Completed New Saltwater 8wt Graphite Fly Rod

The new rod is completed. Slightly faster than my old trusty 8wt...(I made a side by side photo.) It will be a nice stick for stripers, bonito and albies!

Ritz composite/cork grip, Fuji seat, EVA butt, non-tangle black strippers and TiCH single foots. Carbon grey wraps with red silk tipping.

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North Fork Gamma Beta F990-4

My most recent build, an allaround graphite fly rod for Northeast saltwater. An excellent choice for albacore fishing...

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays and tight lines from Rod Catalog!

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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 blog.

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