I am not in love with this material. It is hard to work with and it doesn't look that great. However it is very durable.
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Syncork Grip
Laying out a grip to be turned out of Syncork rings. This is an interesting material I obtained and used way back, while living in St. Paul, MN. I still have few rings left and will be using them for the upcoming Retrograph "Sightcast" 9' 6wt.
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Saturday, April 4, 2020
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Retrospective
Current builds (on the left) vs old builds from twenty years ago (on the right.) Those were built in 1999, on G. Loomis Mega-taper saltwater fly rod blanks. Caught plenty of fish, but still in pretty good shape.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
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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Saturday, August 10, 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Short Story About Two 6-footers (Part 2)
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Milenkovic Staggered Ferrule Hybrid Glass 604/595, 2/2
This is a Hybrid Phenolic/E-glass Staggered Ferrule rod (604/595, 2/2). With two tips of different lengths, the rod has a 6' configuration for #4 line and 5'9" length for #5 line. With longer tip for #4 line it is a great semi parabolic taper....