St Croix 6-12lb with Abalone Veneer inlay and full MATAGI components.

This built was requested after seeing the abalone inlay on the MHX.

This SCIII blank is a 2pc 6-12lb.

A closer look at the painted MATAGI reel seat.

Setting up the handle length and spacing before fixing the abalone veneer inlay.

Starting off by cutting the veneer sheet to size and fix it onto the blank.

1st epoxy coating applied.

The 1st coating of epoxy was roughen with sand paper and wrapping are done on the epoxy coating.

A final layer of epoxy to the Abalone veneer inlay.

Then the handles and reel seat are fitted in, leaving the butt cap to be done at a later stage.

Rod decal fixed prior epoxy coating.

Sample wrapping

After epoxy...

Handle with abalone veneer done up.

MATAGI butt cap.

COMPLETED ROD

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..

St Croix UL with MATAGI components

The blank is a 2-6lb 5' UL .
This little rod was built with full MATAGI components.

A closer look at the components

Handle setting for a single hand casting rod.

Another photo of the complete handle

Black thread wrapping with metallic thread trim.

 Pending epoxy

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Completed rod.

" Olive Green " Fiberglass fly rod

I acquired this blank from China a few months ago. They used to make a lot of carbon graphite blanks but recently more fiberglass blanks are made due to a higher demand for it.

Fiberglass fly rod blank

Half wells and a burled wood single band reel seat was used for this rod.

Epoxy in progress

FG663-3wt denotes Fiberglass 6'6" 3 piece 3wt

 Completed rod

BAMBOO fly rod - FE Thomas 5wt

Completed this some time ago but can't find time to upload it here until now..

This bamboo fly rod using a classic taper from FE Thomas is a 7'6" 5wt 2 piece with 2 tips.

Hexagon winding check

 

The handle.

 

Wrapped with Pearsall's Gossamer Jasper.

Agate stripping guide

 

 Up locking reel seat with Burled wood insert.

Feather inlay above the cork grip

 The completed rod.