Translucent Blank UL fiberglass fly rod near to completion

This translucent blank will have transparent wrapping with a single black thread trim across the guide foot.

No winding checks.

I am using Pearsall's Gossamer Silk thread for the wrapping. The best silk thread for transparent wrapping and you will see what I meant when the rod is completed.

The wrapping is all done.. and I need a couple days for the epoxy. Usually I will apply 3 very thin coats of epoxy to the wrappings.



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Light bamboo casting rod

Some of you might have remembered this off set cork handle which I made way back in December last year.

Anyway, I have finally started it .. slow and easy. It took awhile for the trigger reel seat to come as it was out of stock for a few months.

Now, that is the reel seat I was talking about. It looks something like the Megabass Pagani rod except for that wood insert.

After taking the measurement of the top locking nut, the fore grip was shaped and fitted in for a test.

And it was time to do the final shaping of the rear grip..

At the end , it looked something like that.

I finished it off with a rubberized cork for the butt end and a couple layer of U40 cork seal.

That is all for the time being. I still have to get some guides for this rod..



Translucent Blank UL fiberglass fly rod

Last week someone from Facebook messaged me and asked about the white translucent blanks I have and the fiberglass fly rods I built with that blank. He asked a question that I was not able to answer him.. " How's your translucent blank compared to Kabuto's translucent blanks? "

I have never once compared the white translucent blanks I have with those made by Kabuto because it's of different standards all together. Kabuto's blanks are of high standards and I don't see any black spots or dirt in his fiberglass blanks and the ones I got are just fish-able fiberglass fly rod blanks which cost a fraction of the price of Kabuto's rod blank.

The translucent fly rod blank that I have...

A fly rod built by Matt Leiderman from Kabuto's blank

The difference is very obvious.

Anyway, enough said and I am going build another fly rod from the translucent blanks that I have.

 I shaped the cigar style cork grip during the long holiday season and I have found the matching reel seat for this rod. A chrome finish down-locking hardware with Maple wood insert fly reel seat.

 I managed to wrapped the tip top and  will be doing another transparent wraps on this blank. I just love the effect of this transparent wrapping that shows the clarity of the epoxy and it's like the snake guides are just glued on.

 The rest of the snake guides will have to wait......

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"YELLOW" 6'6" 3wt 2pc Fiberglass Fly Rod

I left that "YELLOW" fiberglass untouched since April this year and I guess it time to finished it off.

I got a couple of old fly reel seats from a local tackle shop when I was browsing around the shop. I was kinda surprised they have these here.

 Lathed the cork grip and installed the reel seat.

  I choose the same color thread for wrapping the guides.

Did a couple of round of the "olive branch" wrap, a new skill that I newly acquired. I have yet to make it perfect and seamless. Think I still needs more practice.

At a glance it really looked like the yellow eagle claw fly rod...

 The completed "YELLOW" one...




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Ultralight 3 weight SPIN FLY rod

Mr.Q bought a ready made 2/3wt fiberglass from me and he requested that I built another fly rod with a Tennessee grip on the same blank.

 The blanks

The fly rod was pretty standard but the Tennessee grip is interesting. I used 2 graphite sliding ring for the grip.

The completed rod looks like that...


And I could not believe my eyes when he tagged me on his photos showing me his catches on this rod..

This one was still okay....

Well... these are slightly bigger...

BUT these knock me off my chair!!

I hope he really had fun with the UL rod.

( *Photos courtesy of Mr Qwek Chin Ming )



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Lamiglas for Jeremy follow up

After the 2 trip, my friend Jeremy finally managed to test and load his Lamiglas..

Pairing up the Lamiglas with his beloved Ryoga.

He managed to haul up a 3.5kg toman with this setup and the best part, he was on a canoe...
Here are a few snap shot of the 'event'...

Hook up..

Going for a run....

And UNDER...!!!

finally surfaced..

That's the big mama who took Jeremy for a ride..

and this is one hell of a happy fella that day..


( *Photos courtesy of JC Mountain )

Lamiglas FL843 fiberglas fly rod

It has been quite a long time since I last laid my hands on the Lamiglas fly rod blank. I am glad that I was given the opportunity to build one by my friend. He wanted a rattan wrap, "no problem" I said. I would love to make one of those for him.

I started off with the cork grip.

And I am done with the rattan grip.

Rattan grip was given a few coats of Spar Urethane.

The rattan grip and down locking reel seat with burled wood insert are mounted onto the blank.

The next step would be the snake guides preparation. Although the snake guide came with pre-prep foot but for better wrapping at the foot work, it need to be grind and sand down again.

My wrapping work normally will start off with the hook keeper. I used Pearsall's Gossamer jasper silk thread for this rod.

It always gives a vintage looks to the rod.

All guides wrapped and color preserver applied.

Later the "LAMIGLAS" water delay was laid on the rod.

 A simply feather inlay placed near  the "Lamiglas" water decal and epoxied.

Rod epoxied and done..

Labelling on rod sock.