LOOP 990-4 Cross S-1

Finished up a build for LOOP USA. This is the second time that I've been asked to build a rod for them that they will be giving to a friend.

The blank was matched up with a set of Recoil Black Pearl stripping and snake guides. Carbon fiber wrapped full wells grip, American Tackle reel seat and Pro Wrap Purple thread.
With the crazy weather going on, it took awhile to get this one ready for finish. After a few warm days I was able to apply the coat and get it to dry properly.

Looking forward to the next one.

BLUE HALO 8' 5wt 3pc

Just finished this one and delivered it to it's new owner.
Built on a Blue Halo Gen2 glass blank in Jade color. Custom carbon fiber grip and wrapped the recoil guides in a teal colored thread.

This thing looks like a light saber out in the light.

BLUE HALO 7'6" 3pc 3/4 wt

My friends at Blue Halo sent down a couple of their new Generation 2 fiberglass blanks. This one is a 7' 6" 3/4 wt that is translucent in color.

Wrapped the grip in carbon fiber and matched the reel seat to it. Used a Black Pearl colored Recoil guide for a stripper and black snake guides the rest of the way.

Wrapped the whole thing in Canary Yellow and added a snake guide for the hook keeper.

Finished it up with Flex Coat light build. I think it came out great and its almost ready to ship back to Blue Halo for someone to enjoy.

Really like the way the guide shows through the finish against this blank.

Here is the finished rod.

 

 

SAGE ONE 890-4 custom build

Built this custom for the VP of Alamo Fly Fishers on a Sage One 890-4 blank.
Guides are Recoil Black Pearls
Grip is a custom carbon fiber wrapped as well as the fighting butt
Reel seat is American Tackle in black with a carbon fiber insert.
Wrapped in black metallic thread and trimmed in metallic gold to match the Sage logo.

 

 

Loop Cross S1 5wt

Just finished up the Cross S1 build that I've been working on between other builds.
Wrapped it in Burnt Orange with Black trim to match the Loop real with the custom painted spool.
All of the guides are Black Pearl Recoils and the grip is one of my custom carbon fiber wrapped. Looking forward to using this on trout this fall as well as a small river rod.

Another Kabuto Build

To quote The Fiberglass Manifesto, "Glass is not Dead".
There has been a resurrection of fiberglass fly rods over the last few years and I was glad to be able to build on a Kabuto glass blank. These blanks are true pieces of art and add class to the fiberglass market.
I built this rod on a Kabuto 765-3  five weight blank which is 7'6" in length and consists of three sections.

Using a custom carbon fiber wrapped grip which was paired with a carbon fiber insert in the reel seat for a little more modern touch. I used black pearl Recoil stripping guide and snake guides to round it off. It was wrapped in burgundy thread with black accent wraps and finished with a light coat of finish.

LOOP Cross S1 Flatsman 10wt build

This was pretty cool. I was contacted by a rod manufacturer to do a special build for them. I had free reign and they sent the blank and a reel with a custom spool for me to use as color reference. Decided to black it out, used recoil guides and after making the grip I wrapped it in carbon fiber to match the reel seat. Since the spool of the reel is the centerpiece I decided not to take away from it so I just used a matching color as accent wraps. It is a 10wt 4pc Loop.