A friend of mine approached me over a year ago with a vision. He had an idea for a rod to play up the beauty of his custom RSG Vyper reel. We discussed many things and I agreed to take on the project though it had me working in 2 new mediums, that being carbon fiber grips and acrylic components. There were issues sourcing all the needed components but I finally had all in hand this past August and set about practicing and destroying some of the new materials. In the end I'm happy with the results, it's not perfect but it was a most enjoyable adventure from routine. Roughing out the acrylic seat....
Checking the now fitted hood/grip to the seat for a perfect fit....
All dry fit on a threaded mandrel for a first look at the concept....
Now almost ready to battle Steelhead. The tip section still needs winding finish. The details..... 11' 6" CTS in clear gloss Carbon Fiber/foam core grips Acrylic reel seat/butt cap and trim pieces Lemke LC24 black hardware Liquid black winding check Black nylon windings with metallic black trim bands (visible in sunlight) Fuji BYAG guides chosen for being all black....