Greg: The thread is Garnet and the Red stripe in the middle is Metallic Red. NCP was used at all. This allowed the wraps to melt into the blank and the metallic to stand out. Although not shown in the picture The signature area is bracketed with 4 turn Silver Metallic Bands to compliment the German silver winding check. The real seat insert
is Burl to match the burl in the grip and the hardware is also German silver. I used oversize stripper (#16 & 12) guides , and SS snake guides along the rods length. Although this rod is rated an 8wt. typical to most Tiger Eye blanks, it casts a 9wt. line equally as well.