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....

1wt FIBERGLASS fly rod

Once awhile a nice fly rod project will come around. This time a 1wt fiberglass fly rod in amber color.

REC down locking sliding band reel seat. A nice lil' reel seat for this lil' rod.

Extra grade cork rings, glued, stacked and lathed on the blank.

Test fitting the reel seat. The ID of the reel seat is actually smaller than the blank, I have to file it to fit the blank.

Then, the amber agate stripping guide goes on and so are the rest of the snake guides.

A view thru' the amber agates.

After the wrappings are epoxied.

and it is good to go...

LAMIGLAS the honeybrown fly rod.

This is one of the best fiberglass fly blank from Lamiglas that I have came across. Of course, that is my personal opinion, perhaps some of you might not agreed with me. 

You will agree with me if you have cast this crispy sweet lil'rod before.


Made in USA.

Extra grade cork rings for the grip.

 

The blank with double sliding band burled wood reel seat.

 

Cork rings stacked, glued and lathed to form this cigar cork grip.

 

Started with the feather inlay.

 

 Completed feather inlay with rod decal.

Epoxy coated the feather inlay.

Chrome light wire snake guides with agate stripping guide.

 

Old school wrapping design to agate stripping guide and the rest of the snake guides.

 

Epoxy job. The thread looks slightly reddish due lighting effect.

Over view of the completed rod.

 

Fiberglass fly rod - The 6'9" YELLOW Bugger #3

This YELLOW blank have been "standing" at the corner of my working bench at least for 6 months before I could find the time to finish it up.



Piece by piece...
Initially I planned to recycle this butt cap and sliding band but was changed to a chrome finished parts.

The 1st layer of thread winding check on the cork grip.

Finish layer of the front check pending epoxy.

Agate stripped guide wrapped with Gudebrod classic twist thread.

After epoxy finishing.

The completed full cork handle.

BAMBOO fly rod - Dickerson taper with a SWELL butt

This bamboo blank was made of out tonkin bamboo. A 6'6" 2 piece 2 tips 3wt bamboo fly rod of Dickerson taper added swell butt at the bottom.

The bamboo blank in golden brown color was finished with a few coat of spar urethane.


Parts for this rod.

Up locking vintage looking reel seat fitted.

Half wells cork grip finished off with a hexagon winding check on top.

Completed handle.

Agated stripping guide wrapped with Pearsall's Jasper Silk and black thread trimming.

Completed bamboo fly rod.