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You saw the fish caught on this rod. A few things happened that day that are worth mentioning. Right off the bat, I launched the tip section due to my failure to seat the ferrule properly. (luckily...

Hard day fishing , water was very cold 44deg..........Anyway the build is now compete , here's a pic on the first trout on the boo....and I added a couple more afterward.
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Have tested the rod with sylk line and like it. The next pic I hope to post is with a fish laying beside this rod......then the build will be complete....stay tuned

Just a final follow-up on this topic. As I said I wasnt happy with the smoothness of the finish on my wraps. I thought I'd cover them with a thin coat of Flexcoat lite to even it out, but deceided...

John...and all ........thanks for the nice comments. I'd like to try a few different fly lines to see how they each cast, such as Sylk and Silk versus plastic line. As I said it does cast well with...

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Betty, dont quite follow your question about threads missing? There is a shine on the threads in the picture if that's what your looking at?

Also since that pic, I've added a couple black trim...

Havent had a lot of time this week. Works been relly keeping me busy, but I plan on getting the wraps done this weekend. In any case this will give you an idea what the classic
twist looks like on...

I'm staying with the classic twist (orange/black) thread. I checked it this morning before I left for work, and upon inspection the wrap turned out to be more like walnut/black with a slight hint of...

Montana .....to answer your question........it is a genuine Snake Brand .

Also as a further note I may be changing the thread color back to what I originally wanted which was jasper (orange /black...

Thanks John.....and absolutley it's for me , and I plan to fish this rod. It wont really be complete until it's caught it's first fish!.............Ed

Moving along with the build, You will now see that all the guides have been spaced and tied on using "stretchy string".........this allows movemnt of the guides if needed before final placement. ...

To answer your questions about the Dark spots..........the furrels are Blued. The dark blue is the female ends and the light is the male ends, Whan the sections are assembled it will appear , all...

Having received the finished /furreled blank ,collected all the componets, and turned a grip , the next step will be mounting the reel seat and grip ....then on to guide spacing and...

Foo.......yes , not worried about inletting to the cork........piece a cake!


Yes Mike....you had said from the beginning Walnut........and I did use your suggestion in the process .......Good...

Well I finally made a decision on a reel seat and went with a Struble U17 uplocking screwlock with black hardware and walnut insert spacer. I about wore myself out making this decision and just...

Have done so......along with a number of others.......Thanks Also just like to mention that you'll find a lot of the old original rods had screwlocks........like I said... still debating.

John.........I am starting with the finished and ferruled blank. I had the rod flamed (dark) and the nickel sivler ferrules are dark blued. At this point I have all but deceided to use a light to...

With winter still hanging on here in SE Pa. , I have been rather inactive building or making grips. The willies and cabin fever got the best of me, and I slid into the dark side ordering a cane...