Who wraps in Hueneme, Oxnard?

blueh2o · Dec-09-2005, 07:20 PM

I have an old glass 6.5 with cork grip and koa butt gimbaled. Bought it at the Roseville flea market years ago for $10.

It has a afco rollers. The guides are loose as hell.

I think this might be a fun 50# cleaned up.

Stringer · Dec-09-2005, 08:43 PM

used to buy my custom rods from hook line and sinker in Santa Barbara when I lived in Ventura. Having a brain fart, can't remember the guys name, does good work though, if ya can't find anything in Oxnard or Hooneedsme

blueh2o · Dec-09-2005, 09:21 PM

Thanks for that, kind of worthless, like my rod.

Fishslayer · Dec-09-2005, 10:14 PM

Have a look at www.rodbuilding.org

They have a directory of builders.

Fishslayer

Socalslew · Dec-10-2005, 01:16 AM

http://www.americanrodcompany.com/

They're out of Ventura, and do awesome work. Not so sure that they'll be interested in doing a re-wrap job for you, but you never know.
Might cost more to strip, clean up, and re-wrap your old rod, than to build a new one from scratch. Look into all of your options.

Good luck,
Steve (Socalslew)

blueh2o · Dec-10-2005, 08:47 AM

Thanks for that, good site.

blueh2o · Dec-10-2005, 08:52 AM

Thanks, got them bookmarked already.

You're right, the're go to for a new setup but to high end for this job.

kfc4fish · Dec-10-2005, 09:55 AM

That would be Mitsu (Diamond Wrap) or Sharenton (Fish Wrap) at Shin's Hook Line & Sinker

Stringer · Dec-10-2005, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kfc4fish

That would be Mitsu (Diamond Wrap) or Sharenton (Fish Wrap) at Shin's Hook Line & Sinker

That's it, thanks

blueh2o · Dec-10-2005, 06:10 PM

Thanks for the tips. I think Steve's was the best.

One of my fishing buds reminded today me how heavy those old rods are.

It's going on ebay unless someone local wants it.

captainburks · Dec-12-2005, 02:22 PM

the one and only Doc Ski - lives in Oxnard - is that close enough...?

blueh2o · Dec-13-2005, 12:37 AM

Yeah, could work. When I bend it off the floor I love the old glass.

I'm not real savvy on the Scal fishing. I broke many a high end graphite on salmon steelhead, and stripper in Ncal. Most through travel taps and later snaps. Hard to horse those 30#'s going down river with the current. Fun tho.

Hence, my like of fiber.

Not to mention I still stream fish trout with my almost 40 year old fenwick FL365? I noticed the #s are almost worn off.

It's just a thing knowing that rod has been to Desolation Valley in the '60s, flipped worms, mepps, and super dupers all up thro the Sierras. Not to mention caught thousands of shad on the American River. Still works like dream.

Aint it shit getting old and nostalgic?

edit..got a # for Doc Ski?
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