This one is spiral wrapped and built for a retired Navy Chief with an air warfare medal and I forget the other one. Built on a Rainshadow 30-80 class rod and will be paired with a Newell P447-5 or course.
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Absolutely one of the coolest rods I have ever seen. So many different reasons to like this one.
Nice but the guides don't line up.... ;D I'm slowly converting all my rods to spiral wrap, including my kokanee rods.
Excellent work my friend ;), that's one gorgeous rod.
Thanks Guys, this one stretched my skill level another notch and was fun to do as well. I plan to do all of my conventionals in spiral wrap unless the customer does not want it. I plan to also install my personal design hook keeper on all rods.
Very sweet!
Hi
Like the design, simple yet effective, especially with the black blank.
Been experimenting with spiral wraps on some of our 14' surf rods, and get all the usual comments – rings not straight, top section twisted, etc. The thing is that this simple solution removes such a huge twisting load on the rods when 'hauling' heavy loads.
Found that the direction of wrapping of the carbon/glass in the blank also effects the direction of roll, and this has an effect on the direction I roll the guides.
Just a thought – though it might not become effective until longer rods are used.
Cheers from sunny Africa
Jeri
Excellent Work Dwight! ;)
From a Chief, that is pretty cool. We salts often don't go for much new, but the spiral wrap seems to be the deal. Since he is retired, I can call him one lucky Air-dale. Air-dales on targets never realize their are real sailors aiming big underwater missiles at them, nothing lucky about that!
Ron
Wow! Dwight. That is a beauty. Dom
Dwight
That is one SHARP Rod
Mike
Thanks Guys, I just started messing with rods a few months ago and not sure yet where it is going to take me. This one was a real pleasure to do and I have to say my favorite thus far.
I started rebuilding rods for the party boat and then customers wanted to know who did the work and I think I have done 50 rods since mid July.
A lot of them are vintage rod rebuilds which are a lot of fun. Taking grandpas rod and making it into art work is cool. I did one for a guy and now his wife will not let him fish with it. She has it placed by the TV.
I have worked on power plants all my life and I have never had any artistic ability so I am baffled how I am coming with some of this stuff but customers like it.
Beautiful job man. Very nice.
Nice looking rod, the other pin looks like Enlisted Surface Warfare
Great work.
Well,
I said air-dales on targets. Most people I know would understand.
Ron
Dwight, if you are going to build more rods, I would contact Sylvia at Bullard International and order what you need (threads, sealants, coatings,...) before she closes shop on December 31, 2014.
I have been using them since he uncle Gene ran the organization.
I really should order more thread coating, but I'm out of money at the moment. I do have my threads though. :D