2WT's new home:

[zzdruid]

remember the post on the 2Wt just finished a few of days ago? Well, I figure if you can make the rod why not the tube>>







for you woodies ( keep it clean...) mahogany and walnut + old fly line

[taoski]

Thats good stuff.

Looking at the color on your grip, I'd say you've been putting that rod to some good use.

I want one!! And, I want it NOW!! I'll even take that one!! Give it to me or I'll camp out on your porch until you do!!

That is one fine piece of work zzdruid!! You'll get lots of complements on it for sure.

Just kidding about wanting it NOW, nah, I'm not!!

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I feel more like I do now than I did when I got here!

Cactus AKA "Lucky Dog (Pirate Name)"

[zzdruid]

Yea, I have never had a 2wt and just couldn't imagine it holding large fish. I've caught 8/9" gills and a 13" LMB on it plus some 6-10" trout now.
It likes finess but its stronger that I thought.
Thanks for the compliments , making the tube without the inlay at the stips at the joints is pretty easy guys. YOU can do this.Want to know how?

[pyurgal]

That is one nice looking rod tube.

How did you make it? I am thinking of making one myself but I have not figured out how to do the end caps. How did you do yours? Thanks.

Paul

[zzdruid]

the two legs of the fly line are glued to oposite sides of the inner tube. They pass up thru holes in the lower part of the plug/top and pass under the upper section of the plug/top (which is mounted on a threaded shaft fitted into the lower part of the plug / top). The upper part of the top screws down to trap (squeeze) the flyline.


By putting the top assembly on and pulling the line tight then screwing down on the upper part the line is then immobilized holding the top assembly in place.... no visible hardware or fasteners.

the top assembly and bottom plug were turned of course and a hexagonal ppug shamped to be slued to themso that the top/bottom would be centerd on the tufe axis.

I may post a pic of the disassembled top assembly for clearity.

thanks for the interest

[pyurgal]

That is a neat way of securing the top. I would never thought of doing something like that.

Thank you for the information.

Paul