Trying out a JIGGER on FLY

Built this with a jigging rod with fly in mind. I used a 8-20lb rating blank for this trial run. Tested a few location for the reel seat and I found that it would have more advantage to have the reel on the high side.

This rod have to be as light as possible, so no fancy accessories were used.
Just plain blank, guides, reel seat and EVAs.

Before wrapping.

After wrapping..

Guides up..

BATTLEAX "Harimau" Smith Ltd.

I received 2 great blanks early May this year. I have never come across these nice solid looking BATTLEAX Smith Ltd blanks. It has kevlar wrapping at the lower part of the blank.

Here are some of the photos taken during test fitting.

I planned to use 10+1 Fuji Alconite guides on this rod, but after measuring and bend testing, I found out 9+1 is already sufficient.

And this is how it looks after completion.

The handle.

 

The guides..

the butt.... cap

PO ~St Croix SCIII Ultralight~

Simple old school design with aluminum trigger wood insert reel seat and cork grip handle.

First the planning of the handle. The blank was shorten 3" from the original length of 7'.

After lathing the cork handle and fore grip.

The cork handle in position.

Test fitting and fixing the whole handle.

Reprinted the rod decal as the original sticker was missing.
Made slight changes on the decal.

Water transfer decal as per requested.

The guides going half way....

Electroplated frame Fuji SiC guides wrapped and epoxied...

Top guide size #4

The completed rod..

New Fly ROD project

This is an entirely new taper for this tobacco fiberglass blank which I would consider it as a fast action fiberglass rod. Of course, you can't compare this "fast" with a graphite fly rod.

A 3 section 6'6" at 3wt. This blank got a translucent brown colour finishing.

Test fitting the cork grip and reel seat.

Wrapping with mid brown nylon thread.

Decal..

Completed ...

MATAGI Fiberglass XUL Spinning

This 6' fiberglass XUL blank is rated at 2-4lb. Why XUL you may asked....
It is XUL because it's glass and it's soft...but apart from all that, this little rod is really fun to cast with a UL spinning setup.

I used Andrew's fishing flat face spinning reel seat FP type for this project of mine. Unfortunately they have ran out of the burled wood type, if not the handle will look even nicer.

A few shot on the handle.

Fuji SiC K guides with metallic white wrapping and silver trim.

Fuji KR Concept guides layout

Did a rush job on this rod for this...... 

 

If you have noticed, there is no rod decal on the rod in the 'fish' photos.
As this was a really rush job, I just finished what just need to be done and finished it off after the fishing trip... LOL

And.. NO, you are eye sights are perfectly well... there are 2 Matagi XUL rods in the photo. Pretty much the same stuff but they are not alike...

The WanXcamo Rod

Another simple built for this light power CRB Xcamo blank.


It goes very well with this camo reel seat from American Tackle.

Handle setup with cork foregrip and split handle.

Spiral guide placement with white Pearsall Gosammer's silk thread for transparent wrapping effect which I simply called it as the "super glued" wrapping.

After epoxy.

A close up shot on the guides. The silk thread will be transparent after come into contact with the epoxy and it looks as if the guides foot are glued and coated with epoxy. That is why I called it "super glued" wrapping.

 I am using Thread Master epoxy and so far it has not disappointed me.

Rod decal taken before coating with epoxy.

The other side of the rod decal.

A coating of U40 Cork Seal for the finishing touch.