Worldwide Beekeeping
Announcements => Welcome => Topic started by: rodmaker on January 08, 2014, 05:09:16 pm
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hello everyone i live in the sanjuaquin valley of california. I have only been keeping bees for three years and still have a lot to learn. Have been snooping around for a few days since i heard about you folks from RIVERRAT and i would like to be a part of your forum so i can learn more. I have ten hives at present and am going to grow my apiary to about twenty-five .
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Hey rodmaker, glad you checked in.
You're in, you don't have to ask! ;)
We're a friendly bunch here, we like to discuss all things bee, and have fun while doing it. Winter's here so we get a little shack wacky at times.
Listening to RIVERRAT? :o Well, we won't hold that against ya. :D
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Glad to have you. Pull up a chair and visit for awhile.
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Welcome and enjoy your stay! :)
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welcome over here Rodmaker glad you found us
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Thanks for coming!
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Welcome aboard. Do you make rods?
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Hey rodmaker, glad you checked in.
You're in, you don't have to ask! ;)
We're a friendly bunch here, we like to discuss all things bee, and have fun while doing it. Winter's here so we get a little shack wacky at times.
Listening to RIVERRAT? :o Well, we won't hold that against ya. :D
Hope you don't hold it against me either
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LOL!! Welcome to BOTH!
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Hiya Rev, glad you're here too. ;)
Like LazyBkpr, I'm wondering if Rodmaker perhaps makes fishing poles in his spare time maybe?
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Welcome rodmaker, glad you found this forum, stick around you can learn a lot here and don't forget let us know about your bees and some pictures please.
Ken
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greetings and WELCOME rodmaker!
"Like LazyBkpr, I'm wondering if Rodmaker perhaps makes fishing poles in his spare time maybe?"
...... :D ooooh perry, if rodmaker does, you don't call a handmade rod a FISHING POLE.......... :D
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Think that was Shooter, but irrelevant since I want to know too.. I need a couple RIVER rods with roller tips... River fishing is fine with wally world poles, till you hook into a real fish... I manage to break about one wally world pole a year, and have stopped buying cheap reels.. three years worth of cheep reels buys me one reel that lasts six years or more. Those I can get, its the rods I struggle with.. My Pa lives in the keys for winter, but usually the big open water poles are too long.. need an 8 ft pole, roller tip, with a heavy baitcaster reel...
Theres nothing like sitting beside the fire talking with friends, and hearing the clicker start ticking from the darkness beyond the fire... Or,
Theres nothing like drifting off to sleep in the boat, feet up, listening to the river talk to you, and waking up to that clicker....
click, click,click..... silence... click, click..... silence... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ YEEEHAW!!!!
Then the tip of your pole breaks off and the 40 LB Big game line shreds over the eyelet when you try to hold despite the broken tip..... :'(
Sorry.. off topic..... :hijack: I blame it on cabin fever!! Back to the regularly scheduled program!!!!
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Still off topic...
A Mitchell Conolon 9 foot rod, a Peen 703 real, and sewing thread brings in the 30 and forty lb. Spoonbills. Caught a many of them when I lived up next to you.
PS. Ever see the 6 and 8 inch wide nylon slings used with cranes for lifting very large items? They are sewn together with 125 Lb. test nylon sewing thread. It sure is fun to catch a 35 pounder and tell people you caught it with sewing thread.
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Oh.. I LOVE spoonbill!!! Put a plate of spoonbill and Cat side by side, Id probably wet myself trying to choose!!! No, I'd take the spooner!
Snagged a few of them in the past, getting harder and harder to do.. too many people now.. Used to be youd go to the good spots and meet one other guy there. NOW, theres twenty five people casting, and a game warden standing in the background watching.... The SNagged Carp are excellent if smoked... But there again... wally world rods aren't really up to the task..
I have tried braided line, never tried sewing thread... That would be interesting!!
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Welcome rodmaker.
Walt
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Welcome!
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Thank you to all. to those that asked yes i do make custom rods in my spare time. I have built stand up tuna rods, marlin rods ,fly rods, trout and salmon rods. I like to place a good decorative rap on all rods i build and will even put the owners name on it woven in thread. Have to do something until spring. I pretty much will build any rod someone wants just need to know what type and size and action desired.
