weeks. Will need to find a quiet spot until I get the hang of using it. If it is half as effective as Mike claims then no doubt the club will have to ban its use.... :)
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Re: Long Rod

Post by Mike Connor » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:32 am

I am sure you will enjoy it.

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Re: Long Rod

Post by hankaye » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:24 am

Otter, Howdy;

Would you be kind enough to take us along on this new adventure with you ?
Sounds interesting...to me anyway :)

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Re: Long Rod

Post by overmywaders » Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:52 pm

Otter,

I believe that these folk carry the braided polypropylene cord you want - http://www.essentialscompany.co.uk/Cord ... bbing.html

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They only have it in 2mm or 5mm. But the price is right.

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P.S. - On the west side of the pond, you can buy 2.5mm and 4mm braided polypropylene cord in assorted colors from http://www.candjcraft.com/macrame/4mm_212mm_cord.shtml as macrame cord. At $3 for twenty yards or $6 for 70 yards, it shouldn't break the bank. (Except my bank, but that was already broken.)
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