Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Fishing Rods => Fishing Rods => Topic started by: cbar45 on April 13, 2026, 02:29:08 PM

Title: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: cbar45 on April 13, 2026, 02:29:08 PM
Rattle-canned the blank with an undercoat of white to retain color; it's a bit brighter in person.

chad
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on April 13, 2026, 02:37:45 PM
Well dang, that's beautiful. Well done.
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: quang tran on April 13, 2026, 02:56:51 PM
 Very nice
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: oldmanjoe on April 13, 2026, 04:46:41 PM
 :)  That is nice string art . Let`s see the rest of the rod !
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: MACflyer on April 13, 2026, 07:35:09 PM
Wow! Beautiful work you're doing there.
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: jgp12000 on April 13, 2026, 09:28:02 PM
You will never lose it :D what reel is slated for that pretty rod?
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: Hardy Boy on April 14, 2026, 12:59:26 AM
It does look good !! Well done.

Cheers

Todd
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: oc1 on April 14, 2026, 06:12:05 AM
You have some serious skills there Chad.
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: cbar45 on April 14, 2026, 09:41:36 AM
Hey mahalos for the positive feedback. I didn't take photos of the running guides, but it's the same color scheme with neon under-wraps on a black blank.

Rod is slated to be paired with the old Shimano Beastmaster 2-Speed; some of the land-based fishing here allows for the winds to take your bait quite a ways out.
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: jgp12000 on April 14, 2026, 10:59:14 AM
Glow in the dark accents would be nice for night fishing ;D
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: cbar45 on April 14, 2026, 11:16:39 AM
Quote from: jgp12000 on April 14, 2026, 10:59:14 AMGlow in the dark accents would be nice for night fishing ;D

That'd be nice. I've been searching for a long-lasting GITD thread that doesn't end up looking muted under several coats of finish. Hear the powder pigments are the way to go for night fishing.
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on April 14, 2026, 11:20:42 AM
The grand irony of GITD stuff is that it absorbs UV light and slowly re-emits as visible light.

But with UV inhibitors in the epoxy...
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: Jighead on April 14, 2026, 01:02:50 PM
Incredible
Title: Re: Neon chartreuse on a Gator-Glass
Post by: steelfish on April 14, 2026, 04:58:52 PM
it looks awesome , congrats