Jon finished his Driggs River Special and headed back west for the winter...
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Jon finished his Driggs River Special and headed back west for the winter...
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I just sent a Midge out to my brother Tom in Pennsylvania and he gave it a shot - on the Yellow Breeches near Carlisle:
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Our son Jon is starting his first rod now after the western forest fire season has ended...
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Hey Brad - yeah, Mark had one there today when he flamed his. Compared to my little lighter that thing is a bonafide flame thrower! It does the job quickly... just couldn't trust myself to HF for...
The rod queue is beginning to stack up!
My oldest brother Tom, a fly fisherman for over 50 years now, would like a rod. A Midge, 6' 3", 2-piece, 4 weight, and he would like it flamed as dark as...
Now that the shop is cleared from the early summer rod making, it is time to determine what to make for other family members... that would be our son-in-law, daughter and my wife.
Joining us was...
Another very short video look at the 2-strip quad on the Ausable River near The Hungry Trout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL0lXH8vX7g
I was really curious about the accuracy of a 2-strip...
The little 2-strip quad in action on the Ausable River in the Adirondacks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6gdsoeqMo
Hey Brad,
Well, I can only say that it would be really difficult to make a decent PMQ as a first rod if you lacked basic hand tool skills and attempted it without help. Others have commented on...
Well, since last posting I finished a 7' 5wt PHY Princess for our daughter-in-law which we will give her this weekend for her birthday. We are headed to The Hungry Trout Lodge on the Ausable River...
Thank you, Bob. This rod making business is addictive!
I just got back from a quick trip to Colorado and fished the St Vrain with our son Jon - he was using rod #2, the 6' 3", 4 wt made for him...
Well, rod 3 is finished for our oldest son, my verison of the Driggs River Special - here's a quick video, really quick, highlighting a few aspects of making it. The reel seat is made from a 12"...
Finally! Jon's first fish on his Christmas present - a St Vrain Brookie.
I was beginning to think I made him a rod that couldn't catch fish...
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Here's Jon with rod number 2, a 6' 3" 4 wt, on the St Vrain north branch a week ago... skittish fish but a beautiful day and great to be out!
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Here's a short video showing rod 3 getting glued up. I still have a great deal to learn about using a binder properly - I keep getting a bend in the top 5 - 10" of my tip section which I can't seem...
Although this kind of looks like the entry to Mordor, it's actually the glued-up and bound butt section of rod 3 dangling down into the heater tube to let the URAC set. The temperature is quite a...
Straightening strips is a challenge for me - I've watched expert rod makers droit solely by hand and I am amazed. My attempts have been wonky - until now. I recently saw a widget in a Golfsmith...
I'm on to my next rod build and working on the strips prior to rough planing. This time, though, I have a neat little fixture (not original) that really helps node-removal. I personally rank...
Jon is now back in Colorado, looking for a small stream without ice... I'm looking for a picture of his first fish on the rod! The next rod is for our oldest son, Dave.
And here's a quick vid of Wilson Creek... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPUd1hGKWq8&feature=youtu.be
A perfect small stream for a 6' 3" 4wt rod.
It casts nicely with a Cortland 4wt DT Sylk line... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpGZ95tB4k
We may just get a chance to see it in action on Wilson Creek in North Carolina over Christmas!
I just surfaced today with a finished rod - my second rod and a present for our youngest son Jon in Colorado for Christmas. Although I started thinking it would be a Garrison 202E per my previous...
The Bitch Creek trip... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR1gexO9ao8
Hey Bob!
Well, I need to get hot on that - I have been traveling all over the place this summer and it is still in rough-planed state in my shop. This one (assuming it turns out well enough) is...
Just got back from a trip to Montana - of the rivers and streams we fished here is a Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout caught on Bitch Creek in Idaho on my bamboo rod... what a thrill!