my new custom 7wt!

had this steelie rod built for me by steve from midwest custom flyrods. its a 9ft 7wt black matrix with aw-13 reel seat and fighting butt. it will have the orvis mid arbor battenkill titanium reel on it and some steelhead mastery line. here is some pix of the custom rod in progress! its not here yet but this is my rod with a pleugler titanium reel on it to show me what the titanium will look like. matches nicely he is taking pix as he builds it. looks great so far. will also have my name by the hook keep. sweet! what ya guys think? should have it in 7 to 10 days!

That rod looks incrediable, truly stunning. How long have you been waiting? rods of that quailty can take some time (even on the waiting list)
be sure to post and let me know how it fishes

thanks man I am still stunned! about a month or so... not bad tho. steve is a great guy and you can get a custom rod for a great price from him too all i did was tell him what I had in mind and he made suggestions and helped me alot.. its worth the wait as I now see!!! hope the steelies stay in the river for a few weeks more. people are saying its about done but I don't know about that. if you liek the rod I got check out his site its got a gallery of stuff he made. simply awesome!

You should have a few weeks left, you can always hit some of the summer runs. Ill definatly check out his site im not sure if i can afford a rod of that quality right now but hope to one day.

Simply gorgeous rod! Congratulations. Is that reel seat custom made also?