I decided to revisit the graphite medium and complete another "Retrograph" (the ubiquitous 9' 4wt, USA made blank). To see my earlier "Retrograph" builds in action and some enchanting limestone creek scenery, please see this post.
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Monday, December 28, 2015
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
The Forgotten Build
I finished this rod a couple of months ago for a friend in Canada, took photos of it, but forgot to post them. A classic looking build on my "Old Empire" semi-para taper with cigar grip and cap and ring seat. The spacer is spalted maple. Wraps are done in medium brown silk with small spiral...
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Friday, November 6, 2015
Milenkovic 804-4 "The Green Machine"
8' 4wt 4pc Fiberglass Fly Rod
The rod features Powell grip, oxidized nickel silver double slip rings with stacked bamboo insert, blued Snake Brand guides with matching carbide stripper and tip top. Wraps are primrose yellow YLI silk with single turn goldenrod...
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Conquistator Taper meets False Albacore
Just got back from Martha's Vineyard, chasing false albacore with my Conquistador 9wt and 10wt prototypes. Modern big glass fly rods are lots of fun with fast and strong fish, and also very forgiving for jetty angling. I posted few more photos from the trip in my other bl...
Monday, September 7, 2015
Back From Rod Testing Lab
Here's the obligatory rod/fish photo from my trip. For more photos of Driftless Area limestone streams see my latest photo ess...
Monday, August 31, 2015
Gone Fishing!
I've just finished a rod for personal use. The blank is a Dry Fly taper prototype (250cm #4.5) based on my 8'3" #5. This one-off build features uplocking sliding band with tobacco fiberglass insert, ventilated Ritz grip and all titanium hardware. Guides are thin wire Recoils. I'll...
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Short Story About Two Three-Weights
Back in 2007 I built this little Lamiglas 7' 3wt 4pc rod. I wrote about it in this post in my other blog. With the little help of Facebook, I was able to find its current owner, Vladimir Petrovic, who fishes it happily today on various streams in Serbia and other parts of the Balkans. The...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Unstructured Fiberglass Fly Rod Trifecta
New builds on 2015 blanks, getting ready to be shipped: 8' 4wt (left) and two 8'3" 5wts (right).
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