Spiel 164 Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 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 post Share on other sites
Tomcat 3 Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 Outstanding art and workmanship! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
misfish 1,596 Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 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 post Share on other sites
Chuck Enwinde 58 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 That butt cap is awesome. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
gordy28 91 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Wow - that is one beautiful rod! Kudos to you sir Thanks for sharing Andrew 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spiel 164 Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 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 post Share on other sites
mamona 98 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 "No biggie" Looks lovely! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AKRISONER 629 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 beautiful...wow 1 Link to post Share on other sites
grimsbylander 448 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 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 post Share on other sites
Spiel 164 Posted April 6 Author Report Share Posted April 6 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 post Share on other sites
Freshtrax 34 Posted Wednesday at 01:16 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:16 PM Beautiful! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Crackerjack 4 Posted Wednesday at 04:37 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:37 PM Sweet! \ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
aplumma 290 Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM well done as always Spiel thanks for sharing. Art 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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