Spiel Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 A while back I was asked by a friend to build a custom Brook Trout rod for his annual fly in trips. "No biggie" I said. Then he asked if I could make the reel seat look like a Brook Trout, well that was going to take me into new territory. I accepted the challenge and when his name came up in my build book I set to work. I was more than comfortable with all aspects of this build with the exception of the "Brook Trout" themed reel seat. Ideas cooked for a bit in my mind, then I came up with a design but I needed someone willing to take on the painting of the components I had envisioned. I reached out to my very talented friend Brandon Trafananko up on the Bruce Peninsula. He jumped at the chance to be part of this project. So in short, here are some pictures of the project from start to finish. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Outstanding art and workmanship! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Awesome as always bud . What material are you using for the reel seat ? Can you share your set up on shaving the shape ? Looks like a rotor bit ,but how are you holding the stock to shape ? If it,s a secret,I understand . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Enwinde Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 That butt cap is awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy28 Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Wow - that is one beautiful rod! Kudos to you sir Thanks for sharing Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 16 hours ago, misfish said: Awesome as always bud . What material are you using for the reel seat ? Can you share your set up on shaving the shape ? Looks like a rotor bit ,but how are you holding the stock to shape ? If it,s a secret,I understand . The material Brian is white acrylic turned to shape on my metal and to mortise it for the reel I have a bull nose router bit in a metal lathe/mill combo and a vertical riser to hold in place on the cross slide. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamona Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 "No biggie" Looks lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 beautiful...wow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Where I used to fish brookies involved miles of hiking through cedar trees and underbrush following little blue line creeks. That rod is waaaaay to nice for that!!! lol BTW Spiel, I had a buddy over for a beer last week... Noel says hello. I want to go to Alaska too!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted April 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 30 minutes ago, grimsbylander said: Where I used to fish brookies involved miles of hiking through cedar trees and underbrush following little blue line creeks. That rod is waaaaay to nice for that!!! lol BTW Spiel, I had a buddy over for a beer last week... Noel says hello. I want to go to Alaska too!! Always a good time in Noel's company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshtrax Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackerjack Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 Sweet! \ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 well done as always Spiel thanks for sharing. Art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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