Finished My Buddy's New Rod

[papajoe222]

After a few attempts at it, I finally finished the rod I was building for a friend. This is the pattern I ended up with;

 

While I was in the mood, I also finished rewrapping an old rod of mine;

 

I'd love to start on another as this has become a passion for me, however actually fishing is an obsession and that trumps any passion.   I guess the next one will have to wait until the off season.

 

It's a Baston graphite 7ft. med with a moderately fast tip.  The seat and guides are Fuji and the butt cap, trim ring and winding check are from Mud Hole's line.  The thread is Kaleidoscope by FishHawk and I used FlexCoat products.

[EvanT123]

That looks pretty sweet. Can you tell us any more blank, guides, reel seat?

[jtharris3]

Both look pretty nice.