Whole lot's Rosie 10wt

A couple months ago I built "Bertha" for a customer which was a 9ft 8wt quikline blank rod, now meet Bertha's big sister "Rosie"...she's a full figured gal with a great personality :D

9ft 10wt 4pc Quikline blank, AW12 reel seat, brown burl/dark mix/rubberized turned grip & butt. Stripper is an REC recoil, then the guides are snake guides. Wraps are black and only has silver trim on the inscription area and fewrrules and no where else so she's very clean looking.

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Steve

That is a serious looking fishing stick. Must be going after some sizeable fish. Nice hardward and handle, hard to see your workmanship on the guides

Yeah he is putting it to use casting BIG streamers on the shoreline of the Great Lakes here for Salmon and other large fish. It's a real cannon, probably one of the fastest action rods I have ever built.

Steve

Nice Steve ...

Customer just got the rod yesterday and is already smackin around some good size pike with Rosie.
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wanna tell you a story. about a rod i know. when it comes to fishing. ooh, she steals the show. aint' exactly gaudy. ain't exactly small....9', 10wt., 4 piece. you could say she got it all :D