Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

"The French Edition" Unstructured Glass 804-4

I have just completed a rod for a customer in France. It is my standard build with a Powell-style flor grip, blued Snake Brand snakes, and Midrum Belmar-type carbide stripping guide. The reel seat is a dual sliding band with walnut burl spacer, oxidized to match the guides. The guide wraps are...
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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Driftless Fishing and Paradox 734

Little para taper boo-glass hybrid proved itself again in Driftless. It was raining quite a bit and streams were discolored. I had to search for fishable water, but was rewarded with beautiful wild browns. Paradox 734 handled them with aplomb and I ended up fishing it exclusively. I...
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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Big Guns-Conquistador Glass Fly Rods

The saltwater season in New England is under full swing and it is time to dust off the big guns. Conquistador Glass tapers (L to R): 9' 10wt, 9' 9wt, 8'6" 8/9wt. I am contemplating building another batch of Conquistadors, so stay tuned. Photos of striped bass (top) and myself courtesy of...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Friday, May 26, 2017

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Unstructured Fiberglass 804-4 "Orange & Green"

I have just completed a build on one of the blanks from the 2015 batch, which I put away for personal use (I realized I had an extra blank.) The rod has a fishtail grip with a slender nose, home-made, oil finished orange micarta reel seat insert, blued Garrison-style...
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