This rod I built for me , and plan on using it come Sept. on a special stream w/ big fish to give it a real test. Pictured is a 6’ 2pc. 5wt Lee Wulff taper (blank supplied by OSD) with green wraps and a reel seat I found that closely matches the super flame job done on the blank. I used a standard carbaloy stripper guide and added a folding hook keeper for ease and convenience.
I lawn cast the rod tonight and it cast like a dream…Ed
Great Craftsmanship!!!
beautiful rod
Nice, nice, nice. Did I say WOW while I was at it ?? You just may have outdone yourself with this one, Ed.
John
P.S. Looking forward to seeing a pic of one of those fishies you’re going after with this stick.
Very nice rod! Should be a ton of fun to use.
Beautiful piece of art work!
Were did you get the reel seat rings, they are outstanding!!
Have a great weekend,
chris
Holy chopsticks Smernsky…! That is one fine cane flyrod build.
And of course you know i like the green wraps.
Outstanding and thank you for posting the pics !
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
Thank you for all the nice comments…Ed
It’s Gorgeous!
I love the reel seat! 
Ed I concur with eeryone here, WOW and way nice! You have outdone yourself once again. I only wish I had half your talent.
Nice build. I’ve seen that reel seat before and considering buying one. What is your overall opinion is on them.
J.
My kinda rod… Nice ! The reel seat with the carving on the rings really tops it off…
Couple of you folks wanted to know about the reel seat: 1. It was an e-bay find 2. My opinion of it … It is pretty nice overall. The rings are cast aluminum , and although I’m not a big fan of cast materials, this one , was just too nice to pass up…Ed
The rod Taper was slightly modified because of it being a 2pc. The original Lee Wuff taper was a 1pc. rod
I also believe this rod could easily handle a 6wt. line which is really incedible considering its length. Easily cast 60ft and roll casts extremley well…the true test (for me) will be a big fish on the end of the line, which shouldnt be too far off…Ed
I have no idea what this means???
I have no idea what this means???
The “Travis” rod which Trav originally built for JC was returned to him when we moved to WA as we had no place to fish it (no, didn’t know about Rock Creek then) it had been well used and he rewrapped and refinished it. That is what I fished this past month while I was in Montana. I loved it years ago, and love it still. I believe it was an Orvis kit, which of course they don’t produce any more. 5 wt is pushing it for spring creeks, I believe he was fishing a one weight on DePuys yesterday. By the way, the prize for this month’s drawing is a day of fishing on DePuys Spring Creek, Livingston MT - the winner might even get some guiding by some other FAOL members. Make sure you register.
RAY… try this it might give you a better insight…Ed
http://rodbuildingforum.com/index.php?act=special&page=taperview&id=88
OK, I now 1/2 understand it. The bottom numbers are the rod every 5 inches starting at the tip. What are the vertical numbers?
The vertical numbers are stress. Of which on this particular blank are very little…Ed