Hello everyone,
It's been quite a while since I've posted a rod build. My wife and I had our first child in January (Sophia) so things have been crazy. I managed to
finally get this rod finished and it will be my main bass rod from the kayak. Jann's netcraft 8' light spinning e-glass blank (comes labeled as a
5/6wt fly blank), fenwick style grip, black DL aluminum seat, mini fighting butt stained with 2 coats of minwax polyshades, then 2 coats of spar, Forecast
single foot ceramic guides to help casting in dirty bass water. The rod is wrapped in gudebrod dark brown with goldenrod tipping at the winding check,
14", 16", and 18" measuring marks done with a single inlay of the goldenrod thread. Finish is 5 coats of permagloss for a nice low build but
rock solid finish and the rod is still on the stands as I just did the 5th coat 1 hour ago. Here's the pics.
Fenwick grip, DL Seat, and Fighting Butt
Winding Check Trim Wrap and Measuring Marks
Stripper and Low Build Finish
Single Foot Guide
Measuring Marks Closeup
I really like the goldenrod trim with the dark brown thread and in some light the wraps almost look like garnet. Nice.
Lou
photo by turtledoc |
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E-Glass 7.5' Jann's Netcraft Glass- New Build
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E-Glass 7.5' Jann's Netcraft Glass- New Build |
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Posts: 411 (04/25/08 22:51:59) |
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Loudog99 |
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Master Guide
Posts: 412 (04/25/08 22:54:50) |
Forgot to mention that it is a staggered ferrule as I cut 6" from the butt section to make it a 7'6". This actually made it a bit more powerful
so it should be more of a 6/7wt now.
Lou |
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Master Guide
Posts: 284 (04/26/08 04:02:26) |
Very nice Lou! I like the grip/seat/fb configuration and the measuring marks look cool! Hopefully you will have time to test it soon on the water.
Vlad 
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Posts: 71 (04/26/08 04:50:17) |
beautiful work lou.
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pearow |
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Master Guide
Posts: 1020 (04/26/08 05:55:58) |
good looking build lou; glad you got her finished-p-
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Posts: 1760 (04/26/08 07:11:37)
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Lou...great week. That baby will rock your world, eh? I know ours did...but all in wonderful ways. |
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Master Guide
Posts: 1714 (04/26/08 08:09:34) |
do you think the 8' version is a true 5\6? what kind of ferrule do these blanks come with? looks like a beautiful build.
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Master Guide
Posts: 194 (04/26/08 15:40:54) |
Lou
Good looking rod, nice job. I was told by someone that the Jann's E-glass blanks were built by Batson, but I don't know that for sure.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely!
Barry |
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Loudog99 |
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Posts: 413 (04/26/08 16:35:33) |
Thanks everyone. LArry I would say that the 8' version is for sure a true 5/6. The shortened version cast great with a WF7F, but not so great with a WF6F
Headstart which is like a bass bug taper. Too much weight up front and the tip wouldn't handle it.
These blanks are very similar to the Forecast E-glass so it wouldn't surprise me and the fact that it is a 2 pc is great since the Batson's are all 1 pc. The ferrule is a standard tip over butt. HTH, Lou |
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beauglass |
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Master Guide
Posts: 211 (04/26/08 18:30:14) |
Nice looking rod Lou. I bet it will be a good one for a long time.
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Master Guide
Posts: 84 (04/26/08 19:23:35) |
Lou,
What was the model or order #? TIA Mike B.
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Loudog99 |
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Master Guide
Posts: 414 (04/26/08 21:22:24) |
Hey Mike,
The model # is 297104. It's the last blank listed in the Jann's on-line catalog under Tubular Fiberglass Blanks. They also have another 2 pc blank in a 6.5' model rated as a medium action and medium power rod. Would probably make a killer short 8wt for bass bugging or southern florida mangrove fishing. This blank was a steal for the measly $12 it cost. HTH, Lou |
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Master Guide
Posts: 85 (04/27/08 07:56:59) |
Lou,
Thanks. That was what I thought the blank was. Mike B.
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Wabass |
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Sport
Posts: 4 (05/01/08 14:27:34) |
Very nice Lou,Do have a question what size guides did you use?...Thanks,Alan
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Loudog99 |
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Master Guide
Posts: 418 (05/02/08 11:11:01) |
Hey Allan,
Size 12 stripper, 1 size 8 single foot and size 6 single foot to the tip. I use 8 guides on 7.5 foot rods, not the usual 9 guides that most use on graphite. HTH, Lou |
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Sport
Posts: 5 (05/02/08 12:10:26) |
Thanks for the info Lou,Alan
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Wabass |
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Sport
Posts: 6 (05/02/08 12:12:43) |
Oh and congrat's on the new baby girl!!!!....Alan
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flyflingerandy1 |
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Master Guide
Posts: 195 (05/02/08 16:30:50) |
Thanks for the inspiration. i need to just build a rod and get it over. haha. congrats on the little one. we have a 1yr old and he is just incredible.
Andy |
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Loudog99 |
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Posts: 503 (10/21/08 14:55:35) |
Just wanted to mention that I just put this rod up for sale in the Fly rods for Sale Forum in case anyone is interested. Need to fund another Lami- this time
the 8' 5wt.
Thanks, Lou |
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