http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/topic/9451/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:41:55 GMT Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:46:54 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/topic/9451/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71540/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71540 feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71540 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:46:53 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71539/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71539 feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71539 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:43:49 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71527/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71527
The Quiet Loops were made by a Japanese firm called Angler's Republic under the trade name Old Beech. A couple of years ago the left over stock was sold on Yahoo Japan. I bought a 7 foot, 4 weight and loved it. The 6'6", 3 weight rod was lightly used, but I liked the 7 footer so much I took a chance. I feel I got a good deal on it. I haven't seen a new, old stock Quiet Loop on YJ for over a year now. I don't think many of them have made it to the US.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jgestar) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71527 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:26:02 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71477/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71477
After an alcohol rub down to remove the old rod coating, I was able to recoat with Arm-R-Seal. I kept the original guide spacing, which was unusual in that it was pretty close and well suited to modern lines. The original stripper was way small by today's... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71477 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:31:17 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71473/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71473
I traded this rod, along with some other items, to Don, for a beautiful little 6'9" 4 wt. bamboo that he made. The rod was one of several that I inherited from my dad when he passed on. Dad was in the sporting goods business back in the 50's and early 60's, and always had a lot of fishing tackle that he was given by sales reps. I fish an 8' 6 wt. fiberglass rod of dad's occasionally when I want a heavier rod than I normally fish. I just recently... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jcbff) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71473 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:41:04 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71471/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71471 That Heddon looks much like my 7'6" Thorodred # 55 Trout, from the mid-50's, I think. It's a nice casting rod, but maybe that's my stroke. You may be onto something with the "short, limp" idea; I'm generally pretty wristy at my normal trout casting distances (and, unfortunately still wristy when going for distance) and the rod seems to answer that well. Mine seems to be a straight-up 5 wt. Generally, it is looking to cast an open loop, and it... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Upstreeam) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71471 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:36:46 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71466/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71466
Tom. Who made the Quiet Loop? Don ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71466 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:36:59 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71460/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71460 not the epitome of a calm and collected fly fisherman.

No snobbery implied - I'm just glad to see new visitors. There are a lot of familiar names on Clark's,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jgestar) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71460 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:57:22 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71456/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71456
Tom. I was happy to have your feedback on the tip bounce. Your observation is correct. Jerry must be laughing, as he teases me about my slooooooow casting stroke on all my rods. The soft tip is the culprit on... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71456 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:29:01 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71453/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71453 UltralightFlyFishing forum. Of course some of the best, ultralight fly rods are glass (yes, I have a rather biased opinion, but it's true).

Jerry, Careful, glass can be very addictive. Rod building can be very addictive. Building glass rods is downright hazardous!

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jgestar) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71453 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:44:30 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71452/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71452
Jerry ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jdub) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71452 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:32:15 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71449/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71449 feeds@yuku.com (gypsy) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71449 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:02:31 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71448/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71448 Great to see you over here.

Les ]]> feeds@yuku.com (keebranch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71448 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:43:44 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71444/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71444 feeds@yuku.com (robgcp) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71444 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:39:03 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71443/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71443
This has proved a tough one to line. There is a pretty pronounced tip bounce, less with lighter lines, more as I move up in line weight. Of course the rod casts a long line with the improved guide set, but that bounce is trying my patience. I may try some varnished nylon lines tomorrow and report back. Don ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71443 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:17:54 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71432/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71432
Welcome to the Fiberglass Flyrodders! Your pictures did justice to Don's rebuild!


Don, I like your choices for the rewrap. Did you give the grip a quick touch up in the rod lathe? If not, how did you get the cork to look so pretty? More importantly, did you like the way it casts?


Tom
]]> feeds@yuku.com (jgestar) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71432 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:43:51 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71425/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71425 feeds@yuku.com (cofisher) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71425 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:37:05 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71422/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71422 Nice job and a very cool final product.

Les ]]> feeds@yuku.com (keebranch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71422 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:03:27 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71421/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71421 feeds@yuku.com (pearow) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71421 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:59:30 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71403/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html#reply-71403 feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71403 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:26:07 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/topic/9451/t/Refinished-Heddon-Pal.html feeds@yuku.com (Zenkoanhead) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/topic/9451 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:41:55 GMT