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  • BassResource.com Advertiser
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My sister has recently discovered that she actually likes bass fishing.  I taught my nephew to fish about 5 years ago and mom has been tagging along.  She has fished with me several times and last July we had a really good weekend and she boated bass number 6 of her lifetime, seen below.  She really has the bug now and for her birthday I am building her a Mag Bass Spinning Rod.

 

The fish that gave her the fever.

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Starting the layout

 

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7' MH MHX MB843 blank

Custom Painted Fuji SKSS reel seat in "Cherry Blossom"

MicroWave Nanolite guides

Grips I'm still trying to decide - probably going to be my first set of custom cork grips

 

I'm going to pair it with a Revo S20 reel that is black and white

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  • Super User
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Here I was expecting to see this: 

 

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But yours is MUCH nicer! :smiley:

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Here I was expecting to see this: 

 

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But yours is MUCH nicer! :smiley:

lol

  • BassResource.com Advertiser
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I cant wait to see the finished product.  I better not let the wife see something like what your building.

 

 

If you want one for her I will trade a rod build at cost for jigs and rage baits at cost.

  • BassResource.com Advertiser
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Since I have not yet produced a custom cork grip I'm happy with and pushed for time, I decided on a SK2 split grip.  Since that grip doesn't mate up with a spinning reel seat I had to do some fine tuning.

 

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5 minutes later

 

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Final mock up

 

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Looks good so far, can't wait to see the final product.

  • BassResource.com Advertiser
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 A little marbling in the split grip

 

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  • BassResource.com Advertiser
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Final coat of finish on it.

 

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3 coats of clear over the marbling.

 

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  • BassResource.com Advertiser
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That looks great with the seat. Good job of matching them up. Hard to do? Brian.

I had to mix the pink myself to get the right shade but the marbling was a piece of cake.

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