Simply GLASS

I had a request from a friend to built him a long, flexible and simple spinning rod for small fish...

I got him a 8'1" 4 section fiberglass blank for the built. It was a glass #5 fly rod blank. 

Cork handle with Fuji VSS would match nicely with this blank.

Due to the soft action of this blank, I have to use the lightest guides that I could find.. none other than Titanium RSOL guides.

My signature water transfer decal

And the completed rod looks like that...

And that was what he started off with...... SQUID fishing... LOL

( 2017-*12)

7'4" Fiberglass Spinning Travellers Rod

I had this 3 section 4/5wt fiberglass blank for sometime now and not wanting to build a fly rod with it. A bit too slow for bait casting but it was just nice for a ultra light spinning rod. It would be around 3-8lbs line.

I found an old Fuji NPS spinning reel seat when I was digging through my rod building component box. Not the most favorite reel seat used here. I think they used this often for ice fishing rod.

Selected a bunch of components , some from Matagi and I had the handle assembled. Tried to make it as interesting as possible.

Used a line up of Fuji K-guides for this spinning rod.

Spigot joint

After the wrapping been epoxied.

A closer look at the decal

The rear end with ALPS butt cap

Overall view of the rod.

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...

SEEKER the EXTREME Series 8-20Lb

This is one of very few spinning fiberglass rod that I have built. I have done several Lamiglas fiberglass casting rod and this is the first fiberglass spinning rod that I built.

This fiberglass blank is 7'3" in length rated at 8-20Lb. It is in olive green color.

 S-glass Extreme Series BS706

Rubberized Ergonomic reel seat from American Tackle.

Fuji Alconite K-guides

Setting out for the reel seat and handle.

EVA Split Handle

A closer view

Wrapping to guides adding glow in dark trimming.

GLOW in dark

Guides wrapped

Adding rod deco ( abalone veneer ) above the fore grip.

Wrapped the edges for finishing touch.

Rod info at split butt section.

Epoxy done.

EVA rear grip shaved flat

DONE..