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welcome to this new forum.
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welcome rodmaker
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fly rods? i have always wanted a custom fly rod, but this is a craft that not many pursue or are talented at. my grandfather tinkered and made all his bamboo fly rods, and tied his own wet flies to fish with. my father recently gave me one of his bamboo flyrods....a 9 and 1/2 foot south bend....shhhh......don't tell my brothers..... :D
my favorites, i own 3 r l winston fly rods, made in twin bridges, montana.....4, 5 and 6 weights. the actions on these are medium, the 6 weight a big river wind blower rod to cast the line in, a little faster and heavier. i love the feel of a medium/medium fast fly rod, some prefer a 'faster' rod or line weight, i don't, but i mostly fish with dry flys and droppers on these. i also have a couple fast action sage rods; 9 foot and 7 foot for small creeks, it is sweet, and a diamondback fast action 8 1/2 foot. but go back to the winstons, and these are in 3 peices, so travel type. makes life easier.
did i make anyone's head spin??? :D
my reels, for the most part i spend money on the fly rod, not the reels, but have migrated to an orvis reel that is simple, open faced and resembles the old look and feel of the way it used to be to a certain degree.
and besides i fall down a lot, and the reel is usually the first to take the abuse, not the rod tip........ :D
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my favorites, i own 3 r l winston fly rods, made in twin bridges, montana.....4, 5 and 6 weights. the actions on these are medium, the 6 weight a big river wind blower rod to cast the line in, a little faster and heavier. i love the feel of a medium/medium fast fly rod, some prefer a 'faster' rod or line weight, i don't, but i mostly fish with dry flys and droppers on these. i also have a couple fast action sage rods; 9 foot and 7 foot for small creeks, it is sweet, and a diamondback fast action 8 1/2 foot. but go back to the winstons, and these are in 3 peices, so travel type. makes life easier.
Suuuure, easy for you to say! :P
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lol, guess i was a little technical...........can you tell i love the sport of fly fishing? anyways, i can tell you this, if you spend more than 100 bucks on the rod/pole....it AINT' A FISHIN POLE, it's a rod.....lol..... :D these things are more expensive than buying a golf club... :D
well i don't golf except for using someones clubs to shoot walnuts outa the back 40 for which i get a lot of looks and scolding for.....lol....some funny stuff there.... 8)
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Welcome to the forum. :welcome:
Your posting on rods is making me drool. I used to be very keen on fishing. I still have a couple of rods somewhere around. I got married and that put a kibosh on the fishing ....... women !!. :'(
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River i have only built one fly rod and it was a four piece Sage rod the parts cost a little north of 500 so those are very few and far between. the one marlin rod i built was done to IGFA specs for a tournament fisherman friend that rod was 1500 the roller guides alone were right at 600. needless to say these rods were built for very dedicated fishermen, they are also a lithe nuts. My typical rods are between 120 to 300 depending on blanks and guides. I like doing the thread work very intricate i usually weave the persons name into the artwork just above the grips. It takes between 40 to70 man-hours to build a rod and i do not reflect that in my prices. Its like bee keeping just a hobby to keep busy i don't make any money at it.
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yes the rod blanks and trimmings tend to be expensive. my winston rods were all in the north 650 range, all 3 piece, but handcrafted in montana and a lifetime guaranty/warranty. at my current grace rate, falling down, or in the water, tripping or slipping wearing studded boots, or using the rod to retrieve flies hung up in the trees above, i am quite certain i will be having to take advantage of this at some point..... :D
so far, so good..... ;D
barbarian, "women" you say?........... :D
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hi rod and welcome
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Welcome to the forum Rodmaker
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Welcomes to Rodmaker and to Revdenver too. With all this fishing talk, it sounds like soon someone is going to suggest using bees as bait.
Blasphemy!!
P.S. If rodmaker was correctly guessed as being involved in making rods, can I hazzard a guess that revdenver is involved in racing?
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Welcome Rodmaker. Jack