Thursday, May 5, 2022

Milenkovic Parabolic Smuggler-style Fiberglass Fly Rod, 7' 4wt 5pc

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 8:24 AM in 5 piece, Prototypes, Unstructured Glass with No comments

Suitcase-ready fly rod in brown translucent fiberglass. Parabolic taper, featuring original NOS Pezon et Michel aluminum hardware, zebrawood spacer, Powell grip, hard chrome snakes and carbide stripper. Guide wraps are maroon with brown ferrule windings.

Parabolic Fiberglass Fly Rod Handle

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 5:12 PM in Handles, Reel Seats, Unstructured Glass with No comments

Parabolic light-line fiberglass fly rod handle, featuring Powell-style grip, and the original aluminum Pezon et Michel hardware. Zebrawood insert and flor cork. Stay tuned for the completed rod photos!

Graphite 7'10" 6wt (Streamers and Sight-Casting)

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 3:48 PM in Graphite, Retrograph with No comments

The latest build: a shorter 6wt (7'10", 4pc) fly rod, built on a Diamondback graphite blank. I like a 6wt for my local flats fishing. This is a quick rod which loads easy for short and precise casts.

Latest Saltwater Builds

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 9:42 AM in Graphite, Saltwater with 1 comment

Two saltwater graphite 9-foot rods, a 9wt (black) and a 10wt (blue sapphire.)

New Saltwater Handles

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 8:32 PM in Graphite, Handles, Saltwater with No comments

Just completed...9wt and a 10wt. Pictures of finished rods coming up soon!

Refurbishing the "Pink Panther" 868-4 from 2011

Written by flyfishingunlimited on 11:24 AM in Graphite, Retrograph, Saltwater with No comments

This rod has been one of my favorite rods, built back in August 2011. I caught some very nice striped bass on it. It needed its single foot guides replaced. The Fuji strippers were OK and also the tip top, so I left those unchanged, but rewrapped them. I put Pac Bay Minima single foots, so hopefully they can last another ten years or so...