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New Cane Build
Just off the bench.......... here is a sweet little 2pc. 2 tip , 6ft. 3/4wt. blonde. Built on a Winston Taper with Nickle silver ferrules, brown wraps with some green highlites. The seat is dark walnut with 2 coats of tru-oil to match the wraps ,and sports a nice matching end cap of the same wood.
Test cast with 3wt plastic and 4wt cortland sylk it lays out a nice line 35-40ft ,and should be a nice delicate dry fly rod for those smaller streams.........Ed
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The wood reel seat butt is a subtle and beautiful addition. Nice work.
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nice!
did you build the blank as well?
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Nice added touch in wrapping the ferrule, ala R. L. Winston!
Bob
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Beautiful rod.
Dave
P.S. I've got a birthday coming up-hint,hint!
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Another great looking rod, Ed. Really like the reel seat / butt cap and the wrapping colors. Sounds like it will be a great small stream rod.
John
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It's good look'n. How much did that whole rod cost you?
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To answer 2 questions that have come up on this post so far,
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I did not make the blank. I had it made for me. I am a "Rodbuilder" not a "blank maker".
Be it cane , or graphite the cost of making quality blanks money wise,is out of my reach to tool up for. As long as quality blanks are offered I will continue to build on them and mark them appropriatley as to origin.
Second:
The cost of this particular rod ..material wise was over $300. Which does not include any labor.
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Very nice! Should be fun to use.