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  1. 09-29-2008, 02:50 AM #1
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    Default Kingfisher Fly Rod Rebuild

    Heres a rod i got off ebay fer 35$... The cork was seperated, had 5 guides missing as well as several of the wraps and the varnish had a dark crackled apearance... heres pictures ive got so far... Ill add more as i go along...

    When I first got the rod.
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...an9/1262_1.jpg
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...an9/dcc0_1.jpg

    After striping the finnish, adding the new guides & wraps.
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30278.jpg
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30279.jpg

    Roughed in new cork and 1st coat of varnish on the rod after the colour gaurd & epoxy on the wraps
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30281.jpg

    The finished complete rebuild all new wraps, guides, varnished rod / tip case & finished cork grip... The rod still aint completely done till it lands its first fish... When that hapens there will be 1 final picture underneath done
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30284.jpg
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30283.jpg
    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30282.jpg

    DONE!!!
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  2. 10-04-2008, 06:47 PM #2
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    Lookin' good bugman. I always enjoy taking an old ebay rod and making it look better
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  3. 10-05-2008, 03:06 PM #3
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    new pictures added
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  4. 10-05-2008, 03:31 PM #4
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    Nice job on the rod.

    Looking forward to the fish pic !!
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  5. 10-08-2008, 06:14 AM #5
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    Very Nice bugman. You'll be happy with it!
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  6. 10-10-2008, 12:06 AM #6
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    Going to try out the rod at the stream tomorrow sometime... hope ill get my last picture too...
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    Ok folks... the rod was finnished sunday morning at the blue river in oklahoma... just got the picture of its 1st catch uploaded so here it is... Measured just a hair under 24"... Me & the wife was there fer bout an hour without any takes on dries so i tied on the only crawfish in the box... 2 more casts across & up river and POW !!!, ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... Took about 12 minutes to git it in... I gave her the crawfish after the picture was taken & my wife cought 3 from 13" to 18" then we went home... The 24"er was released back to the river after the picture was took... she kept 2 of her catch & released the 3rd...



    http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...SNV30286-1.jpg



    Finally finnished the rod... YEA !!!
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  8. 10-17-2008, 01:12 PM #8
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    Congratulations are certainly deserved for your project rod. Looks like it didn't forget any tunes while waiting for its new life.
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