Thread: New winter projects...

Just found out my boy will be changing squadrons in the Navy, and will be returning to the East coast when he gets back from his current assignment. He will be meeting us in GS for a week or so in May and will be getting the "Blue' for a late Christmas present - and probably another if I can find one before spring. If any of y'all have some vintage junk hanging in the garage, I would be interested.

2 piece, 7-9ft. Med heavy, or heavy. Grips and guides do not matter - just need a good blank.

Tried the 3 thread top wrap. Chartruse Green, yellow and a brown sacrificial. Pulled the brown - did not like it, so I pulled the green and left the yellow. It "moved" wonderfully - but I did not like the color match to the finished idea. Stripped it all and started over with a 2 thread top coat - Chartruse Green and brown sacrificial.
YES! I will post pics when the finish is completed. Ran out of thread and had to order more for the butt section.

Brownie is done. The Tiger was an adventure, and personally not my favorite wrap. But hey some like it weird. It's s solid rod and will make a nice pier rod this spring.

Winter projects DONE! Sorta like finishing a good book, a bit depressing.
Bummer is I still have 4 months till they see salt. May find a warm day and see how they handle a few 10lb stripers on the lake .

Well done,

Nice work there RamZ!

Looks good! I've been thinking about getting a starter kit to finish my own blanks for years, and somehow never have.

Thanks All for the kind words.

And fordguy, go for it! It's a great hobby that I have grown to love over the last several months. I find it challenging and relaxing at the same time. Does not cost much if you stay simple to start.

Ironman - had no luck on the 706, but lucked out on 3 704Z's with free shipping on fleabay - on budget!. I'll clean them up, hang one on the Blue for my boy, one for the cobia rod Todd has been holding and I've got another old Heddon to rework for the extra.
Running out of rack space, gonna have to start selling something to support the habit!

Had some time left, and snagged a Diawa 1125, 2 pc surf rod at the local flea market - and several others. It's a rare Made in the good ole' USA blank, and did not need refinishing. Just new guides and a new urethane finish. I struggled with color selection, and cut off more thread than I ended up wrapping. Ended up with a blue/green deco wrap and doubled up the guide wraps for the Biggun's.