I recently had both the privilege and the honour of breathing a fresh new look into a piece of Old School Steelhead History.
There were a lot of uncertainties around this old school rod build (it's not a factory option blank), but I was able through the generous help of a few friends and my own knowledge to eventually know what I had in hand. While I did not reguide the rod itself, I was tasked with replacing the 19" old and worn out ringless cork handle back to a more modern and functional grip with old school aluminum sliding rings and making a dedication decal to honour both it's source and the original owner that had it custom built at L.G Custom Tackle way back when.
This is the end result......