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Sure it's doable Brian but labour intensive ($).

I had a bunch of wood come in yesterday and I've been busy turning it from square blocks to round. They're a long way away from being reel seats at this point but boy oh boy, they're some real nice pieces of wood. They start as 1.5" X 1.5" as seen here..... Two long pieces that'll make many seats. The top is Padauk and the bottom is Bocote. These are stabilized, Spalted Big Leaf Maple, very nice. Again stabilized Big Leaf Maple, this time burl the bottom one is green dyed and will be on ChrisK's new rod. Not much to look at yet but once they are shaped, finished and polished they'll be gorgeous!

Congrats on the job Gerritt. I worked that very shift pattern for many years, you're gonna die.

No sheephead where I fish these rods bud. Thanks Jacques Thanks Edwin, I'll keep it updated, more guides in finish this morning. Thank you Bernie, it means a great deal to me to know your happy with your rods.

I agree with N.A.W, you're off to a great early winter season.

I'll finish this with my sincere sympathies to the grieving. I can't even begin to imagine their pain!

Thanks Lew.

Thanks all. You know what they say Brian, "if you have to ask......" I've been using a baitcaster for steel for a number of years now, love it. Just wanted another option in the arsenal. Will do Bud. While it's not finished I did throw everything on the scale (less the thread I'll use) and she comes in at 175 grams. No Sir, didn't want to diminish it's value. PM me any time Randy if you want to discuss options. Some day Dan, hopefully soon. Thank ya Sir, I do have a Shimano Calcutta 200 TE DC for it.

Excellent recount of better days Erik. I'm saddened to think that those days may never again be in your future. Always enjoyed your big water winter posts and I truly hope we'll see some more in time even if they are less adventurous.

I have a number of blanks here for myself and never seem to find time to work on them. Well after having this particular blank in my possession for almost a year I finally found time to get working on it the last few days. It's a 12' CTS rated 6-10 tied in a twist for a baitcast steelhead set up. It's not done yet but I've made progress on the bottom section, finally! Fuji SiC guides, custom wood by my buddy John Collina and wrapped in candy apple red with silver and red metallics. The wood still needs to be polished up but it's finally coming together. Hopefully I'll get a chance to test 'er out before things freeze up.

Run away and run fast.

Bloody awesome! Great machine Simon, have a great winter season and please be safe.

What a bunch of nonsense. If anyone wants to discuss it seriously go ahead and start a new thread, Snidley won't be involved. My apologies to Ron.

Rare? Seriously?

It's a bandaid solution at best and won't stem the bleeding. Many will hurt with a loss of income while the bleeding continues, I don't think it's hard to see where the problem lies!

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No need to apologize Frankie for speaking your mind.

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The short answer is yes, I did give up my vehicle and all associated costs. I've also never gone without food for me and the kids, if I had the boat would be gone too and it has come close but the vehicle was the money pit. As for mandating snow tires, no I don't agree but after having gone without them for over 30 years then installing some several years back I'm now convinced they're worth it. I can't put a dollar value on my daughters safety.

Maybe they should give up their vehicle, maintenance costs, fuel costs and insurance costs. Might not only save their lives but also the lives of others....

Nothing better than fresh chromers.

Last week I had the winters tires (all four) put on both my daughters vehicles as always. Worth their weight in gold in my opinion.

Two knots is all I've used float fishing for over 30 years. Triple Surgeon knot to connect main to leader and Trilene knot to the hook, why complicate it?