<p>Different configuration on guide wrap JTOB</p>
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<p>Didnt know where to put this but the guides have some nice JTOBs</p>
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<p>I am sure many will recognize the incredible workkmanship of Mark Blabaum in the assembly.</p>
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<p>Just more of the tiger done around the weave on recent build.</p>
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<p>A little different olive branch on the rod with a little different variation of the technique where I used two colors to build the OB</p>
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<p>Simple Olive Branch in the split grip area.</p>
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<p>Tiger underwrap green, lime, yellow and brown, CP, finish x3 then brown, three sacrificials, CP and finish as needed.</p>
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<p>Weave on the same rod with the tiger I just posed.  100x139 Eight layers.  All size A for the pattern and D for the wrap.</p>
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<p>Been a while since I posted here but this is a special rod.  This is a double open tinsel tiger on a blank given to me by Mark Blabaum at the 2014 St. Croix gathering.  Wrapping steps were as follows.  First silver tinsel layed on the blank then finish and this is the thread routine I used all A thread-----1st ow Lime green and met pearl wit
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Both the same pattern. Top A pattern D plain Wrap CP with Chromaseal Bottome A Pattern Ax2 Wrap CP with Flex Coat.
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Top 3 thread under of 207NCP, 6779 Plain and 5896 Plain over Black and two sacrificials Bottom 4 thread under of 207NCP, 209 Plain, 6779 Plain and 5896 Plain over 5896 Plain and 3 sacrificials
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Two recent builds. Bottom wrap is a 4 thread tiger
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Just a quick peak at my latest work in progress. I will post later with the finished product, better pics and all the info
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Well after cutting of the Artsy fartsy Halibut I decided to go with a White Seabass in Kelp worked up on Owens P2W from Chucks painting. It is a 6 layer, 100x130 with A pattern thread and Ax2 Wrap thread(having some fun experimenting with this). Thru in a Throop Tiger with 5 threads under and 5 with 4 sacrificials over, same under the guide and some JTOB just to set things off. Awesome in the sun
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White Seabass with kelp 100x130, 6 layers, A pattern, Ax2 Wrap.
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OK gang I uncapped the artistic juices and played with a new Idea but might be too mystice. I am working on this years Charity Rods and the one I did this on is for Lori Byron and the Chuck Byron Memorial Tournament of which the proceeds go to young artists.(Children) I do one every year with a weave made from one of Chucks paintings. This year I modified his Halibut on the sand. I need your inpu
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Well It is mostly done. I might add a couple techniques after I pop it cherry on Reds and Specks in Texas. The Handle is a Blabaum Special. I think he told me the spider web was made from my very own Budweiser Cans.(it makes a good story anyway. Tiger in the split grip with Met Purple and Flo Chartreuse sent to me. Cross Wrap variation off the optical and the weave is the Badass Bass originally d
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Well It is mostly done. I might add a couple techniques after I pop it cherry on Reds and Specks in Texas. The Handle is a Blabaum Special. I think he told me the spider web was made from my very own Budweiser Cans.(it makes a good story anyway. Tiger in the split grip with Met Purple and Flo Chartreuse sent to me. Cross Wrap variation off the optical and the weave is the Badass Bass originally d
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Well It is mostly done. I might add a couple techniques after I pop it cherry on Reds and Specks in Texas. The Handle is a Blabaum Special. I think he told me the spider web was made from my very own Budweiser Cans.(it makes a good story anyway. Tiger in the split grip with Met Purple and Flo Chartreuse sent to me. Cross Wrap variation off the optical and the weave is the Badass Bass originally d
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Well It is mostly done. I might add a couple techniques after I pop it cherry on Reds and Specks in Texas. The Handle is a Blabaum Special. I think he told me the spider web was made from my very own Budweiser Cans.(it makes a good story anyway. Tiger in the split grip with Met Purple and Flo Chartreuse sent to me. Cross Wrap variation off the optical and the weave is the Badass Bass originally d
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Well It is mostly done. I might add a couple techniques after I pop it cherry on Reds and Specks in Texas. The Handle is a Blabaum Special. I think he told me the spider web was made from my very own Budweiser Cans.(it makes a good story anyway. Tiger in the split grip with Met Purple and Flo Chartreuse sent to me. Cross Wrap variation off the optical and the weave is the Badass Bass originally d
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Well It is mostly done. I might add a couple techniques after I pop it cherry on Reds and Specks in Texas. The Handle is a Blabaum Special. I think he told me the spider web was made from my very own Budweiser Cans left over from the Conclave in 08.(it makes a good story anyway. Tiger in the split grip with Met Purple and Flo Chartreuse sent to me from the G man. Cross Wrap variation off the opti
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Interesting result with pearl and black optical over a red white and blue wrap. End result almost and abalone look in the pearl. Real evident in the sun.
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Always like a little more bling on the stripper Fade on the ends and JTOBs in the middle
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Simple fade on ends
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This happens to me often enough to keep my ego in check. Great disappointment in this one. I wanted to change colors of both fish and backround. Ended up with the bones melting into the lighter backround. Also more gaps than the teeth of my first date in high school. Likey do to the Holland Satin Tone thread I used as the wrap thread which is harder than Gudebrod and of course the Golden Yea
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Tiger wrap, and weave in lower section of this work horse type rod.
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Tiger wrap shows between and under both the 1st and 2nd guides.
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I always like to make all the super decorative work on the guides nearest the handle. The is the third guide up.
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For anyone that doesnt know fishing and rod building are my life. Even our yard tool shed looks like a bait shop. lol
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