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Reflective rod tip
Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I
have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Many thanks in advance. |
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Reflective rod tip
"jason.p" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Don't be shy to ask them... |
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"jason.p" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Don't be shy to ask them... |
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"Lucky Luke" wrote in message ... "jason.p" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Don't be shy to ask them... i have just recently bought some from uk hooks and it is very bright (white-think they called it silver) but they also have other colours give him a ring on +44 (0) 1983 868687 or find details about him here http://www.uk-hooks.org/ i buy most of my stuff from him and although his web site does not have much apart from hooks if you ring or email for a catalogue he has an extensive range of products |
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"Lucky Luke" wrote in message ... "jason.p" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Don't be shy to ask them... i have just recently bought some from uk hooks and it is very bright (white-think they called it silver) but they also have other colours give him a ring on +44 (0) 1983 868687 or find details about him here http://www.uk-hooks.org/ i buy most of my stuff from him and although his web site does not have much apart from hooks if you ring or email for a catalogue he has an extensive range of products |
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Reflective rod tip
Jason
What you need is a reflective sleeve from a road cone or a bollard ( that it the straight up and down one0 and preferably the type which sheds a reflective sandy type of grit. When you get home after raiding your local roadworks take it out of its protective polythene sleeve and cut it into long strips about 4mm wide. Varnish the rod tip for the length that you want to be reflkective and when the varnish is tacky wind the strip tightly up or down the rod and apply a coat or two over the top to seal it and hold it down. Leave to dry. Buy some sun glasses. Go night fishing. Before you do all this go into a dark room and shine a torch on the sleeve to ensure it is up to scratch.. I have not tried the reflective sleeve that appears to be diamond shaped. Alternatively find someone who works in a road sign factory and get him to collect some self adhesive 3M reflective material and carry on as before. I did my rod tip years ago and it is still as good as the day when I did it. Happy Hunting Keith. "jason.p" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Many thanks in advance. |
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Jason
What you need is a reflective sleeve from a road cone or a bollard ( that it the straight up and down one0 and preferably the type which sheds a reflective sandy type of grit. When you get home after raiding your local roadworks take it out of its protective polythene sleeve and cut it into long strips about 4mm wide. Varnish the rod tip for the length that you want to be reflkective and when the varnish is tacky wind the strip tightly up or down the rod and apply a coat or two over the top to seal it and hold it down. Leave to dry. Buy some sun glasses. Go night fishing. Before you do all this go into a dark room and shine a torch on the sleeve to ensure it is up to scratch.. I have not tried the reflective sleeve that appears to be diamond shaped. Alternatively find someone who works in a road sign factory and get him to collect some self adhesive 3M reflective material and carry on as before. I did my rod tip years ago and it is still as good as the day when I did it. Happy Hunting Keith. "jason.p" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Many thanks in advance. |
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Jesus! instead of all that arseing about spend a quid at halfords & get
the militaty grade self adhesive tape "Keith M" wrote in message ... Jason What you need is a reflective sleeve from a road cone or a bollard ( that it the straight up and down one0 and preferably the type which sheds a reflective sandy type of grit. When you get home after raiding your local roadworks take it out of its protective polythene sleeve and cut it into long strips about 4mm wide. Varnish the rod tip for the length that you want to be reflkective and when the varnish is tacky wind the strip tightly up or down the rod and apply a coat or two over the top to seal it and hold it down. Leave to dry. Buy some sun glasses. Go night fishing. Before you do all this go into a dark room and shine a torch on the sleeve to ensure it is up to scratch.. I have not tried the reflective sleeve that appears to be diamond shaped. Alternatively find someone who works in a road sign factory and get him to collect some self adhesive 3M reflective material and carry on as before. I did my rod tip years ago and it is still as good as the day when I did it. Happy Hunting Keith. "jason.p" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend the best material for making the rod tip reflective. I have used the tape (?gemini) which is OK, but I have noticed others on the beach much brighter. Many thanks in advance. |
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:20:21 GMT, "Cliff"
wrote: Jesus! instead of all that arseing about spend a quid at halfords & get the militaty grade self adhesive tape Well if that's the same stuff I recently bought there, don't bother. It's reflective enough, but its adhesive qualities are poor, at least when it's not applied to a flat surface. It unrolls after a very short while, and either has to be glued down or overwound with a spiral of clear mono or similar. If you go to a half-decent bike shop you can get an A4 sized sheet of self-adhesive Scotchlite. Not particularly cheap at around £10, but can be cut into strips to suit the diam of the rod(s) you're using, and one sheet will do at least six rods. Cheers Ian D |
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