Homebuild Rods

Got a few more guides to wrap but it should be done this weekend. 


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Nice work. 

I might have a green curado I may let go of if you're interested.

Got a few more guides to wrap but it should be done this weekend. 


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Very nice.
Your rod looks too good to use in the Pacific ocean.

Very nice.
Your rod looks too good to use in the Pacific ocean.

Appreciate that (and porkchopexpress, rockfish's remarks as well).  This rod is gonna be a stunner and still be every bit the killing machine it was destined to be; a precision tool with a shit ton of style.  My hope is that she winds up battle worn, beaten and broken when I finally retire her. 


Threadwork is done on this one, moving on to my 80mag this week. 

Nice work. 

I might have a green curado I may let go of if you're interested.

Thanks Eric, I'm gonna put a shimano tranx 400 on this one but I can probably use another e series down the line.  Shoot me some pics and a price.

The peacock rod is in the rack getting a couple coats of epoxy.  Goal was to have it done before next week so I can take it to SoCal for a cod lobster combo but not gonna happen. 

Next up is my us mag80.  Got my big bait Rhino Chaser and Elephant Guns built, this rods gonna throw smaller 2-4 oz baits.....it’ll be my Big Gun.....anything other than Greg Noll jailhouse stripes would be an injustice.  Should be a quick build, simple and bold.






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The jailbird wrap is done. This one too, has the mojo.




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United Composites CE900

Handle work done. Came out better than I was expecting so I’ll be scrapping the set of alconite guides I bought for it and splurging on some titanium  torzite guides.  Gonna torture myself with another 25” butt wrap. 




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True artist at work!! 

United Composites CE900

Handle work done. Came out better than I was expecting so I’ll be scrapping the set of alconite guides I bought for it and splurging on some titanium  torzite guides.  Gonna torture myself with another 25” butt wrap. 




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Looks beautiful 

It's just missing an arachnid 

These are georgios. Nice work!

[quote author=ex-kayaker link=topic=83771.msg990309#msg990309 .....it’ll be my Big Gun.....anything other than Greg Noll jailhouse stripes would be an injustice.  Should be a quick build, simple and bold.
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really nice work Art, impressive skills!

+1 for Greg Noll reference in regard to the big gun. Call it The Bull!

OMF’ing G

Looks like I finished the split grip wrap on this stick last summer.  Put it in the rack while I fished, then add Covid and mix in a little boat build and I finally finished up the butt wrap lol. 

sick

I also knocked out a build for my friends 8y.o. son, the kid loves fishing and can hang with the big dogs on a 8 hour grind without complaining.  Next year he’s gonna be hitting the halibut and bass hard with this rig. 

Seeker Tac 79 - deckhand grip (xtra long so he can rail it if he needs to), dragon scale wrap and some subtle fade work over Fuji k-series guides.   This is gonna be an excellent stick for all of our fisheries.  Lots of tip but still has a good backbone. 

Those don’t look homemade, they look Killer!
Nice work!!!