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Fine Custom Fishing Rods Since 1978
Tight lines,
Ray Niedbalski Jr, Rodsmith
Disclaimer.
- 1. Why a split-bamboo fly rod anyway?
- 2. What will break my bamboo rod?
- 3. My first carp on a fly adventure.
- 4. Why staggered ferrule joints?
- 5. How Do I get Started Fly Fishing With Bamboo?
- 6. What makes my ferrules 'POP' when I break my rod down?
- 7. NCP thread vs. non-NCP thread.
- 8. Line Guides.
- 9. Split-bamboo rod TERMINOLOGY.
- 10. Need my Net? (Humor).
- 11. Epoxy setting ferrules vs hot melt glue.
- 12. The winding check.
- 13. Why are most bamboo rods hex shaped?
- 14. Preserving a piece of the past.
- 15. Up-locking vs. Down-locking reel seats.
- 17. Fly lines Basics.
- 20. Shaving off some of the outside to make a bamboo rod lighter.
- 21. What Do Fly Reel Numbers Mean?
- 22. Intermediates.
- 23. Assembling and disassembling your fly rod properly.
- 24. Spinning with a fly rod,
- 25. Salmon egg fishing.
- 26. Wind Knots or Not!
- 27. Restore?
- 28. What's this thing called 'loading'?
- 29. Check your fly. No! Not that fly!
- 37. Waterproof Ferrules.
- 51. Fly reels for vintage bamboo.
- 63. What is a "SKISH"?
- 65. Cork grips texture.
- 66. Salvaging old thread for restorations.
- 67. Restoring vintage fly rods.
- 68. Space dyed thread.
- 69. Reusing salvaged thread.
- 70. Leader to Tippet connections.
- 71. The Heddon Reel seat Patent number 1870078A.
- 72. The great Merganser adventure.
- 73. What length fly rod do I need?
- 74. Fishing a metal fly rod!
- 76. Night fishing the Paulinskill.
- 77. My Site Looks Old-Fashioned.
- 78. Fly rod hook keeper dilemma.