The GREEN glass

This green fiberglass rod project was 2 months behind schedule... LOL .
Not because I intentionally delay this build but I was sourcing for the green agate stripping guide.

The green acrylic insert for the fly reel seat just blend in nicely..

Setting up

Close up..

Feather inlay deco

Tip, guides and agate stripping guide

Transparent wrapping

Outcome of the feather inlay deco..

The cork grip was coated with a layer of U40 cork seal

Completed . 6'6" 3 piece 3 weight glass!!!

**(2017 - 08)**

MOCHA 6'6" 3pc 3wt Fast action glass fly rod

Started this many many months ago, but just finished the epoxy a few days back. 

This is a 3 sections fiberglass fly rod with spigot ferrule measured at 6'6" when put together.

Nicely designed blank taper which give it a fast action with lots of power at the mid and butt section and yet not losing the feel of a fiberglass rod.

Giving it a simple straight cork grip. Stacking and gluing the cork rings directly on the blank.

After having to lathed. Perfectly straight.

Down locking reel seat with burled wood insert.

The bare rod with only handle on.

Getting the guides on. Wrapped with brown nylon thread. Fiberglass fly rods always goes nicely with nylon threads wrapping.

Done with the epoxy.

Straight cork grip

Agate stripping guide

Signed and done....

Fly.................................... blank!

I would normally put up all the photos when I have completed the rod... but I just could resist putting up this....  :)

New Fiberglass Fly Rod Blanks

After testing a few prototypes of this newly tapered fiberglass, finally a new blank color was chosen.

This 6'6" 3 piece 3wt fiberglass blank is slightly faster than those conventional fiberglass blanks that I have used previously, thus this will provide a better controllability to the caster.

Translucent brown giving this blank a vintage "feel"

Test fitting the cork grip and up locking reel seat for up coming project.

ODD Colors Edition - Flouro Green

I have been trying out odd colors wrapping on fly blanks. The last time was nylon Lime Green which gives translucent effects on the blank.

This time around on a 6' 6" 3pc 3wt fiberglass blank , I used color-fast thread in Fluorescent green. I don't expect the thread to turned dark or translucent, it will be slightly in darker shade I think.

Finished wrapping and ready for epoxy.

After epoxy.. obviously, the thread color remain the same. Did not see any changes to the color.

Outstanding color. I bet this color will look really nice on a black blank but that is another project...

FG 3wt series

Another FG 3wt series fiberglass fly rod that I built 2 weeks ago.

Double sliding band reel seat with more vintage 'feel' and smaller diameter cigar type cork grip.



Olive green thread wrapping with white marker line.

Full view of the 3 section fiberglass fly rod

A close up ..

 and another piece put up for sell..

FG703 - Fiberglass Fly Rod

Another FG703 was built due to demand for this rod. This Olive green fiberglass fly rod is 7' 3pc 3wt.

This rod is very managable and easy to handle.