One month into the challenge, there have been some really cool entries from several creative rodbuilders (13 entries from 9 builders). For those who are not sure what this Challenge is about, here is the original post: [www.rodbuilding.org]

Here is a link to the photos of Challenge entries.

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Hopefully the rest of teh guys who have accepted this challenge are working on their grip, there's only one month left. Mis the deadline, and you will hae no chance of winning the big fantastic prize.





Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/2007 09:52AM by Billy Vivona.

Re: Grip Challenge - open to ALL

Johnny come lately but I'm in!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not only am I waaaay out this league, I think some of these guys are from another planet! Really nice work!

WEll Bruce, here is your chance to step up into the next league for yourself. You don't have to do out of this world stuff to be included, just do something that YOU havne't done before, challenge YOURSELF, regardless of what everyone else is doing.

I accept the challenge!!!!

Im working on a grip now that Im doing things Ive never done before!!!!!!!

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information,which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance--that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
- Herbert Spencer

Well, it's spring steelhead season and I finally got my cork in. I don't know if I'll make it in time but I'll make it eventually. For now though I have some flies to tie, leaders to make, an SUV to pack and then get on the water and fish.

Guys, some inspiring work. Very impressive. Keep 'em coming.

Tony

As the Dad from "Raymond" used to say: "Holy Crap!"

I was gonna send a pic of the store-bought cork grip I reshaped to fit over the "non-hooded" reel seat I ordered, or the split-grip spinning handle I made with a few store-bought foregrips. I thought I was hot stuff.

Oh well. You guys are truly inspiring!

-Rob

PS I'm gonna submit my pix anyway, and hope that some other guys won't feel so bad! Besides, I've got just as good a chance of not winning the fantastic prize as that guy that did the wooden-inlayed elipses... I can't even visualize how that is possible!

I'll take the challenge, working on something new to me right now...hope it turns out!

Carrington

Geez, there were a lot of entries yesterday. I'm glad to see people stepping up.

Robert - you are hot stuff compared to what you previously done. THat's what this is about. I'm glad to see you're gonna post pics. TEh ultimate goal, is to hopefully change how some builders approach building a rod. How can I improve? What else can I do? Let me try this?