Baitcasting - IWE's NFC (SM) 8-15lb 6'6"

Blank used: NFC (sm) 8-15lb 6'6"

Handle Components: 70% MATAGI

Guides: Fuji Alconite K-guide

Some photos during the course of building the rod.

Components

Carbon tube insert

Handle setting

Fixing up of handle and epoxy to rod decal.

Fitting EVA foregrip with winding check

Wrapping

Handle before balancing and installation of butt cap.

With epoxy

Completed rod.

St Croix UL with TRANSLUCENT handle in RED.

This St Croix UL 2-6lb 5' SC3 blank was tucked in the corner for more than 3 months before the owner decided to have it built and that took me another 3 months to complete.

I think that is ONE of its' kind here for now.

Translucent Andrew's Fishing aluminum trigger baitcasting reel seat. Very unique. I have to find a winding check of similar color to close off the front of the reel seat.

Red wrapping with single silver metallic thread trim across the guide foot.

After epoxy.

Short cork grip handle with EVA foregrip.

Different angle of the handle.

MATAGI translucent resin butt cap that matches the reel seat.

Micro guides.

NFC Heavy PURPLE spin

This rod is similar to the BLUE NFC which I built earlier. Just some minor difference with the EVA handles and components.



Purple wrapping with purple metallic trim.

The completed handle

The PURPLE and BLUE rod.

NFC Heavy BLUE spin

This is 1 of 2 heavy NFC spinning rod which I have completed just before my fishing trip last week.

This 7 footer North Fork blank is rated at 12-25lb.

Handle setting.

EVA foregrip , Fuji VSS reel seat and rear grip.

Split butt section with aluminum deco butt cap.

Guides setting

Guide wrapped in black and blue trimming.

Rod decal

After epoxy.

Finished

 

My "Just-in-time" Vertical Jigging rod for my trip...

This trip was unplanned and I thought my light jigging rod which I built a few months ago was good enough for this trip... then I was advised to use a heavier setup.

I have less than 2 weeks to build myself another jigging rod for this upcoming trip. Going through the bunch of jigging blanks I have, I found this 2pc butt joint PE 1-3 jigging blank.

Well, let's build this up..

I used whatever suitable parts I have got and it turned out to be quite okay, I guess.

Half way job on the wrapping jig..

Glad I have this resin insert double locking nut reel seat from PacBay. I bought this reel seat quite some time ago and not sure what to do with it as it is kind of too big for normal spinning rod.



Fuji Alconite K-guide for this jigging rod wrapped in orange.

This rod is still on the drying machine when I took this photo.

A simple underwrap under the guide foot.

The completed rod...

Click here to find out about my fishing trip..

MINI weight BAMBOO rod in ONE piece

This bamboo blank was made by a fellow local bamboo rod maker which have been making bamboo rods even before I learned to do mine.

Measured at 5 feet plus, this blank definitely need to be extended. But before that, 2 coating of SPAR urethane was given to the blank and let dry for 24 hours.

A carbon graphite blank was used to extend the length of this bamboo rod to 5'6" which is just nice for little streams.

Half wells cork grip and a down locking burled wood insert reel seat for this bamboo rod.

Light wire snake guides and Pearsall's Silk 'Golden Rod' for this rod.

A glimpse of the bamboo rod before a thin epoxy coating is applied to the wrappings.

Translucent finish after epoxy coating.

The completed mini 'noodle' bamboo rod...