Tuesday, August 30, 2016

8 - 30 - 2016

Rod# N - 431606

I have not updated in a while. Been keeping busy though. This rod will be for sale after it is wrapped and varnished. It is another rod based on a Payne 98. Again a 7' for a Four line. It is a Two piece Two tip rod. Node-less construction with blonde and light flamed alternating strips. This rod will have Hariki extra short size 12/64th step down ferrules. My new style 5 1/2" grip. A shop made winding check and also My new up locking reel seat design shown in the photos below. 

The reel seat is made up of Spanish Cedar with a slice of Pheasant Wood. It has not been buffed and polished out yet. Looks a little dull here. It will all come together though.






Rod# N - 431605

 Here is the 7' for a Four Line after final dipping. This is a dark flamed node-less rod. Two piece with one tip. This rod was flamed darker than the customer liked, so........

I need a replacement for a shop rod that I turned into kindle when I slammed it under the folding seats of My Jeep.












Rod# N - 431607

This rod will be a node-less 6'3" for a Four Weight. It will have alternating blonde and light flamed splices also.

Here are the roughed out triangles ready to plane out.



Big Water Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Allegheny River