Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Nice Job Mick! I think you showed it who's BOSS!!!!
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Doug Moore
Registered: March 2005
Location: League City, Texas
Posts: 435
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As it turned out Mick, it was worth the trouble. Very nicely done!
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Regards,
Doug
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,061
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I know one vet who will be very happy. Good going.
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Earl Baughman
Registered: March 2006
Location: Ca.
Posts: 27
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That is a fantastic job. Makes me feel like I should stand-up. God Bless America and Those That Serve.
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Emory Harry
Registered: April 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 119
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Mich,
That is an excellent job. I hope that he likes it. Plus that blank looks very familiar to me.
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,715
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Beautiful work Mick. I love the combination.
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Thanks guys. All troubles aside, it was a cool project.
Emory, do you have the specs for that blank? Besides having a great feel to it, it is stunning. When I took it into the sun, my wife started drooling over it. The feel of it was just begging to be made into a catfish rod for her.
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Also, I wanted to mention to anyone not following the DAV projects, that I did not do any of the grip or reel seat work. The credit for that goes to John Bunner.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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That came out really nice. Despite all teh hassles you went through, you ended up with a unique themed rod, with a funny ass story. CAn't beat that.
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Thanks Billy. The whole rod design was a combined effort with Jeff Harding, John Bunner and Mike Barkley. That's what really made it fun, working with these guys and bouncing ideas off of each other. It was a real pleasure. I'm looking forward to final pics when Jeff does the marbleing.
The effort and the story was a bonus. lol
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Emory Harry
Registered: April 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 119
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Mick,
That blank is a Lamiglas Certified Pro blank, an XC78M.
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