Blue on Green Matrix blank
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Finished transformation of 7' to 8'6" Matrix 12-25 lb blank.very cloudy for pic. Blue thread on green blank no trim. Its a plain Jane build. No frills.
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Marbilized butt grip for Matrix blank.
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I did this one a couple years ago ,had on old photo site. Didn't realize I hadn't posted on new sight. My personal best.
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Cut a red foam and dark blue foam into spirals and glued together used just hoods for reel seat and cut groove in to except reel foot. Is very light and comfortable. Total handle is 12" long because,I extended 6' ultra light by 12".
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Built three heavy duty Matrix spin rods of different weights, to find the one most suited for my needs. Center rod is marbleized and is very nice looking,gold and green swirls. Power drive on lens of camera is stuck so could not capture rods. New camera is on way so maybe next pics will be better.
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Handle on an 18" extension on Matrix blank. Used a fluorescent green mixed with white as a base for marbleizing
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Parts used in making a 8'6" rod out of a 7' Matrix blank used a piece from an old fiberglass deep sea rod,for extension.
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This is easy and fun to wrap,it starts to mess with your eyes as you get to end. I need to do some epox work before it is finnished. ED
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Aftco unibutt and ferrule assembly.
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Wrapped a single under wrap color pre.and light coat epoxy. Then triple over wraps first two wraps no color pre. and lihgt coat of epoxy on each. Last over wrap color pre. and coated all with epox. Not bad for first roller rod.
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Made a 6'Baja Boomer aftco big foot rollers.
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Baja Boomer with aftco unibutt.
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Spiral wrapped ,and they work great.
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One diamond wrap and one marbil.
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Matched set of 1086 cascade rods.
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Wanted a striper fly rod to stash on boat..Two silver trim bands in front of butt cap don't show up in pic.
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Handle on 8 wt fly rod
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The grip for metallic thunder bird and first fly rod in finishing stages of build.
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Finished grip for metallic thunder bird and first fly rod near completion.pics to follow.
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3 bucks
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I checked out Cabela's to make sure they still carry layout wrap jig and they still carry it. Its under rod wrappers and such comes with layout jig and hole template for $22.99. ED
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I got mine from Cabelas along with the layout angle board with the V cut groove for marking your axises. I think a must have ,made life a lot better. Ed
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Thanks for all the feed back. What I was attempting to do is make an all around rod for trowing swim baits and such for striped bass. I want it to be fun with 2 pounders and have enough brass the land the occasional toad. Ive been playing with the new matrix blanks . I start with a 7' blank extend it 9" and build a fighting butt in the handle in case you need to stick i
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Hi All; Have not posted in a long time. I let to pro's answer the things they taught me. But I have a question that I couldn't find on line. I've been watching a fishing show that the fisherman is using graphite rod with a Kevlar sleeve. I have not been able to find same. I've have been building rods with the Matrix blanks but I think that the graphite sleeve they use is a
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I read where knot doesn't hold up well when tied with fluorocarbon. Said it cuts into itself. I found this interesting because I thought it was a good knot for all lines. ED
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I already cut about 14" off for the ub6 butt. If I don't use the ferrule for the ub2 , the handle will fit. ED..
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