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9 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

1. Jim_s_First_Red_Of_The_Day_002

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9 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

2. Jim_s_First_Red_Of_The_Day_012

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10 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

3. Guide on offshore rod

This is a double wrapped guide on size A underwrap. Two coats of Flex Coat Lite and one final coat of FC High Build. The underwrap was first coated with FC CP and a coat of FC Lite before the guide was wrapped.
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10 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

4. Flag Wrap

The last time that I did this wrap was over 20 years ago. It took me a while to do this one.
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11 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

5. 26 inch redfish

13 years ago I built a rod for a customer and the deal fell through. I had never fished this rod until Wednesday. This a photo of my first catch on this rod.
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11 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

6. Redfish Weave

I didn't want too much bling on this rod. I made a small redfish weave on it and let it go at that.
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11 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

7. Eva handle assembly from Swampland Tackle

A lot easier than turning cork. I am getting lazy in my old age.
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11 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

8. Microwave guide

Microwave guide on an MHX SJ843 rod.
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11 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

9. Rod for an Aggie friend

This a weave that is on my friend's popping rod. I haven't been building much lately. Been tying a lot of flies though.
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12 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

10. Bass weave chasing frog

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12 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

11. Bass chasing frog

This weave is on an MB843 blank. The weaving took me ten hours to do.
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12 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

12. Reds on XP845

I fished on 6/1/11 and caught several reds on my Batson XP845 rod.
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12 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

13. Space shuttle

One of my friends works at NASA so I weaved a space shuttle on his rod. It will be a gift from one of my fishing pardners, his father-in-law. I still have a couple of Allstar IPB842's and used one for this rod.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

14. Weave_Pattern_001

Here is a pattern that I made using your picture. I could not make a good pattern using 25 threads...not enough definition so I doubled the pattern to 50 threads which would be a nice size on a 1/2" diameter rod using either size A or Madeira thread and size D background thread.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

15. Stingray Weave

Pattern threads are Madeira, background is Gudebrod regular size D thread, and the trim is Holland size C. Used Flex Coat CP.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

16. Gulf Silver Perch or Yellotail Weave

Weave done with Madeira thread and Gudebrod size D regular thread for the background.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

17. Catfish Weave

I did this weave on a rod for a friend that likes to fish for cats.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

18. Guide_wrap8

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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

19. Reel_seat4

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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

20. Foregrip6

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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

21. New_Redfish_Weave

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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

22. Grip on XP845 blank

I just finished turning this grip on a Batson XP845 blank and it started raining. I know, poor picture. I have not glued the grip yet but I am very excited with this blank that Karry Batson turned me on to and Lance Dupre got for me.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

23. Redfish part 2

NCP thread in the pattern with Flex Coat color preserver and two coats of Flex Coat High Build. The background thread is regular Gudebrod size D.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

24. Redfish part 1

Redfish weave done with Gudebrod size A and D as the background.
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10 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

25. Snook weave on an RX8 XP845 popping blank from Swampland Tackle

This was a bare bones build except for the weave. Nice light rod to be used with popping cork and bait. Either soft plastic lures or live shrimp is what I use with these rods. This is my second one and I really like them for catching reds.
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14 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

26. Crayfish fly

Since I have not been building rods lately (wife says I have too many) I have been indulging in my other hobby of fly tying. I guess I will have to tie another fly rod to test this pattern. How about a 7 wt. RX7?
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15 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

27. Another Red on Spiral Wrapped Steelhead rod

That is the only red that I caught today.
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15 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

28. Red on spiral wrapped rod

Here I am surf fishing with an 8 foot spiral wrapped steelhead rod.
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15 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

29. Pinfish Weave

This is 6 layer weave using Madeira polyneon thread. The background thread is size C Gudebrod NCP and finished with regular Threadmaster epoxy and TM color preserver.
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13 years ago

Ellis Mendiola

30. Oct_21_2010_002

I have been field testing a Batson XP845 popping rod that I got from Lance. I like it so much that I ordered another one. This rod is perfect for fishing in the marshes throwing cork and shrimp. I also fished the rod with a Gulp new penny shrimp and caught a couple of keeper trout.
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