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Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.22.harborcom.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 02:26PM
Hello All!
Our local fishing forum has had a member's son fall do to terrorism. His Humvee that he was a gunner on was blown up by a land mine. He has suffered multiple injuries including the loss of one ear and one eye. He has shrapnel throughout his body from head to toe, some of which will be left in do to risk of infection. We thought it would be generous of us to offer this man something for his bravery. He has received a purple heart BTW. What gift could we offer him? Being this stemmed from a fishing forum, what better gift than a fully rigged custom fishing pole? So, that is where we are. We want this rod to be something special from all of us. We know only a couple of things about his fishing type. We know he can us a bait caster, he his right handed, and his dad fishes allot with a worm. Oh yea! They only bass fish. There fishing is mostly done in lakes and the reel we will be using is the Shimano Curado model 200bsf. That is about all we know thus far. We would like the most virsitel rod we can offer becuase of the fact we don't know his primary fishing needs. Our question is, what type of set-up would you offer this guy? We need model number and all for the blank because we are dummies on the art of rod building. This is VERY important to all of us as you can understand. This fine hero has put his life on the line for all of us, we need to show a little appreciation. If additional info is requested or you would like a link to our local fishing board, please feel free to email my at inshoreslam@gmail.com Thank You for your time and for your offerings. Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: April 06, 2005 02:31PM
I would contact his dad and ask for more specific information. "Versatile" rods often aren't very good at any particular thing. It shouldn't be too hard to narrow down the type of fishing and gear that the young man prefers. If you're going to do this, you might as well get him a rod that is "spot on" right from the start.
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Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.22.harborcom.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 02:51PM
Good Point Mr Kirkman!
We just hate to bother them much at this trying time. They "his whole family" are staying at and near the Walter Reed Hospital around Washington D.C. . This has been a very tramatic week for them. Thank you for your assistance, we might just need to find out more Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.22.harborcom.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 02:53PM
Good Point Mr Kirkman!
We just hate to bother them much at this trying time. They "his whole family" are staying at and near the Walter Reed Hospital around Washington D.C. . This has been a very tramatic week for them. Thank you for your assistance, we might just need to find out more Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Bob Balcombe
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Date: April 06, 2005 04:14PM
Chip what you might also do is contact the sponcers on your left. I know Bob Lee at Pac Bay is involved with building rods for our troups. You might contact him
Good Wraps Bob Chip if you did not have a hidden address in your profile you might get more info Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.22.harborcom.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 04:26PM
Sorry! I didn't notice the email addy hidden. Thanks for pointing that out, but I did include it in my post, but I will also fix the hidden address.
inshoreslam@gmail.com Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.22.harborcom.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 04:32PM Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: April 06, 2005 04:34PM
I hate to take up so much board space for this post but maybe this will be of help to your group. A picture of the rod with the Sargents Stripes can be located on the old photo board. If you will send me an email I will do all I can to help you out. Your email address is hidden on this board. You need to go to your profile and confirm your email where we can email you.
Custom Rod For Sargent Casey Hoffmann 2003 US Army Veteran Iraq War 2003 "Here Comes Trouble" This custom rod was commissioned by Gammy, Bryan, Kelly, mom and dad while Casey was messing around with the Arabs in the desert. This rod will allow Casey to snatch trout and redfish from the marsh using his latest new fishing technique. When Casey slowly wiggles the Holographic Tip Top close to the water the trout and redfish will come to the side of the boat to take a look at the "Lord of the Rings" colors. "Here Comes Trouble" can quickly snare the fish in the lips with the hook and yank the startled fish into the boat. Any rod equipped with the American Tackle Holo Guides must be registered as a dangerous weapon with the Wild Life and Fisheries Department. This rod may get Casey put in the slammer again if he refuses to apply for the permit. The builder also suggests the purchase of a case to conceal the rod while transporting through Belle Chasse - pawn shops have placed a premium on Rods wif dem purdy guides. Model Length Piece Line Wt Lure Wt Butt Tip Action Forecast Power 844 7' 1 8-17 1/4-3/4 .500 5.5 Mod/Fast Med The rod blank is finished in gloss forrest green. The builder placed the spine of the rod on the top centerline. The Size 16 Blank Exposed Reel Seat was installed using U-40 Rod Bond Epoxy Adhesive and two internal graphite bushings. This process insures maximum "hand feel" when detecting light fish bite. The nine inch Grade AAA rear cork grip, 3 1/2" inch fore grip and winding check were hand fitted and installed using U-40 Rod Bond. The placement of the guides was detemined by loading the blank and test casting. The guides are American Tackle stainless steel titanium coated, TiCh, with the Holographic Rings. The super hard Titanium Nitride coating provides maximum heat dissipation and is highly resistant to abrasion by braided line. No/Item with Foot Ground 5 HZTS 08, 07, 06 HoloSgl VF TiCh 2HZSF 10 Holo Sgl VF TiCh 1 HZDF 12 Holo Dbl Ft VF TiCh Item # with Holographic Titanium Nitride Ring 1 5.5 Holo Tip Top W/ 7 Ring All guides were wrapped with D Guidebod Black Nylon thread. Five security wraps were extended past each single foot guide to prevent pulling loose during normal wear and tear of transport and storage. A Silver J Metallic decorative trim wrap accents each guide wrap. The "US Army Sargent Chevron" decorator butt wrap is done with green - gold blends over a Silver Metallic underwrap. Decal Connection, West Palm Beach, Florida, provided the decals in Metallic Gold. The rod was finished with four coats of Flex Coat Lite Epoxy finish. Please keep this certificate in a place where it can be located if you should require warranty repair. I hope you enjoy fishing with this top quality custom fishing rod. Bill Stevens Tackle.Description Number Ten Days For Special Blank Ordering Two weeks to build and finish Vinyl Butt Cap RVB1 10 " AAA Nine Inch Cork Grip Fuji ECS Reel Seat 16 Reel Seat Internal Bushings 3 " Cork Fore Grip Winding Check and Rod Bond Holographic Guide Set 8 07 Tip Top Nylon D Thread Nylon A Thread Epoxy Resin/Trim Thread Forecast 844 Flexcoat Lite Finish Coats Name Decal Decal Connection Iraq Logo Sargent Casey 082803 Thread Key 13,22,44,22,151,65 Decal Connection Order 2535 Custom Tackle Backorder Reel Seats Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
steve parks
(---.mob.bellsouth.net)
Date: April 06, 2005 06:08PM
Chip.....may I suggest a Graphite-USA B70L. Reason being you mentioned that his dad worm fishes a lot. If Ken does also then the B70L is a great blank for that. It's lite and has plenty of back bone. Comes in a gloss charcoal grey finish. Like rodman told you, he could do the American Flags in the butt wrap. That's a quick and easy wrap to do. And it looks pretty cool.
Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Erik Kunz
(---.vascular.medtronic.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 07:59PM
Chip...
Another cosmetic idea would be to have his military insignia created in a custom decal. I've done this for a few rods. The insignia are usually easy to find as .jpg or .gif files on the web and most photo manipulation software can make easy work of turning them into black and white images suitable for printing as metallic decals. Below are a couple examples of projects I've done recently with military insignia... decals printed by Decal Connection. [www.rodbuilding.org] [www.fishingphotos.net] Erik Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: April 06, 2005 09:26PM
I sent you the earlier post with some info. If you want to do a nice bass rod. Subsititute the Rainshadow IMB 783 for the blank listed which is a popping rod.
Gon Fishn Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.client.mchsi.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 10:41PM
I hope this helps in choosing which set-up to go with. This is a copy and paste from our forum by one of the members that is in contact with our sodiers dad. Also the ISS is me, that is short for my screen name of inshoreslam.
Thank you for your help! Our cause is of utmost importance. quote: ISS , THIS MIGHT HELP, FROM BAMA Tim, I think maybe a medium action rod and around 6 1/2 ft. The curado is a fine reel and he would be great. I told him what everyone on fishing forum was doing and he was very grateful. He needs some good news as you can imagine the emotional toll this has put him through. He fishes with a lot with buzz baits, spinners and soft plastics so maybe a rod that would work with a variety of baits.. Thanks for everyone you guys are doing. I am going to update everyone tomorrow. It has been a long day with very little sleep and will be going to bed shortly. Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.client.mchsi.com)
Date: April 06, 2005 10:42PM
I hope this helps in choosing which set-up to go with. This is a copy and paste from our forum by one of the members that is in contact with our sodiers dad. Also the ISS is me, that is short for my screen name of inshoreslam.
Thank you for your help! Our cause is of utmost importance. quote: ISS , THIS MIGHT HELP, FROM BAMA Tim, I think maybe a medium action rod and around 6 1/2 ft. The curado is a fine reel and he would be great. I told him what everyone on fishing forum was doing and he was very grateful. He needs some good news as you can imagine the emotional toll this has put him through. He fishes with a lot with buzz baits, spinners and soft plastics so maybe a rod that would work with a variety of baits.. Thanks for everyone you guys are doing. I am going to update everyone tomorrow. It has been a long day with very little sleep and will be going to bed shortly. Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.22.harborcom.com)
Date: April 07, 2005 02:04PM
I hate to be presistant, but this is a HERO we are trying to help. Attatched is a letter from his mom posted on our board.
Please Help Us: inshoreslam
Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
joe meehan
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Date: April 07, 2005 02:48PM
Wow what a story. God bless him and his family for the sacrifices they've made. We worked with Dave Fuller from Great Basin Fishing rods on some rods bound for Walter Reed. Chip we can take care of any of the components you need for this project. Just drop me a line.
I will certainly keep the Bosarge's in my prayers as well as the rest of our troops in harms way. God bless them all. Warmest regards, Joe Meehan, American Tackle Co. Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Jay Lancaster
(---.clis.com.136.174.12.in-addr.arpa)
Date: April 07, 2005 04:35PM
If the blank isn't too small, how would a purple heart weave look?
Jay Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Chip Cummings
(---.22.harborcom.com)
Date: April 07, 2005 04:35PM
Mr. Meehan,
Thank you for your help in this matter, it is of utmost importance to us to help this soldier and his family. Thank you for your consideration. email sent Chip Cummings Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Phil Richmond
(---.centcom.mil)
Date: April 08, 2005 03:28PM
I've spent a year and a half in the Middle East myself for the Navy, this is an incredible story. Best wishes to the families and thanks to those doing the rods.
Phil Re: Building a couple of rods for one of our soldiers
Posted by:
Lukas
(---.sochor.at)
Date: April 15, 2005 04:00AM
Give him a new President, this @#$%& asshole is playing war all over the world!!! Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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