runningfish
Well-known member
Well back to building again....sorta... after 4 years of void. This time because the "voice" in head told me that I needed a 7wt spey rod :jaw:
I Called Steve Godshall and asked him to procure a blank and to work on the grips for me. I've always asked him to work on the double hand grips as his works are just excellent and rationally priced. And they balance so well with the rod with a mix of rubber, composite, and premium cork grade.
I believed this would be my number 15 and my 5th double hand rod build.
Had to open some boxes looking for old threads, epoxy, etc last night and will probably make some warm up wraps before start wrapping it next weekend or ......next year.
I am planning just to do simple quick non decorative wraps with dark threads to keep it low profile and light. Was planning to wrap it with silk threads but don't think it's a good idea for a rod that heavy with thin epoxy finish. shoot....this just reminds me that I need go get some alcohol to thin the epoxy.....this going to be a slow lazy build.
by the way, the blank is Gary Anderson 7wt 12'7" Elite, the last rod I built was also a Gary Anderson Elite switch 2wt 10'8" or maybe 10'10". I valued highly Gary's blank as much as Bob's, they are just unbeatable especially if you are building them yourselves........and building a double hand isn't hard at all; you just need to wrap more guides..that's all.
Go get 'em guys.
I Called Steve Godshall and asked him to procure a blank and to work on the grips for me. I've always asked him to work on the double hand grips as his works are just excellent and rationally priced. And they balance so well with the rod with a mix of rubber, composite, and premium cork grade.
I believed this would be my number 15 and my 5th double hand rod build.
Had to open some boxes looking for old threads, epoxy, etc last night and will probably make some warm up wraps before start wrapping it next weekend or ......next year.
I am planning just to do simple quick non decorative wraps with dark threads to keep it low profile and light. Was planning to wrap it with silk threads but don't think it's a good idea for a rod that heavy with thin epoxy finish. shoot....this just reminds me that I need go get some alcohol to thin the epoxy.....this going to be a slow lazy build.
by the way, the blank is Gary Anderson 7wt 12'7" Elite, the last rod I built was also a Gary Anderson Elite switch 2wt 10'8" or maybe 10'10". I valued highly Gary's blank as much as Bob's, they are just unbeatable especially if you are building them yourselves........and building a double hand isn't hard at all; you just need to wrap more guides..that's all.
Go get 'em guys.
