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 Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 01:36 PM
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Rainshadow Eternity ETEC72MH-SS - Normally $191.58 - got mine during black Friday for $143.69 MVT Toray Trigger Reel Seat 13.5 - $29.42 MVT DKN Titanium Hood - $14.40 ALPS Aluminum Winding Checks - $13.72 Fuji titanium frame / torzite rings - $131.64 Winn Forecast Grips - $44.35 Note: 31 years ago, I learned how to wrap rods as a teen in Lantana Beach Fla. at a bait store I hung out at (Capt. Johns Bait and Tackle). He taught me how to wrap big saltwater rods. This is my second bass rod I've attempted since. Much harder to wrap a small diameter rod than a big saltwater rod and I can't see worth a [censored] anymore! Installed the reel seat and grips  Used metallic silver as a base and layed out a double diamond wrap  More black with gold trim band   
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 01:37 PM
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More to come ... Have to close off and trim the ends of the diamond wrap ....the eyes will take forever
Last edited by Huckleberry; 12/27/16 01:43 PM.
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 01:48 PM
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 01:50 PM
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 02:13 PM
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Stickchunker
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Nice!!
I would love to learn how to do that!
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 02:21 PM
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RiveraTackleCo.
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I'm sure it's nice...but, i cant see pics.weird?!
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 02:28 PM
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Very nice. That's in my bucket list.
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 02:54 PM
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So...if when you are done and it goes up as a "give away" put my name in the hat lol...
J/K nice work, love the grips.
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 07:16 PM
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That thing looks almost too nice to use. Great work.
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 07:45 PM
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Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 08:12 PM
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 11:32 PM
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Very impressive work!!! Looks great! But, wouldn't all that wrapping, take away/dampen the sensitivity? You spent a lot of money for a top-end blank, guides, etc. for the sensitivity right? I really don't want to sound negative, because your work is beautiful and it takes a lot of talent to produce something like that. Just curious really. All the custom blanks I've had made, I wanted them "stripped". "Less is more" type of deal... What is your experience? Again, beautiful work!!! You obviously paid attention when building the salt-water rods! I wish I had that talent. 
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/27/16 11:49 PM
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Beautiful! I wish I had the talent and the patience to do something like that.
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Re: Started working on my "Expensive Rod" ... showing off
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12/28/16 01:08 AM
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Huckleberry
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Very impressive work!!! Looks great! But, wouldn't all that wrapping, take away/dampen the sensitivity? You spent a lot of money for a top-end blank, guides, etc. for the sensitivity right? I really don't want to sound negative, because your work is beautiful and it takes a lot of talent to produce something like that. Just curious really. All the custom blanks I've had made, I wanted them "stripped". "Less is more" type of deal... What is your experience? Again, beautiful work!!! You obviously paid attention when building the salt-water rods! I wish I had that talent. I've built one "stripped" But with as sensitive as the blank is, I've found that you really can't tell a difference between one with a decorative wrap. The added weight with that diamond wrap and epoxy is really not as much as you would think. It probably wouldn't even weigh as much as a small front grip if it had one. I also balance the rod perfectly using the exact weight of the reel spooled with line that I will be using. I'll take pics of that process when I do it. I'm also going to diamond wrap the butt section ....adds to my counter weight.
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