Completed in January of 2024, this 6’6" 4wt penta (5-sided) is 100% shop-made and weighs 2.55 oz. The butt and tip are hollow built and deeply flamed. The reel seat wood insert is Thuya Burl. The cork is flor grade from Portugal. The wraps are Kimono silk in Saguaro and tipping in Golden Pavilion. The green agate stripping guide is encased in a soldered silver (blued) bezel. The ferrules were machined from silicon aluminum bronze 642 bar stock. Very much of an experimental, prototype taper, the rod flexes deep into the grip but is sufficiently fast for canopy laden small streams. It can also be used for technical work on medium sized rivers. I took it out last week for some winter small stream fishing, on an unnamed, first order stream, deep in a Connecticut forest. A fun rod. Completed in December of 2023, this 6’ 3wt is 100% shop-made and weighs 2.8 oz. The butt and tip are solid built. The reel seat wood insert is Bolivian Rosewood. The cork is flor grade from Portugal. The wraps are Kimono silk in Chokko, Black tipping and Tuscan Sun accents at the ferrules. The beige agate stripping guide is encased in a soldered silver (blued) bezel that complements the cane and silk colors. This tactical small stream rod is a prototype and designed specifically for canopy laden streams. The progressive taper is (on the slow side of) fast. It truly feels like an extension of one’s arm. I took it out last week for some winter small stream fishing. I fooled brook and brown trout by making delicate presentations both up and down stream. Here is a recently completed rod. It was shipped to Colorado in October 2023. It has a medium, smooth progressive action, well suited for delicate presentations. It’s an all-round great trout rod, especially for delicate, tactical work. The ENTIRE rod was handmade in my shop, including ALL components, from raw materials. - Tip top, snake guides, agate stripping guide, winding check, cork check, sliding band, butt cap, cork handle, wood reel seat insert, ferrules and cane strips. This rod took over 150 hours to complete. This 8’ 4wt rod (Serial #: 230943H-2) comes with two matching tips. It is accompanied by an aluminum rod tube with brass hardware, a protective rod sock, complimentary ferrule wax, and a ferrule plug. The butt and tips are hollow fluted. There is a slight swell under the grip. The wood insert on the reel seat is Bolivian Ironwood, and the stripping guide is green agate with a silver bezel and nickel silver wire. The remainder of metal on the rod is nickel silver. The grip is Flor grade cork and the ferrule plug is Pyinma and Flor grade cork. Wraps are Kimono silk in Garden Green and Tuscan Sun. Here is a recently completed rod. It was shipped to Montana in September 2023. It is a robust, fast action 4wt rod. It is also capable of handling a 5wt DT line. It is smooth, yet powerful with a solid butt section. It’s an all-round great trout rod. The ENTIRE rod is handmade in my shop, including ALL components, from raw materials. - Tip top, snake guides, agate stripping guide, winding check, cork check, sliding band, butt cap, cork handle, wood reel seat insert, ferrules and cane strips. This rod took over 150 hours to complete. This 7'6" 4wt rod (Serial #: 230842H-1) comes with two matching tips. The butt section is hollow fluted. It is accompanied by an aluminum rod tube with brass hardware, a protective rod sock, complimentary ferrule wax, and a ferrule plug. The wood insert on the reel seat is American Chestnut, the stripping guide is green agate with a silver bezel and nickel silver wire. The remainder of metal on the rod is nickel silver. The grip is Flor grade cork imported from Portugal. The ferrule plug is made of Pyinma wood and flor grade cork. The wraps are Kimono silk in Seaweed and Wasabi. |
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