Thursday, March 28, 2019

Short Story About Two 6-footers (Part 1)

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 8:59 AM in Dry Fly Taper, Freshwater, Grayling, Trout with No comments

I have been working on two 6-footers recently. This is the first of the two builds, a 6' 3/4wt just completed on the imported 3pc blank. Pretty much a standard build, with ventilated 5.5" Ritz grip and a downlocking seat. The little rod has a quick, dry fly action.

Trout Glass Rods or "The Magnificent Seven"

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 8:33 AM in Bamboo-Glass Hybrid, Dry Fly Taper, Fiberglass Blanks, Fiberglass Ferrule, Freshwater, Handles, Old Empire Glass, Paradox Fly Rod, Phenolic/S Hybrid, Prototypes, Reel Seats, S-Glass, Trout, Unstructured Glass with No comments

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 3pc, quick dry fly and streamer
7'6" Unstructured "Old Empire" E-glass 3wt 4pc, semi-parabolic
8'1" Hybrid phenolic/S-glass 3wt 5pc, dry fly fast parabolic, regressive butt taper
8'2" (250cm) Unstructured Prototype E-glass 4.5wt 4pc, dry fly progressive

Orange vs Orange

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 1:33 PM in S-Glass with No comments

7'6" 4/5wt vs 6'6" 3/4wt

Orange S-glass 7'6" 4/5wt 3pc

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 9:27 AM in S-Glass with No comments

Just completed, on imported S-glass blank. Very crisp rod, ideal for most trout situations. Montagne-inspired split uplocking reel seat w/button, dark guides and burnt orange jasper thread wraps.

Milenkovic "Antiquary Edition" CTS Quartz Golden Tea 804-4

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 11:57 AM in Agate Guides, Antiquary Edition, CTS Quartz, Reel Seats with No comments

Newly built fiberglass fly rod, with special antiquing touches. The blank was provided by the customer. To view larger format rod photos, right click to view in a separate window.