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| Marc J |
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Posts: 313 Location: On your favorite spot | |||
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| whitetails |
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| Here are som wraps that Sean Bermingham of Dadsons Custom rods Did on mine and my wifes rods. Pic's dosen't do it justice. The diamond wrap Just makes the rods stand out. Edited by whitetails 1/12/2008 1:54 PM Attachments ----------------  103_0216.jpg (21KB - 214 downloads) 103_0219.jpg (14KB - 206 downloads) 103_0218.jpg (20KB - 207 downloads) 103_0220.jpg (35KB - 202 downloads) | |||
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Posts: 313 Location: On your favorite spot | |||
| ShaneW |
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| Here's the wrap that Ron Walter from Pike Lake Custom Rods did for me last year. Shane Edited by ShaneW 1/13/2008 8:42 PM Attachments ---------------- rod1.jpg (24KB - 223 downloads) rod2.jpg (24KB - 225 downloads) | |||
| just_one_more_cast |
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Posts: 76 Location: Bartlett IL | |||
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Posts: 76 Location: Bartlett IL | Here are some of the buttwraps I had at the show this weekend. It was great to meet alot of people from MuskieFirst. Attachments ---------------- T-Bird-Red-White-&-Blue.gif (84KB - 213 downloads) T-Bird-Met-Blue-&-Silver.gif (93KB - 233 downloads) Spider-Dark-Green-&-Gold.gif (94KB - 230 downloads) Scale-Dark-Blue-&-Silver.gif (90KB - 237 downloads) Scale-6-axis-Black-&-Met-Re.gif (88KB - 245 downloads) Scale-8-axis-Black-&-Met-Li.gif (97KB - 221 downloads) 3-D-Iowa-Hawkeyes.gif (115KB - 229 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 76 Location: Bartlett IL | Here are a couple guide wrap options. Notice that both are underwrapped to cushion the blank under the guide foot. All the pictures are taken before the Flex Coat epoxy finish has been applied. I'm still trying to figure out how to get good pictures without the hot spots in the glossy finish. Also, the finish hides small gaps in the threads. Edited by just_one_more_cast 1/13/2008 9:15 PM Attachments ---------------- Open-Spiral-Black-&-Met-Red.gif (90KB - 220 downloads) Filled-Iowa-Hawkeyes.gif (95KB - 216 downloads) | ||
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| i think we're fortunate to have the range of choices available to us from quality stock muskie rods, to high-end custom sticks. Frank's work is beautiful, it was nice to see it up-close at the Chicago show. he even had a couple of Packer version trolling rods that brought the team good luck! the intricacy of his wraps really put his work into the "art" category, and it comes at a premium because you're paying him for the skill and amount of time that he has to put into a rod to produce something with so much detail. incredible work from a nice guy. i've also seen some of the rods by Ron Walter that ShaneW mentioned...they take things to an even higher level. Ron has won awards in competitive rod-building, and offers options such as burled wood butt sections. Keith's rods take a "simple is beautiful" approach to wraps, offering a range of color choices with the straightforward look of a working muskie rod. he also has various colors of zirconium guides to match your wraps. his work gives you a unique and individualized rod built on high-quality blanks at very close to the price of a stock rod. he's also offering the new "syncork" grips that look intriquing. his website includes a thread color chart, just click on "custom muskie." Keith has been good to us here at MuskieFirst, generously offering up free custom-built rods to contest winners over the past few years. http://www.proedgefishing.com/ Attachments ---------------- 08-01-14 020.jpg (100KB - 209 downloads) 08-01-14 024.jpg (60KB - 213 downloads) | |||
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Posts: 76 Location: Bartlett IL | Thanks John. Hopefully we can get a rod up to you in Toronto. Mike, I'm glad the Packer rods brought them luck. Hopefully they can stop the Patriots. It was Steve Jonesi's idea after my supplier sent me honey colored blanks rather than the black ones I ordered. For the off season we have to dwell on the fact that 2 of the 3 Packer losses came at the hands of our Bears. Here's the Van Halen buttwrap that Todd Cleveland & I have been thinking about since the Milwaukee Show last year. My son bought a Bears Van Halen Phantom and this is what I came up with on a scrap blank after we took it home Saturday night. I wanted to do it in thread rather than paint. Todd suggested making the black wraps thicker like the picture of the guitar. He wants a different rod for each of the three color combinations that Eddie has. His first rod in red, white & black should be at the Milwaukee show next month. Edited by just_one_more_cast 1/13/2008 10:49 PM Attachments ---------------- Van-Halen-1.gif (51KB - 210 downloads) Van-Halen-3.gif (47KB - 211 downloads) guitar-kramer2[1].jpg (12KB - 221 downloads) | ||
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| TanMan |
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Good points...but what if you can have both?  | |||
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Posts: 2024 | esoxman50 - 1/14/2008 9:09 AM Those are all beautiful rods but remember you are buying it to fish with. put the money in a premium blank and a handle that fits you and the best guides you can afford. All this will mean a lot more to you after the "LOOKS" wear off from the fancy rod. Joe Wishin Yes, put the money in a good blank, butt section, reel seat, and guides. Definitely, no argument there. However, if you are going to those lengths to get the rod exactly how YOU want it why not add some beautiful thread art to truly make it "one of a kind" and stand out from the masses (and usually not at an extra cost)? Making sure the tiny little details like under-wrapping guides to ensure they don't rub against the blank and cause a weak spot, upsizing guide frames to prevent bending, or using a fly-rod style hook keeper that won't bend up (maybe as easily) as traditional block-style keepers is really where the difference makers are (and thread wrappings). As minute as those details are, someone that takes the time to incorporate those into a rod is OK in my book  | ||
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Posts: 1451 Location: Kronenwetter, WI | |||
| just_one_more_cast |
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Posts: 76 Location: Bartlett IL | |||
| Fish and Whistle |
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Posts: 462 Location: Antioch, IL | |||
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