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Fishing Rods => Alex Custom Rods => Topic started by: steelfish on April 26, 2021, 08:36:00 PM

Title: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: steelfish on April 26, 2021, 08:36:00 PM
this is a customized factory Seeker 660H 6'C  american series fishing rod, my friend wanted a rod for his kid's Bday and wanted a rod with Thor  theme.
wanted something similar to my Superman themed rod, so might find them with some similarities (kind of hard to play with colors when superman, spiderman, thor, capt america, etc share same colors ).

I wanted to try something new for the 1st time, not a big deal but I tried to wrap those chainsaw wraps before and didnt looked good, so, I think this time I got them right, I put them here as "lightnings" of Thor "god of thunder".

the rest is just really bright colored thread with some ALPS SU heavy duty guides and Shrink tube over factory hypalon which was carved to have an spiral groove around the grip, looks pretty good and offer more grip while handling it.

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Post by: steelfish on April 26, 2021, 08:37:23 PM
few more
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Post by: foakes on April 26, 2021, 09:32:59 PM
Beautiful work, Alex!

Best, Fred
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Post by: oldmanjoe on April 26, 2021, 10:25:47 PM
 :)   I said it before and i will say it again , you have a good eye for color and lay out .    Well done .
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Post by: Swami805 on April 26, 2021, 11:49:31 PM
Nice one Alex!   Looking good!
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: philaroman on April 26, 2021, 11:51:13 PM
beautiful...  
can you sneak a little electronic gizmo into the handle,
that makes intermittent thunder sounds?  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: steelfish on April 27, 2021, 12:39:43 AM
Quote from: philaroman on April 26, 2021, 11:51:13 PM
beautiful...  
can you sneak a little electronic gizmo into the handle,
that makes intermittent thunder sounds?  ;D ;D ;D

nop, that would be cool, isnt it?  imagine a sound gizmo for a Jedi fishing lightsaber, bzzzm BBzzzzmm
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: gstours on April 27, 2021, 02:30:18 AM
Yes, you nailed the gift,  you have made good progress,  your eye for colors is what will be your best friend.
Any body else will have to learn from you.   Keep doing what you love.  Just saying.🐈
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: Brewcrafter on April 27, 2021, 04:06:45 AM
Fantastic build.  Any while I will echo everyone's praise for your use of color, I also really like the small details (cookies?) with the symbols put by the guides. - john
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: oc1 on April 27, 2021, 09:05:43 AM
That's a cool Alex Shark logo too.
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Post by: Tiddlerbasher on April 27, 2021, 09:19:07 AM
Wonderful work Alex :)
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Post by: mo65 on April 27, 2021, 02:33:21 PM
That looks fantastic! 8)
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: steelfish on April 27, 2021, 04:28:23 PM
Quote from: Brewcrafter on April 27, 2021, 04:06:45 AM
I also really like the small details (cookies?) with the symbols put by the guides. - john

the simbols at the reserve of the guides  are "logos" or "simbols" related to the superhero THOR, the hammer, the helmet, loki helmet, "A" of Avengers, etc



Quote from: oc1 on April 27, 2021, 09:05:43 AM
That's a cool Alex Shark logo too.
thanks for notice it Steve, I drew that shark-Alex logo back on 1984 on a boring Chemistry class in middle school, I never imagined to actually used it on something worthy, saw it on my school books few years ago and took a picture to reproduce it on the computer.
since I was a child I found the sharks as one of the most fantastic animals in the world.

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Post by: Benni3 on April 30, 2021, 01:49:12 AM
That look cool,,,,,,, 8)
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Post by: steelfish on May 25, 2021, 07:16:10 PM
I have always said the best pictures of my rods are when they are actually being used by the owners, just like this !!

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Post by: JasonGotaProblem on May 25, 2021, 07:17:20 PM
That rag on the rail is how you know he likes it.
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: steelfish on May 25, 2021, 10:43:17 PM
Quote from: JasonGotaPenn on May 25, 2021, 07:17:20 PM
That rag on the rail is how you know he likes it.

that's the first thing I noticed too  8) 8)
Title: Re: THOR God of thunder fishing rod
Post by: Gfish on May 26, 2021, 07:25:04 AM
Ha! I know, that's how I am with my Alex Custom Baja 'Niner rod---no scratches! Lanyard always attached!
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Post by: Donnyboat on May 26, 2021, 07:44:15 AM
Great work Alex, one very happy young man, cheers Don.
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Post by: Decker on May 26, 2021, 01:52:03 PM
Sweet!   I need to put in my "Santiago" rod order soon, Alex.   :)