The BIG one.

I would say that this is one of the heaviest rod ( in terms of poundage ) that I have built. This Musky / Steelhead blank for MHX is rated at 15-40lb and 7 feet of length.

My friend said this rod is for BIG fish. LOL..
For the convenience of travelling, this blank was shorten to 6'6".

The concept for this rod is CAMOuflage. That is the rough idea how the handle is going to be..

The exposed blank at the split butt was wrapped with twisted thread for 'tiger' wrap effect.

Test fitted before epoxy

and exopy...

This is how is look like after final assembly.

Wrapping was done too in front of the fore grip.

The guides are wrapped using the same color thread.

All guides are UP..

The rod on the dry machine for epoxy to all the guides..

And when it is ready...

A few of my friends said this look something like KOZ rods. What say you?

and the grand finale...

CAMO Handle MHX

I started off with the handles for this rod. Experimenting with different way to enhance the split grip exposed blank.

Of course, first I choose the material that I wanted to use for the grip.
Green CAMO EVA from Matagi.

I tried tiger wraps on the split grip area. It was not what I expected it to be. It's harder than I thought.

With the winding check at both side.

Pre fitted grip before shaping the handle.

Shaped..

MATAGI butt cap at the bottom.

Classic twist Black/Green thread for wrapping. CP is required for this thread.

Sample wrapping coated with CP.
L-series guide and K-series guide.

Rod decal

Fore grip finishing

Guides up pending expoxy.

Rod completed...