This is a family rod I was asked to rebuild. It was reworked once before by another builder years ago here in the Denver area.
I stripped the rod, being careful to preserve the decal from the previous rebuild and the inscription as best I could. The reel seat was replaced with a rosewood burl seat with nickel plated hardware. I turned a Fenwick style grip from Flor grade cork and backed it up with the original winding check.
The guides were shot so they were all replaced. I used an agate stripper and stainless snakes wrapped with Medium Brown tipped with tan. Intermediate wraps of the same colors were applied, too.
The ferrules were shot so they were replaced and the sections were evened up length wise.
The rod and wraps are finished with polyurethane.
This rod is ready to go for another 50 years!
