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Spiel

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  1. Things don't stay "secret" long these days pal, sadly.
  2. That's fantastic Ron though I suspect it'll affect my bottom line. Strikes Ron's name out of build book* 😆
  3. Pacific salmon.....ewwwww Not in the headwaters of native trout streams, thank you.... NO!
  4. I was going to mention the ugly hoodie but I figured I'd let it pass. Hi Bruce.
  5. A little "Sound" out in the "Garden" today while I clean up the yard.
  6. What to do with yet another batch of garden tomatoes....... Make soup, then make a loaf of bread and then dine on fresh home made tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Yum yum!
  7. Awesomeness right there guys. I need to get back to that lake some day.
  8. Ewwww, salmon..... 😂
  9. 1" is pretty normal sliding ring diameter Brian, in fact the factory rods are thinner at 0.926" As for length, that too is pretty standard on 13' rods (18.5" - 20"). I did turn the 18"s of cork before I knew what I was doing to trim it off at the ends so it can be shortened for the customer if desired, that's easier than lengthening it. If I were to drop in a fixed reel seat (5"s) with a rear grip of 6"s that would leave the fore grip of 9"s, not all out of place for a float rod. And yes, shorter rear grips are definitely the way to go, nothing should stick out beyond your elbow.
  10. I'm currently elbow deep in a sliding ring handle, I will state openly that I much prefer highly customized fixed reel seats over sliding ring handles on lengths as long as this one. 20.25"s is the finished handle length, sanded free hand to 1" OD. Shown dry fit on all thread. Let the gluing begin.
  11. I use a metal lathe Albert for consistent accuracy and while I do sand to for a clean surface before finishing sanding the parts to shape would be incredibly laborious. The "chip out" issue was at the stage of inletting the parts to conceal the front aluminum reel foot hood. You can see how thin it gets in these images.
  12. Yes, just another (yummy) pizza, but this time using homemade sauce from (gifted) big ass orange heirloom tomatoes and garden fresh basil. Topped with Bacon, Mushroom, Onion and BBQ'd baby Bell Peppers. Yum, yum!
  13. Well I thought I'd share something fresh out of the shop this morning. This rod will soon be heading to BC to battle Saltwater Steelies on the Skeena watershed. I honestly have not been grinding builds out of the shop for years now, just a handful each year and my friend has been patiently waiting over three years for me to get this one under construction. His desire was for me to use a beautiful piece of stabilized Juniper burl but it was not cooperating with me, it kept chipping out so I convinced him into going with a piece of Big Leaf Maple burl. He liked it very much, I hope y'all do as well. Happy Saturday Folks, time to wind guides.
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