Jds63 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Posted October 23, 2013 Terrific report Chris ! thanks for putting that together ...
kemper Posted October 23, 2013 Report Posted October 23, 2013 Awesome report Chris. Glad the Spey rod is doing what you need it to!
tb4me Posted October 23, 2013 Report Posted October 23, 2013 Awesome report Chris..Well done..The fish are awesome too!
TDunn Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Nice buddy! Great read and some solid fish! TDunn
gordy28 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Great report,amazing fish. The Spey rod is awesome Cheers Gordy
Christopheraaron Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Screwed up writing this and only realized my mistake last night. I really wanted to mention that the spey rod that you see is built by none other than our own Braden Kemp (Kemper on here). Last winter I messaged him about the possibility of him building me a rod for the trip, and probably about 5 weeks of planning later I had my first spey rod! Every part of the rod was built to my specifications, handle pattern, grade of cork, reel seat material, seat hardware, guides, thread colour, blank and blank colour. Once it was built he gave me suggestions on reel selection, line, even some recommendations on casting videos! If you're interested in getting one made you can PM him, and I'm sure he'll help you out. Is this a bit of a shameless plug? Ya. But it really is shameless when the work is this good. Here are some pictures... Edited October 25, 2013 by Christopher k
Rod Caster Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 I foresee a trip out west when you get your first car! What a report! Thx for sharing.
kemper Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 Thanks for the plug there Chris. That rod was an adventure to build, that's for sure. I learned a few things... 1. I will NEVER, EVER, EVER, strip the factory colour off a blank again. Man that was a pain in my A** 2. Nuclear green is very difficult to tie over a black blank. Every small imperfection in wrapping is multiplied. Wrap, rewrap, and rewrap again until it's done right. 3. Wear sunglasses when building a rod for Chris, that thing is BRIGHT! Glad it worked well for you bud.
JoshS Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 Looks like an awesome trip and you guys did pretty good! Cool shots, those rivers look awesome.
bare foot wader Posted October 29, 2013 Report Posted October 29, 2013 wicked, glad to hear you had a good time, looks like a great trip!
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