From: "Richard Zieger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Rods a rollin' Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:02:06 -0600
Building my third rod now. Tyng flies might be a little cheaper than the rods ,but what the heck.
Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 7:38 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Rods a rollin'
> Tom,
> You have that incurable disease. Just like FlyTying , there is no remedy.
> Tony
>
> Tom Davenport wrote:
>
> >
> > I've got my third rod built in the last three weeks rotating as I
> > write. So far i have had no epoxy problems (knock on wood). I am
> > using Dura-gloss this time, and I really like it.
> >
> > This third rod is a keeper. I had a friend turn the wooden spacer for
> > the reel seat out of a piece of Apricot wood from a tree growing the
> > back yard of my house, and put the reel seat on a Mahogany colored
> > Loomis GL3 blank. I used a tan-brown thread and added copper
> > metallic accents. The thread has darkened to almost the exact color
> > of the blank, creating the illusion that the wraps are clear and the
> > guides are held on by the strand of copper (I suspect the thread will
> > be visible in bright sunlight.) I used titanium single food guides
> > (sorry Tony).
> >
> > The first rod built was built from a blank I got on eBay sold as an
> > unidentified "Lamiglass second", but the butt diameter, color and
> > action match up perfectly with their IM-700 blank, which sells for
> > $175.00. Since I only paid $30.00, I got a heck of a deal. The blank
> > is dark green/ black, and I wrapped the guides with green thread and
> > blue metallic highlights .
> >
> > The second rod was built from an Elkhorn 6 wt blank that I got from
> > an friend whose flyshop went under. He sold it for next to nothing. I
> > chose a beautiful Black Walnut burl reelseat, and wrapped with dark
> > maroon thread with gold metallic highlights.
> >
> >
> > I'll probably sell the Lami-glass and Elkhorn on eBay recover my
> > costs, since I made them primarily for practice. With such great
> > deals on the blanks and it won't take much to get my money back.
> >
> > I have a Gatti blank on the way, and am going to re-do my Scott, and
> > that should wrap up my winter rod building (unless I find some more
> > great deals on blanks)
> >
> > Tom Davenport
> >
>
>
>
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