New Snapper/Thready Rod

[fishyman]

Hey guys

just cranked out another build, its in the dryer as we speak so it can be ready to fish for the weekend. It wont have the decrotive stuff done until next week when i have time.

Details:

Blank is a GUSA B70M, 7 feet in length line weight 6-17lb. Its casting weight is something along the lines of 1/8 - 5/8th or something like that. Guides used are American Tackle Titanium framed with Nanolite rings all in a single foot design with A frames as the stripper and transition and fly style guides as the running guides.

Bindings are done in very bright colors to try and spark some interest when they see photos of what it catches. Gudebrod Medium green NCP with purple inlays and trims. hopefully when people see it in photos they will enquire about the rod and then i might end up getting a few jobs.

Handle is from matagi and has a custom painted reel seat also from matagi.

as i said decrotive and trim wraps will come next week when i have time.

here are some dodgy pics i will replace these with better ones tomorrow when i get it out of the dryer and into the sun :woohoo:

matching it to a Shimano Biomaster C3000 with 20lb sufix performance braid to be used on as stated in the title tossing lures at snapper and threadfin salmon/jew in the river.

Hopefully get it blooded on saturday

Hope you like my work, i sure do the colors i tend to use on my own rods are not for everyone being so bright and adventurous but hopefully that sparks some interest into the rods im using which in turn might get me a few builds.

Thanks guys

Stripper guide wrap

Running and transition guidewrap

Handle

[Jeryl]

man you've done it again!! just couldnt get enough for spilt grip hahahha

[Leighton]

looks good, how many hours to build a rod

With 2 good working arms

[fishyman]

the binding on that one took about 3 hours to do

i had to re wrap a few guides to get it looking right.

from getting the materials to being ready to fish, i could probably have one done in 3 days maybe 2 if i didnt have homework or school.

[namyau]

nice rod there - yeah the colour scheme is a bit weird for me but none the less impressive in workmanship. may have to hit you up in the future for a custom rod.

[fishyman]

in the sun havig a play

having a few casts onto the golfcourse

[fishyman]

sorry close up shots came up shit

[Mozza]

Nice work fishyman ... im extremely jealous

[Feral]

You Might want to hide that Rod Fishyman, Big Tez will mug you for it, his Favourite colours, green and purple on black!

[fishyman]

hahahahahaha good one feral,

well hopefully ill get it christened tomorrow

[reef_raider]

nice work mate, watd it set u back to build?

[fishyman]

that one cost about 190ish i think

80 US for blank

about 50 US for guides

and 60 ish for handle (mainly for the painted reel seat)

[dunney]

mate do you only build for yourself or for others?im loking at getting a 3-6kg/2-5kg in the not to distant future

[fishyman]

i build for others aswell mate

PM me if your interested in getting one made