Monday, May 11, 2020

Retrograph "Sightcast" 906-4

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 11:27 AM in Graphite, Retrograph, Saltwater, Syncork with No comments

Fresh off the bench...the black rod! The blank was made by CD rods. Stealthy looking streamer rod, medium fast action, syncork grip, Fuji seat, Pac Bay TiCH guides. Built for rugged use in saltwater. It will make a nice sight-casting fly rod for schoolie stripers near my house.

Syncork Grip Completed

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 7:09 PM in Graphite, Handles, Retrograph, Syncork with No comments

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.

Syncork Grip

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 3:05 PM in Handles, Retrograph, Syncork with No comments

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.

Retrograph Fly Rods

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 2:30 PM in Retrograph with No comments

L to R: 904, 904, 865, all 4 piece models

Retrospective

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 12:23 PM in Conquistador, Graphite, Saltwater with No comments

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.