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Good point on the recipes! noteing that one, I haven't seen a small pot except at wally world, don't know if their the same? I may consider the Mic/pyrex for this. So what part of IN. are ya from there Zbass? North/Mid/South? I'm down here South nice to see a fellow In/Hoosier8)

It looks simple, I'm just trying to see what all is out there and understand what it does and how it produces. TU is doing a great job so far with allowing me to seek the ways:yay: I'm taking it seriously and will decide soon on something, I believe in getting the best I can afford so I start off good, instead of the other way around. I understand the price thing but these pots can be adapted to grow I noticed.

I have been reading up on the heat sources and I'm wondering more about the presto style pots? I like them so far(from what I've read and seen) and this has me considering them as my heat source but, is it a good choice.. What is doubting me just a little is I have noticed that in alot of past newbie forums not alot of ya recommend the presto style pot, its either the Mic or hot plate. Question: So is the presto pot harder to use for a newbie, or are they just relatively new, is this why its not recommended as much? Is there More Than Your Eyes Can See to it?

I have not poured one bait yet but, have been reading the crud out of everything so I was wondering would coreshot work in this scenario? Soft then hard shot in, I was thinking of this when it comes to wacky rig style.

LoL, believe me I tried:lol:

X 2, thats about the list I came up with too, I've decided who to buy from but, I have 2 birthdays(my kids) in Nov. to get thru first.

ALL THE TIME!! Congrats man:yay:

Good post, I agree and I haven't poured one bait yet:lol: Honestly all this heated discussion has motivated me more to look into it.

Cool, I just got done wacthing some vids on it. The core shot vid was cool. Looks simple. I see that you'd have to be a bit of an idiot to screw up, That injection system looks straight forward.

Thanks, I finally finished and I'm updated at this point on the other topics going on for the Injecter system. Seems I popped up at the right time for this:lol: I'm convinced that the worry of blow by is just as much as a worry if you are pouring plastic, both sides can have a freak accident. I'm gonna try and lay low cause I'm not getting good leads except from a few of ya guys with simple straight answere's. Thanks again and I guess I'd have to join bears site to watch videos of his system? I have yet to find them on there.

THanks , I have been reading up on the other subject thats going on right now here and have read what you and Delw are talking about, tip explosion from injecters doesn't sound to pretty, intresting stuff. Like i said all I want to do is Stik baits and what would be a best system for me..

Thanks, I'll have to look into this:)

Thanks, I have not seen a video on the injection type, so I'm not familiar at all with terms yet. I was thinking about the ease of use-this is what I'm intrested in. I have asthma and will have to be very careful around the plastic fumes. I think I'd be intrested in a system that I won't have to work so close to my face and open pouring will be a concern for me, I turned it down last time as I found out more, but Im considering it again and now I've learned about the injection style now. Is wearing a mask while hand pouring affective? Does injection give me a benefit over this? I'm the type that does alot of homework on something before I dive in, so it lets me have the best system up front with a reasonable cost. I usually play this way, I really don't go cheap just to see if I like something, cause by then I know if I want to do it or not. My plans are to make a great stik bait and a system that allows me to try differant things with the stik bait. I know me and I'll do all I can with it before I move on to another style. With all this said I still have to deal with my fear of the fumes do to my asthma.

Hey guys, I started off last year about this time on gathering info here TuG on making my own rods, and first of the year I completed my first one and haven't looked back since. Now I'm looking into soft baits again. I was was wondering what your thoughts was on some soft bait starter kits? Who has the best set up and quality for a beginner. I want to start off with Stik Baits, I throw them all the time. I looked at Del-Mart Molds :: Worm Making Kits :: Stik Kits and 5.25 Stik Bait Kit [sTW525KIT] - $185.00 : Bears Baits, Soft Plastic Pouring Supplies as a start. What would be better hand poured or injection for a beginner? These after all will be stik baits? I also want to beable to make them chartail at times too. Thanks again:yay:

THanks Guys, just wanted to post something that others could use, everything in it was questions I had at one time:)

