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Carbon fiber full wells grips with matching fighting butts. These two are straight carbon and olive green.
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A couple of carbon fiber full wells grip sets - straight carbon and olive green. With fighting butts.
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Posting a few pics of some full wells fly grip sets I am making. Lots of questions about how to finish carbon fiber fighting butts...this is one option. Grip set pictured is Olive Green. Grip is only press fit on mandrel - not glued up.
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Posting a few pics of some full wells fly grip sets I am making. Lots of questions about how to finish carbon fiber fighting butts...this is one option. Grip set pictured is Olive Green. Grip is only press fit on mandrel - not glued up.
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Posting a few pics of some full wells fly grip sets I am making. Lots of questions about how to finish carbon fiber fighting butts...this is one option. Grip set pictured is Olive Green. This grip is on a 6# core and has pigment in multiple coats of epoxy. Could easily get this under half an ounce with 4# core.
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Posting a few pics of some full wells fly grip sets I am making. Lots of questions about how to finish carbon fiber fighting butts...this is one option. Grip set pictured is Olive Green. Grip is only press fit on mandrel - not glued up. Obviously there will be no gap once glued.
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Posting a few pics of some full wells fly grip sets I am making. Lots of questions about how to finish carbon fiber fighting butts...this is one option. Grip set pictured is Olive Green. Grip is only press fit on mandrel - not glued up.
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Posting a few pics of some full wells fly grip sets I am making. Lots of questions about how to finish carbon fiber fighting butts...this is one option. Grips are made with Riley Rods 321 and finished with Permagloss. Grip set pictured is Olive Green.
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RCLB70L in Action
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RCLB70L in action
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RCLB70L in action.
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RCLB70L in action.
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Since posting several pics of some carbon fiber grips, I have been getting a lot of comments about how you can't get good fit and finish with seats and butt caps using the carbon fiber grips. I disagree. Fit and finish is about quality control. There is definitely a learning curve, but there is no reason your fit and finish can't be just as good with these grips and components as they are with
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Since posting several pics of some carbon fiber grips, I have been getting a lot of comments about how you can't get good fit and finish with seats and butt caps using the carbon fiber grips. I disagree. Fit and finish is about quality control. There is definitely a learning curve, but there is no reason your fit and finish can't be just as good with these grips and components as they are with
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Since posting several pics of some carbon fiber grips, I have been getting a lot of comments about how you can't get good fit and finish with seats and butt caps using the carbon fiber grips. I disagree. Fit and finish is about quality control. There is definitely a learning curve, but there is no reason your fit and finish can't be just as good with these grips and components as they are with
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Posting a few pics of handles I built recently using the hybrid carbon fiber sleeve. Instead of a solid color undercoat, I painted a fade from red to orange to yellow to match one of my favorite thread color schemes: Black with Red, Orange and Yellow trim. But you could use any colors you want. As long as you use the hybrid sleeve with natural fiberglass, you can see your undercoat. Than
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Posting a few pics of handles I built recently using the hybrid carbon fiber sleeve. Instead of a solid color undercoat, I painted a fade from red to orange to yellow to match one of my favorite thread color schemes: Black with Red, Orange and Yellow trim. But you could use any colors you want. As long as you use the hybrid sleeve with natural fiberglass, you can see your undercoat. This
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Posting a few pics of handles I built recently using the hybrid carbon fiber sleeve. Instead of a solid color undercoat, I painted a fade from red to orange to yellow to match one of my favorite thread color schemes: Black with Red, Orange and Yellow trim. But you could use any colors you want. As long as you use the hybrid sleeve with natural fiberglass, you can see your undercoat. Than
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Attached are two photos of a butt plug available from Mudhole that is very good for finishing the ends of carbon fiber grips if you don't like an EVA or rubber butt cap. I am posting this in response to the thread started by Michael Danek.
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Posting some pics of my son Liam with fish he caught on his first fly rod we built together. I wasn't sure what to expect but he has taken to both the fishign and building more quickly than I would have anticipated. I am very proud of him.
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Posting some pics of my son Liam with fish he caught on his first fly rod we built together. I wasn't sure what to expect but he has taken to both the fishign and building more quickly than I would have anticipated. I am very proud of him.
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Posting some pics of my son Liam with fish he caught on his first fly rod we built together. I wasn't sure what to expect but he has taken to both the fishign and building more quickly than I would have anticipated. I am very proud of him.
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Posting some pics of my son Liam with fish he caught on his first fly rod we built together. I wasn't sure what to expect but he has taken to both the fishign and building more quickly than I would have anticipated. I am very proud of him.
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My son Liam's first fly rod we built together. Batson Forecast 8' #4 with a carbon fiber grip and a reel seat with a 'Dragonwood' insert. Because everything about Dragons is awesome. His first one turned out a lot better than the first rod I built.
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Big brown trout caught by my son Liam in Arkansas in the Fall of 2012. We built the rod pictured together...he is pretty proud of it. I am pretty proud of him and this fish!
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