I was commissioned to build a rod for one of our favorite peach state residents. (JGP12000)
He wanted a modern rod that a vintage reel would look "at home" on. Green, white, and gold, were the colors we settled on.
The blank is a late 90s brown finish Shikari 6'-2" and I'd estimate 8-15# line rating.
We settled on using Fuji KR guides but the layout is a bit closer to a "cone of flight" arrangement because he's probably gonna run mono line. 7 guides plus tip.
Looking forward to him updating the thread with the first fish he lands on it.
Looks really good , nice thread work . >:D The only thing I see wrong is when you took the picture of the cone of flight , there was a little flex in the stick and the tip top is not centered . :fish
nice work Jason, I like the marbling job
Looks really good Jason. Hope to see it soon with an old reel and a new fish.
I have to say Jason exceeded my expectations !It is truly a work of art,the marbling,green thread & brown graphite blank,it is the best looking modern/vintage rod I have ever seen!
I wanted a 712 on there but it felt
Too heavy.I tried one of my 2062s & it felt perfect.The Maroon kinda blends with the brown blank.I will test drive it this evening.Jason did some test casts & reports= a mile. My 2062
Seems to be a good match it casts a mile with it's given spool design. My pictures do it no Justice, :al
Update:I tried the 716 I got from Fred years ago & its a match! Unbeknownst to me Jason matched the green thread to PENN greenie paint ,WOW!
The 716 is the Perfect reel weight for the rod & looks better in the sun.I will get more better photos.
In the sun
That green Penn looks great on that rod.
Happy place,it does in fact cast a mile...
Very nice, don't see many shikari blanks,that's a gem
In the sun brown graphite
Beautiful combo, James!
Great work, Jason!
Very nice!
Very snazzy! Nice work.