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06-04-2006, 06:29 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Corvallis
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To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Just finishing up the build on this Calstar Grafighter 800L (8 ft)....two layers of cork tape, and about 10 inches of cord wrap at the butt end. Also threw on a "Turk's Head".
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Turk's Head:
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Then I heard a faint voice from the closet...it was coming from the box of a Newell 322....saying "That's my partner...I wanna play...clamp me on." So I had to oblige & put it on...then I heard the tuna 1000 miles away start to tremble....
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This thing is gonna toss a swimbait or small iron to Hawaii 
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06-04-2006, 07:08 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arcata
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Another sweet set up Mark. The other Mark
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06-04-2006, 07:22 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Thailand
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Very nice workmanship!
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06-04-2006, 07:31 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Corvallis
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Noel, don't look TOO close...the tolerances of my work are not quite up to par with your machining. However, by the time a tuna sees the sloppy thread work, he'll be bleeding just a bit....and it will be too late to report me to the rodbuilding police.
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The fish are still......where you find them.
I want some Binnaga Maguro
"Anyone with a pulse can pass an on line test and get a boaters card" - anonymous CG member
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06-04-2006, 07:44 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Thailand
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
If you only knew! 
Really it is a beauty! 
I lost my patients with rod building when I did a very old bamboo flyrod a few decades ago and said never again!
Hope it works as good as it looks 
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06-04-2006, 08:48 PM
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
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06-04-2006, 09:04 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Not to make you feel bad...but I just showed my daughter theese pics and she said " that's cute." Don't worry, she wants me to find her a hot pink blank wrapped in all black.
Ron
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06-04-2006, 09:14 PM
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is on the big blue pond again
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Sweet Home
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one who has mastered the "Turk's Head" wrap. My first rod had 'em on every eye. My fishing partner thought the dang thing had arthritis. 
Do I feel a "casting contest" coming up? Longest. Most accurate. Penalty points for backlashes.
Skein
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06-05-2006, 06:12 AM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Corvallis
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
NoyB, speaking of daughters and fishing rods....
Here's one I made for Brenna (note the Barbie sticker)
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And here's one that Brenna made:
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The fish are still......where you find them.
I want some Binnaga Maguro
"Anyone with a pulse can pass an on line test and get a boaters card" - anonymous CG member
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06-05-2006, 06:30 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Those look like my rods (Brennas).
I'll order 6 please, how much?
Great looking rods Mark.
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06-05-2006, 06:43 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Thailand
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
ifish auction started here?
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06-05-2006, 08:12 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
The tuna are trembling... nice work Mark!
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06-05-2006, 09:05 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Looking good Mark, The Tuna don't stand a chance.
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06-05-2006, 11:51 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Looks like Brennas quite an artist :smile:
Ron
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06-05-2006, 02:37 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
I love her rod. 
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06-05-2006, 03:30 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Salem, Oregon
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
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06-05-2006, 05:01 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sandy, Or
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Awful purty rod, Mark. Take the gun down over the mantle now and put the pole in its place. Too nice to get all bloody, right? 
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06-05-2006, 05:04 PM
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Guest
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sequim, WA. USA
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Hi MC, Brennas rod is a collectors item
One of a kind, rare, out of production...big $$$ on Ebay :grin:
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06-05-2006, 06:25 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: vancouver, wa
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Quote:
And here's one that Brenna made:
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Is that what's called an "Acid Wrap"?
Freakwater
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06-05-2006, 07:05 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Corvallis
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Re: To jumping tuna: Be Very Afraid
Hehehe....yea John, I was wondering if anyone would catch that. Yes, she did her own version of an acid wrap!
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The fish are still......where you find them.
I want some Binnaga Maguro
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