Saltwater Retrospective: Saltwater Fly Rods by Vladan Milenkovic

This is a small snippet of rods I built for saltwater flyfishing. Certainly very far from the complete list of my builds, but these are few of the creations I use and enjoy on daily basis. They are all a part of my current fly rod collection. Each rod has so many stories to tell... &nb...

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Trout Glass Rods or "The Magnificent Seven"

My personal collection of currently used trout glass or hybrid glass/bamboo rods, L to R: 6'6" orange S-glass 3/4wt 3pc, quick dry fly 7'3" Paradox Hybrid phenolic glass/bamboo 4wt 2/2, parabolic 7'4" Unstructured Prototype E-glass 3/4wt 3pc, med-fast progressive 7'6" orange S-glass 4/5wt...

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Off to Driftless...

For some testing of Paradox 734. Will pack a couple of more 4wt rods for comparison and change of pace. L to R: Paradox 734, Retrograph 904-4 and DF 250-4.5-4 ...

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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...

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Unstructured Fiberglass 2015 Rods

After a long wait, the 2015 blanks are here! I will offer a limited number of following models for this year: 8' 4wt 4pc (watercress green glass) -  This is the same taper which started the Unstructured Glass series...a "do everything" spring creek rod. This year it is offered in translucent light...

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"Old Empire" Fiberglass 7'6" 3wt 4 Piece Fly Rod

Unstructured Fiberglass series continues with these new "Old Empire" red blanks... This is the first build, with more to follow. ...

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Work in Progress

  It is hard to maintain the rod building momentum during the summer, while the fishing season is at its peak. This rod is drying in between coats. I will be fishing the Driftless area in a few days and I am looking forward to i...

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Unstructured Glass Fly Rod #0714 and Other Odds and Ends

Another whitecurrant yellow 8' 4wt is completed and ready to be shipped to its new owner. On a side note, I've been also fiddling with the new 8' 5wt version, which might also work as a strong tipped 4wt. The prototype is in melon orange glass and needs to be tested soon. Also, I just finished a...

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Unstructured Glass in Croatia and New Blanks

I just wrote about my trip to Croatia and Serbia in my other blog, so check out the photos if you have a chance. The 8' 4wt glass proved itself in some demanding conditions, even though the powerful Gacka River usually demands a heavier rod. The other news is that my new 7'6" #3 blanks are here!...

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Unstructured Fiberglass Fly Rod Series-Customer Feedback

I will be back from Europe in the second half of June and will continue with new offerings. I am also expecting my new 3wt blanks to arrive in late June, along with some heavyweight prototypes I'll be tweaking for saltwater fishing. In the meantime, here's some customer feedback about my Unstructured...

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Wild Trout and 3wt

In anticipation of new 3wt blanks arriving soon, Dave Skok and I went yesterday to play around with some wild trout and the prototype 3wt. The prototype rod was a great perfomer in tight quarters, and new 7'6" 3wt blanks should come even more handy for backpacking into remote places. The place...

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Ready to Wrap

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Blanks Are Here

The first small batch of translucent yellow blanks arrived today. I will offer only one rod model for now, an 8' #4 4pc. Some rod pictures will follow in a we...

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