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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:42 pm • # 1 
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A rod I built a little while ago and just never posted here. This is the new version Matt is selling with tip-over-butt ferrules (previous one had spigots). Taper is mellowed out from the last version. I'm fishing it like a 3wt and really liking it.

Lemke LC14 seat with a homegrown and turned honey mesquite insert. I actually dried this piece in the microwave. Grip turned by me. Snake Brand Universals. YLI Golden Green thread. I'm on the fence on how dark it got. I started out with something much much lighter but for some reason kept reaching for this thread. It's the first color I ever bought and keep trying to find a rod to use it on. First coat was Tru Oil, then epoxy over top of that.

Wraps aren't quite as dark and red as they appear here
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More accurate on the color
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Harvested mesquite (insert shown on the rod)
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:22 am • # 2 
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Sweet looking rod.


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:50 am • # 3 
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Looks good!


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:20 pm • # 4 
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Nice.


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 3:01 pm • # 5 
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That's a nice build . I love the colors . What size guides did you go with ?


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:15 am • # 6 
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I'm in the small-guide camp, except I don't use as small a stripping guide as most glass guys do. I kinda go by the size of the blank too for aesthetics. For this blank diameter, I figured a 9mm works fine but could've used an 8.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:24 am • # 7 
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preast wrote:
I'm in the small-guide camp, except I don't use as small a stripping guide as most glass guys do. I kinda go by the size of the blank too for aesthetics. For this blank diameter, I figured a 9mm works fine but could've used an 8.

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Thank you . The reason I asked is I have a blank that looks exactly like this one but I have nothing to go by as far as hardware goes . I have already ruined a handle reel seat combo trying to hog it out to fit . I want to stay with a down locking seat but I'm not sure how they work with a regular half wells grip . Any recommendations are deeply appreciated . TIA .
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:33 pm • # 8 
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Oh I thought you asked about the guides.

I used a stent for the seat on this rod. But I have drilled out a seat for a similar sized blank, before turning it though. Personally wouldn't try to drill out a finished insert. Can't see that going well. If you have the tools to do that, you likely already have a lathe to turn it yourself.

There's a ton of info on all this that I researched when starting this. I'm a relative beginner.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 4:28 pm • # 9 
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I've seen your builds and you most definetley are not a begginer . Beautiful work .


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:13 am • # 10 
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I recently saw a beautiful little 2 weight made by the same rod builder on another forum. It appears to have been built on a blank from Ye Olde English Fly Shop. It would be really nice if we could see the same definitely UL rod on this forum.


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:19 am • # 11 
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where was that Pete ?


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:49 pm • # 12 
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