Well I got a total story and cost This is my first deck built boat project. I by no means did this all in my head solo, these ideas and ways of doing them and also the layout was from many heads but, It took longer than I thought. How well you want it to look depends on the amount of time you spend on it. Your prep work is everything in the out come of your boat. Cutting corners will show. With that said, it can be the next best thing to casting out to the early a.m. mornings. You need to think safety for yourself, I know personally first hand. I did not invest in a good respirator until later in the project. I paid for this with my health and wallet(which delayed my project by 6 months). Be prepared for, equipment layouts and installation, measuring, timing, counting the cost and patience. Educate yourself first. This way you can mostly flow straight thru your project with minimal delays. I picked up a 1973 1436 flat Jon & trailer. I decided to repaint it of course but, I needed to strip it down to bare metal because it had a previous paint job with visible brush strokes on it. This is where a good respirator is needed(not a simple dusk mask) for those with respiratory issues. Stripping the boat about killed me, well lets say visit’s to the doctor were in order. It’s a banged up boat, I had some cracks that I needed to fix. Use a small drill bit(1/16th) and drill at both ends of the cracks, This stops the cracks from getting bigger on ya. I took all the hardware off, which was nuts, bolts, handles, and the jerry rigs. I used a paint stripper I got from Wal-Mart for $10 bucks a gallon and used 2 of them, it took about a total of 30 hrs to strip this boat. I washed down the bare metal with mineral spirits afterwards. I picked up some of those welding aluminum rods for repairs. Bought a good propane torch and went to town on it to fix unwanted holes that once held a bolt for some rig. After filling up six of these holes I quit doing it. The metal was warping on me. I took a friends idea and popped a bolt in it instead with some 5200 sealant. The welding rods worked good for the cracks, So this I stuck with. I made a new transom board because the old one was way to rotten, and I smothered it with Thompson water sealer. Ruff sanded the bare metal and shot a coat of automobile etching primer on it the same day, remember this-if you sand aluminum you must paint it the same day. Give etching primer 24hrs to dry (some say sooner but I wanted it to bond)and bite into the metal before applying a finish coat. I picked up some marine olive green paint and rolled it on. I put it on thick and applied 2 coats, a 24 hr dry time between each coat. I had 4 days in this total. I got on line and copied some camo patterns. First drawled it out on etch paper, cut the pattern out and traced them on some thick card board and then cut that pattern as well. 3 days on this. My camo background was the tree pattern and then on top I used the leaf and grass pattern. This took 1 full day to paint on. I did not strip anywhere of the boat that I planned on covering with outdoor carpet or decking, this saved some time and elbow grease. I started out with measuring the front bench seat for out door carpet from Lowes’. I used 3M adhesive glue spray to apply the carpet. This helped me better at applying. I did try the outdoor carpet glue but it cost me on drying time and the worry of watching the carpet rolling back up. The spray was awesome and I highly recommend it. Its fast and keeps you moven right along with no waiting periods. Please ware your respirator for this as well. I first sprayed the top of the bench and the carpet that would touch in this area, I used the wife’s pin roller(you may want to ask first) and smoothed out the carpet. I then sprayed the edge of the bench and the face of the bench and then carpet like wise. I applied it by hand at this point. After this I then trimmed to fit on the edges. Now for the front deck build. I did not go any higher than the bench seat. This boat won't see the big waters (liked to have a griz 1448 for those), so it should be fine for my local fishy holes. Ok I did the aluminum bracing, I used 1" by 1/8 thick L-angle, It was a support thing for me, wood would have worked, I chose the aluminum for safer reasons for me . I made three trusses at 3' long, totally custom fit, no formula. I made one and copied the other two from it. I could've over killed it(my opinion) and ran the trusses all the way to the bow but really wasn't needed. You'll see in the photo I have a piece of L-angle laying there, I mounted it to the bow bench(1/4dim rivets), it'll catch the plywood. Me 250# and my 100# son and the wife(no weight intended) stood on the 5/8 plywood and walked about, it did fine. I used a "BigDaddy" pop rivet tool for mounting it to the boat ribs and bench seat. These are 1/4 in diameter rivets they use on autos and they are very proud of them--.61 cents each and you'll find them at your local automobile paint store, these are not going anywhere. The "BigDaddy gun is expensive depending on where you get it. Starts out at $130 bucks, I've seen it for $40 bucks on ebay--I got this one at HarborFrieght.com for $13.95 isn't that somethen I started out with a piece of cardboard and trimmed out a template as a deck, traced it on the 5/8 plywood and cut, I took off an extra 1/8 inch for carpet clearance. Drenched it with Thompson water sealer. Sprayed the 3m glue and stapled the edges. I cut out a 14" X 16" opening for dry storage, I used the lid and cut back extra off for carpet and hinges. I used piano hinges from Lowe’s but, recommend getting longer screws cause the ones that are supplied are to short for this type of job. I also laid down carpet on the floor where the storage would be and mounted the trusses over it. The deck is just sitting on the trusses, this way I can remove it when needed. Drilled holes for the handle in the lid and a hole for the seat pedestal. This all took about 2 days to complete. After applying the carpet to the back bench I pop riveted the seat platform on top. I then started the middle floor, once again using cardboard as a template. Once there I repeated my steps as I did on the front deck. What I did different here is I used 1 ½ by 1/8 thick aluminum square tubing. I ran three runners across the ribs of the boat. I laid down carpet where I planned to put three dry storages compartments. I added 5/8 plywood strips on top of the square tubing, then screwed down the plywood floor(5/8 thick) drenched with Thompson water sealer. This gave me a total clearance of 3 plus inches and its used for the big Plano boxes for plastics, and first aid kit and do dads. I Drilled for a seat pedestal in the middle this way I could take the seat off the back bench and add the pole for a comfy fit. Up front on the bow I made a platform so I could hide the wiring hook ups, and have a place to mount the plug-ins. Well I made a simple little bass boat for me, not big and fancy but enough for me and the family to enjoy. The toys for now are a on board charger, 55# MK hand control TM on the bow and a 525 Hummingbird. I was given a foot control TM for the bow, I want to keep it all electric. It was so nice to get back out on the water, awsome to see my son loven it Loven it. Boat project cost Pcs. Description Price 2 gallons of paint stripper $10.00each 1 gallon Olive green marine paint $25.00 8 cans of etching primer $3.99each 5 cans of camo paint $2.99each 1 6’ X 18’ lowes outdoor carpet $60.00 3 cans of 3M adhesive spray glue $10.00each 4 piano hinges $4.95each 4 lid handles $4.99each 2 4’ X 8’ 5/8 plywood $18.00each 1 gallon of Thompson water sealer $16.95(I think) 6 8’ x 1” X 1/8” l-angle aluminum $16.95each 1 Big Daddy pop rivet gun $13.95 15 ¼ inch rivets $0.61each 1 20’ x 1 ½” x 1/8” square tubing $75.00 1 3’ X 4’ 16g sheet metal $18.00 Hand tools, screws & miscellaneous $45.00 1 Wal-Mart deep cell battery $75.00 1 Sea Sense power station Battery box $45.00 1 HummingBird525 fish finder $129.00 1 BP XPS 1 bank on board Charger $89.00 1 MK Endura TM 55# $165.00(got a rebate on it) 2 Springfield Three piece pedestal set $41.99each 2 Padded camo boat seat $25.00each 1 OMC foot control bow TM FREE! 1 1973 1436 flat jon boat & trailer $600.00 Total $1,757.36 ya gotta love it, cause ya can’t get rich off it!

