Building another fly rod part 2
Posted in Do-it-yourself, Fishing, Outdoor, Personal on 03/03/2009 01:15 pm by emilkrueperDue to given circumstances I have not been able to kick off this project earlier. On the 23rd of February we had a great handwork evening at home – Sarah was tailoring next to me and I was glueing the grip and wrapping the guides onto the fly rod blank.
I bought my parts from the US and Germany. The main reason for this is plain simple. In Germany I haven’t found any dealer for the stripping guides.
- Loop Green Line series blank in 9′3″ and the specified line class is #6-7
- Cork Fly Rod Grip Reverse Half Wells – supreme quality
- Fuji Concept Stripping Guides – SiC ring in 16 and 12 /w Chrome finish
- Struble Fly Rod Reel Seat – Standard Uplocking U-3 – Polished Alum. /Cocobolo
- Pacific Bay Snake Guides in 2,2,2,2,3,4,5 Chrome finish
- Pacific Bay Fly Rod Tip Top – Chrome finish / Std. loop / size 5 tube
- Pacific Bay Aluminum Winding Check – TiCH finish / 0.342 in. I.D.
On Sunday I am going to take it with me to the coast. I am already very excited.
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
[…] time. And last but not least this Sunday I am finally going to have a day on the coast to test my new self built fly rod. I am going to meet there with Marco, a friend of mine. Sarah expects me to […]