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		<title>Removing a Reel Seat without Ruining a Rod Blank</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin, 7/29/2011 Custom Fly Rods It had to happen some time.  One of my customers didn&#8217;t like the aluminum reel seat on their new custom rod and wanted to change it out for a nickel silver reel seat.  My challenge: remove a reel seat without damaging a $375 rod blank or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BP Oil Spill Affecting Fly Fishing Bonefish in Ascension Bay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin Custom Fly Rods 5/25/10 &#8211; The BP oil spill has now entered the Loop Current and it couldn&#8217;t be at a worse time as we sit  on the front edge of the hurricane season for the Gulf.   Ascension Bay sits on the Yucatan peninsula just across from Havana,  Cuba which has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best way to put inscriptions on fly fishing rods</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin, 4/16/2010 &#8211; Custom Fly Rods  Ever want to put a custom inscription on a fly rod?  Ever have trouble doing it?  I recently put a custom inscription on a fly rod for a retiring Lt Colonel in the airforce as a retirement gift.  I&#8217;d done inscriptions in the past using a laser [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why you want REC recoil guides on your fly fishing rod</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin, 4/10/2010 Flycatcher I have been building custom fly rods for a long time and have seen lots of hardware.  When it comes to wire line guides either traditional snake or single foot guides loop guides go no further than REC recoil guides.   If you are buying an off the shelf rod, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fly Rod Building Tips You Never See in Print &#8211; Color Preserver</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin Flycatcher Inc Custom Fly Rods &#8211; 12/21/2009  There is nothing quite like coating guide threads with color preserver to create an exciting finished product.  Color preserver really brings out the color of the thread and creates an elegant finish to a rod.  However, applied incorrectly and you will be ripping it out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trout Fishing Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin, Flycatcher Inc. (custom fly rods) - With President Obama set to announce plans for a push in military build up in Afghanistan, it seemed it might be interesting to research trout fishing opportunities in the country.  Nothing could be more stress relieving than a fly on the water.  Of course Afghanistan has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sage Xi3 &#8211; what are people saying</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 11, 2009, by Mark Waldin
As I have done with rods in the past, I am collecting forum comments on this rod into a single place to make it easier for you to see what people are saying.  We are now carrying this blank and rod on Flycatcher custom fly rods.  Here is what people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rod Building &#8211; Simple tips you never see in print: Where to put a stripping guide on your fly rod</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin Flycatcher Custom Fly Rods  &#8211; When building a fly rod you want the guides to follow the contour of the rod.   You&#8217;ll want to place the stripping guide as close to the butt as possible so that you gain maximum effect of the rod energy on the line.

BUT, you want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advantages of short fly fishing rods</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin Flycatcher Custom Fly Rods  I ran across this article today on the advantages of short fly rods.  It is really a great piece and I wanted to excerpt it so you could get the essence.  To read the entire piece go to Shallow Water Angler here.
&#8220;A shorter rod excels in small-water situations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rod building &#8211; simple tips you never see in print: reel seat alignment</title>
		<link>http://www.flycatcherinc.com/flyblog/?p=135</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark waldin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Waldin Flycatcher Custom Fly Rods  About the hardest thing to undo when done wrong on a fly rod is the reel seat.  Once it is epoxied in place and dried, chances are you aren&#8217;t going to remove it without damaging either the rod on the reel seat.  Uplocking reel seats like the Struble [...]]]></description>
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