Rod #421601

Rod #421601

Here is the latest completed rod. Polished out a few days ago. It is a 6' rod for a Three weight line. I will be testing it out on some local small streams for Brook and Brown Trout. From test casting, it looks like a good rod to put on the taper list. This is a medium actioned rod just made for small Trout in small streams.

Koa reel seat with My usual shop made hardware. Snake brand guides and some very small 10/64th Hariki Ferrules. Wrapped in Vintage Black Gudebrod nylon thread tipped in Orange Gossamer.

Showing off My new old Hardy Flyweight reel on the rod.

Rod #421602

Here is the progress for this rod based on a Payne 98. This is a photo of the blank after the grip was turned. Great color on this one.

Shown here after the signature wraps were finished and before varnish.

Shown here with reel seat fitted and ready to be blued. All wraps are now varnished. This rod is just about ready to be dipped.

Nodeless Rods

The nodeless rods are coming along nicely now. Here is a photo of the sticks after the nodes have been cut out. I have already started splicing the sticks and gluing them back together. All I can say is straight. These sticks are already nice and straight and should be a breeze to hand plane. I will update with more photos of the nodeless process as I continue.

As always, Thanks for looking.