Newbie question also, is the spine checking the same for a two piece as it is on a one piece?

So we first made a PINK rod for my daughter, its a pink IM6 medium mudhole blank with fuji alconite guides and a mudhole spilt grip handle kit featuring the American Tackle

Well wouldn't you know it, it can happen to you So I pondered over who to buy from, and settled on someone due to a reputation, now first I'm by no way blaming anyone here that gave me advice on where to go, there was lots to choose from and it just gives me an option to try someone else. so I believe this is just wrong timing on my part, but I at least gotta share my experience. I customized what I wanted on my first rod building package, and the wife said that I could spend for it, we'd be between two checks and we'd have money left over by the time I got paid anyway, so I didn't argue. I ordered on a thursday, next day they leave a message and I would have a back order on guides, so I corrected that by gettinig another kind(better actually), at that momment I find out my next day air isn't next day, so I move on with lesson learned. Sunday, the wife notices that I did two purchases on our bank account, NO way I say, it turns out they charged me twice Monday morning we call to fix it, they appoligze and say it well be fixed. two hours later the dead line for my next day delivery package doesn't show up, I call about it, they can't find it Tuesday this morning wife calls me and says they never fixed the double charge, and guess what-a check bounced we call bank plead with them and they understood and cut us a break no bouncy check, we call the dealer again to explain that a missy was suppose to fix said problem, manager ends up fixing problem and they took off the overnight charge as well, so cool I get back extra money package shows up today finally and I get everything out to check. I get down to the new heat gun and the sucker quits worken, just quits worken so now I have to consider returning this crud of a heat gun back and look forward to all of what intels it So there it is, yey what a great way to start my first rod build experience sometimes stuff happens, neadless to say I can't buy from them for awhile untill the wife forgets about it well it lets me find someone closer anyway. sure would have been better if they didn't double charge me PS I forgot also, their site was down for routine maintenance so I couldn't find out the procedure to return the heat gun

Being new at rod building I have no where to buy options built up yet, so I was wonderiing where you guys go for best deals and service? Do you mainly buy thru Ebay? or do you go to a dealer? Or do you got differant suppliers for certain things? I will have to order about 75% it looks like of the stuff I'll need so I have no clue who's the guys to go too yet, except mudhole. Thats it:?

Cool thanks fellas, this helps me out alot:)

how much should you expect to get out of a 100yd of thread wrap size A. mainly on spinning rods, I've been looking at some colors but I'm not sure about how much ot get. To keep it simple for me lets say same color for about 8 guides per rod

It isn't by chance this one Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices I have been looking at it ans d was wondering how well it would work

did you build the lathe yourself? or staright out bought one like FlexCoat's? if its hand made I would love to see a pic if it as well as anyone else's. I seen a hand made one on another site but I was wondering how he supports the mandrel on the other end, is it a rod supporter? Just seeing if thiers a btter or should I say cheaper price way to make one than the cost of Flexcoats, I still would have to buy a power drill for it so what about a SEWING MACHINE MOTOR Lathe thats 7000rpm's. how could that work?

what do you mostly do on cork handles, make'em yourself or buy them set up, if you buy them set up do you tweak them a little before applying to your rod?