AFM MHX 6'6" 8-14lb with a TWIST

They say "Start with the end in mind" is to imagine how would your built be when you have completed the rod. Is it going to be what you imagine it to be or it will be another disastrous built?

This is another MHX rod blank project, 6'6" 8-14lb , fast action medium power.
Tastefully selected Andrew's fishing reel seat and MATAGI butt cap.

Preform cork fore grip

Cork rings for rear handle.

Stacked, glued and ready to be shape.

Shaped cork handle pre-fitting

Trying some new weaving pattern. Not that perfect but I guess it should be okay.

Completed. But...

But, I guess not all fisherman liked weaving pattern on their rod and the weaving was removed.

The rod was finished with a simple and clean metallic wrapping at the fore grip.

Simple metallic wrapping to guides

Static load test to spiral guide wrapping for centralization and adjustment.

Final static load test before epoxy.

Epoxy done and cork handle are sealed with cork seal.

Epoxy to guide

For the grand finale, fixing up the butt cap.

Pending curing.

The outcome of the completed rod. I remembered doing a similar built some years ago. 

Hope to see the rod in action soon..

Completing my 9 months old project - PacBay 6' 6-10lb

Half way done and tucked in 1 corner of the room, left unnoticed until spring cleaning. I guess it was time to have it completed and fish. Just found out that I don't have any light weight tackle and with this I hope I have all the range needed..

Trying to use up the balance of the abalone veneer left over from my previous rod project. It would be sufficient to cover the split butt section and the intermediate section between the skeleton reel seat.

The abalone overlay to the rod blank are done before any other components are fixed. A few layers of epoxy coating was applied onto the veneer.

Setting up of the handle.

ALPS micro guide setting

Matagi butt cap on the fighting butt 

The whole handle length..

The guides wrapped and epoxy

All done and ready for my next fishing trip...

CamoED Rod

There has been a backlog as there is a shortage of rod components and I have been kinda busy with my day-job too. Most probably that was one of the reason that not much updates and newly built posting on my blog.

Well, here's one which I built recently with less components. A simple built using Fuji Alconite guide with transparent wrapping. I does not want the guide wrappings to cover up the nice camo patterns on the blank.

This is a 6' CRB X-Camo blank rated at 6-10lb. A very light blank indeed.

The best part was having the same camo design reel seat for this rod. KDPS quicklock with EVA foregrip to  cover up the threaded portion the reel seat.

Fuji Alconite guide with transparent wrap

No thread wrapping at decal area to give a seamless look throughout the whole length of the rod.

Photos of the completed "camoed" rod.