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Marbling techniques on fishing rods.
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Once rare these small rod guides are now more widespread than ever before but is there good reason to use them.
The short answer is yes micro guides can improve your rod performance if used in the right fishing.
The basic premise is to mix an ultra concentrated marbling pigment with an epoxy finish then swirl and drag the mixture in varying patterns on butt wraps and guide wraps.
Q tips tend to leave uninvited guest fibers.
Marbling is a fun easy and unique way of customizing your fishing rods and can be learned by anyone in a few short minutes.
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When you re ready to dip your rod component to add marbling make sure you have a firm grip then gently yet quickly push it under the water.
Part one of how to marble fishing rods.
Clear away excess paint from surface.
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You can take this mixture and then add custom designs to your fishing rod.
Marbling has become a popular trend for added detailed painting to fishing rods with marbling pigment and epoxy finish.
Rods made from fiberglass are an excellent choice when fishing with live bait crankbaits topwater and any time an angler wants a slower softer response from the fishing rod.
Custom rod marbling is one of the hottest new techniques rod builders are using to create stunning works of functional art.
Aside from being heavier is the reduction of sensitivity and fish steering power.
By fastcast54 october 4 2015 in rod building and custom rods.
Curt baker of suncoast rodcrafters demonstrates the simple techniques used in marbling epoxy finish on custom fishing rods.
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After you have finished painting your rod to the desired color you can get a little artsy and creative with it.
Lots of times i ll wrap the q tip around the rag and clean the insides.
Simply pour your cleaner on a rag and wipe the rod where you ll be marbling i ll use a q tip and soak it in cleaner to get at the inside edges of the guides.
Applying marbling effects to your fishing rod custom rod marbling is one of the hottest new techniques rod builders are using to create stunning works of functional art.
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This is to prevent fibers from getting caught between the guides.
While holding the component underwater blow away the excess paint or use a paper towel to soak it up from the water.
