Forgive me for being such a terrible photographer but I did manage to upload some photos of a Spin cast rod built on one of Mud Hole's purple blank. They are in "Grips handles and seats'' and in "Guide wraps".
Gives you an idea about what shade of purple the blanks are.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2007 07:05PM by Jay Hunt.

are they decent rods?

wow that is a light purple...would be better if it was a midnight purple



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2007 04:39PM by jon edwards.

I have built a rod on the purple and pink blanks that mudhole offers. Actually they are not bad blanks I made mine for my girlfriend and her daughter they came out very nice.

I think they are very nice blanks. Very light weight. I built this one for my auto mechanic's wife and she loves it.
Jon, they are a Lavender color , not true Purple. Dark Purple wraps look great. I tried Dark Green, didn't like it, too harsh.

I used dark purple and metallic silver came out very nice I have pics of the marbeling I did on the purple bland came out very nice if you ask me lol. The pics are in my gallery if you want to take a peak.

Brent, that is very nice. Did you underlay it with White thread ?

the rod and wraps look great(i meant the blank color being better if it was a midnight purple)

Yes Jay the person who taught me to marbel said he has better results when marbeling over thread so thats what I did. That was the first one I have ever done I have done another since than when I get home I will post some pics of that rod

I agree Jon. They are not the color purple that you see on the web site, but close. And my photography efforts do not do them justice.

Jay, the purple wraps look good with the blank. I have a purple and a pink blank that I am building for two of my grandaughters. What is the name/number of the purple thread you used? I like the contrast. I have turned a white pearl acrylic reel seat for one of the rods, and have ordered some purple acrylic to turn for the other one.

Jay the rod looks great. Yes, these are great graphite blanks, for a little more than $10 you should try one, heck two for that matter, we have sold tons. If you don' like them you can always return them. They can be found on the web page below.
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To go with these blanks, try some of our colored reel seats, guides and EVA
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Also, don't forget our Extreme Camo blanks, reel seats and cork
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PS - Look for more economical colored blanks soon.....

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That Is Beautiful! I like the forgrip detail too. How did you match the colors so well, and what is it made of?

I used a pink Mudhole blank to build a saltwater boat rod for my sister. (one of the special purchace blanks of undisclosed origin) She is a half-day boat skipper. It is a fun rod and gets fished almost every day by people with varied experience. She loves it, but we are both sad that the blank color didn't hold up. It has faded to almost white in about two months. The wraps are still like new. In all fairness though, this rod lives in the sun 7 days a week. I have been studying the posts on coloring/painting rods and plan to refinish a beat-up Seeker 196 for her using 2 stage auto paint!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2007 09:42PM by Bill Lane.

Bill,the 2 stage is the way to go if you have the facility to do it in.I`ve done several with Glasruit auto finish with amazing results.Add some flex additive to the clear coat and it is tough as nails.

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

Bill , the inlays are foam purchased from Wal Mart. Mike Barkley posted a photo of this material and I had to try it .
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I made a little biscuit cutter to cut out the rings.
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Fran, the thread I used was Gudebrod "A" #524 Purple

Bill Lane,,I don't have the color matching talents,,,,,My wife does, she's the artist , not me.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2007 10:59PM by Jay Hunt.