AMZ St Croix Fuchsia 63MLXF ...and components.

My avid Ultra-light weight fisherman friend wants a St Croix 3S63MLXF but unfortunately it was out of stock and he had "little" ( cannot say NO ) choice but to pick the the Fuchsia series.

This metallic purplish pinkish blank have a moderate soft tip and a stiff mid section. I would term this as "tip flex" action.

Amz wanted a comfortable handle for this rod and I proposed the American Tackle "AERO" reel seat.
He gave the the dimension of the handle and I drew a sketch how the handle will look like...

Entire handle.

Fore grip and reel seat.

Fighting butt

Measurements are then mark on the blank.

This is a mock up of the handle. It may or may not turn out exactly the same when finished. But the variance would be at a minimal.

To spice this rod more... I have added a few Matagi components to this rod.

The butt cap and the female screw, just in case a balancer piece is required.

Aluminum trim piece above the reel seat for the fore grip.

And winding checks ...

Everything is completed..... next is to assemble.