Garry2Rs Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Last summer, a friend brought me some feathers from a Blue Jay that was dead beside the highway. This week I inlaid a few of these into a blue Tiger Wrap casting rod I am working on. The rod blank is a Mag Bass 843, which means it's a 7' medium heavy rod, rated for 1/4 to 3/4 ounce baits and best suited for Pitching, Jig&Pig, Spinnerbaits or Texas Rigs. The cork pieces were hand made on my old lathe and the reel seat threads were shortened to exactly fit my Calcutta and Chronarch reels. This is how it looks so far... Feather detail... Rear Tiger detail... Front Tiger detail Trimming the threads on the reel seat gets rid of about 1/2 inch of unneeded threads. I think it makes for a nice "custom fitted" look when the reel is attached. Garry2R's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mHooked Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) Very nice. Wish I had the time and patience to try something like that. Looks good! Edited October 26, 2012 by I'mHooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepps Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nice, looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) That is very cool Garry. I really like that feather touch. Edited October 26, 2012 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Sweet pole Garry !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Nice! Very nice looking rod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry2Rs Posted October 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Thanks guys. I really like turning my own grips, making the lines flow together. The guides went on this morning. It's been on the dryer since about 9AM. Today was very windy, but it looks like things are calming down. If that holds, I'll water test it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Very Unique Garry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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