The Last "Old Empire" Build of 2014: Unstructured 7'6" 3wt Glass Fly Rod #1214



7'6" 3wt 4pc Fiberglass Fly Rod,  SOLD

 

Semi-para taper. The rod features mini full wells grip, handcrafted burgundy micarta/rust burl reel seat, blued nickel silver double slip ring hardware, and blued Snake Brand guides with matching stripper/tip top. Wraps are burgundy, and the tippings are done in dark wine silk, which turns almost black when finished.  Custom tailored rod bag and dark green aluminum tube round out the package. 



 

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Unstructured Autumn

Landlocked salmon and 4wt Unstructured Glass. More pics here...

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Unstructured "Old Empire" Glass Fly Rod #1114



7'6" 3wt 4pc Fiberglass Fly Rod,  SOLD

 

Semi-para taper. The rod features cigar grip, handcrafted rust micarta/brown burl reel seat, blued nickel silver cap and ring hardware, and blued Snake Brand guides with matching stripper/tip top. Wraps are cinnamon silk, which turned deep brown/red when finished.  Custom tailored rod bag and dark green aluminum tube round out the package.

 

 

 

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Beach Bum Steampunkers

 

I am done with all my current graphite projects, and this is the last pair of my saltwater 9wt and 10wt. Very light, great casting rods. Also, I have just finished another Old Empire Glass 3wt which will be photographed and put up for sale shortly. Stay tuned and check back in a day or two...

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Catching Up 2

In between recent glass rod orders (top photo), I just completed a graphite stick for myself, for the upcoming trip to Martha's Vineyard. Meet the retro-futuristic fly rod, Euthynnus 9' 10wt 4pc...a rod dedicated to little tunny/false albacore (Euthynnus aletterattus.)

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Catching Up

  One rod finished, the other is ready for wrapping...

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Driftless Glass

I just got back from the Driftless area, fishing extensively with both of my 7'6" #3 and 8' #4 glass rods. Both rods did very well, with the longer rod being more versatile in open, prairie sections of the streams, and shorter one providing that extra touch for small flies. For more photos of rods in action from this trip, see my blog posts here and here.

 

 

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