January 29/24
Good Morning,
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It’s been a while since I last updated my site. Life has changed over the past while with our family. My wife requires more care which leaves much less time to play with rods. Still, sone time was spent building rods plus a few fishing trips enjoyed. Life goes on! |
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Now to the rod building. I was
hoping to a 9' 0" 2wt.on flowing water but the fall fishing got in the way.I had some time to
work on rods over the past months plus some commissioned rods others soaked up
the time however, I did get two rods completed for listing on the site.
Another rod was built for pike fishing. An 8'6" for a 8 weight. It
is one powerful stick. It’s success as a fishing rod spawned another two
that are in construction now. |
Don
Rod Serial # 018421 – 3 weight
| I was looking for a shorter bamboo rod for those little streams we all like to fish. Starting with a Payne 98 taper, it was modified for the scalloped hollowing process and the taper was smoothed slightly. The rod casts a 3 weight great in my lawn test the other day. |
| Length | 7'0' | Serial # | 018421 |
| Line Weight | 3wt. | Pieces | 2 pieces c/w extra tip |
| Reel Seat | Double rings | Insert Wood | Zebra |
| Handle Type | Cigar | Ferrules | Classic Sporting Super Z |
| Strip Guide | Hopkins and Hollowary ceramic bridge guide | Snake Guides | Hopkins and Holloway |
| Rod Finish | Spar Varnish | Wrappings | Tan c/w burgundy trim wraps |
| Fittings Blued | No | Flamed Cane | No |
| Rod Bag | Yes | Aluminum Case | Yes |
| Rod Overbag | No | Amount Used | New |
Rod Serial # 019322H
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As I had some time this past winter, I decided to build
another 7’9” rod. It seems like I cannot keep this this rod in stock. The rod
follows a history of nearly 50 of it’s ancestors that are somewhere fishing. |
| Length | 7'9" | Serial # | 019322H |
| Line Weight | 5wt. | Pieces | 3 pieces c/w extra tip |
| Reel Seat | Bellinger Downlocking Nickel Silver Reel Seat | Insert Wood | Imprenated Burl |
| Handle Type | Cigar | Ferrules | Classic Sporting Super Z |
| Strip Guide | Mildrum Caraboly |
Snake Guides | Hopkins and Holloway |
| Rod Finish | Spar Varnish | Wrappings | Tan c/w red trim wraps |
| Fittings Blued | No | Flamed Cane | No |
| Rod Bag | Yes | Aluminum Case | Yes |
| Rod Overbag | No | Amount Used | New |
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This rod is one of two rods that were “Scalloped Hollow”.
Utilizing the same taper for a 3 piece rod. The swing weight saving is substantial.
I have lawn cast and it felt very light in the hand.
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| Length | 8'0" |
Serial # | 039618 |
| Line Weight | 4 weight line |
Pieces | 2 pieces c/w 2 tips |
| Reel Seat | Bellingere Down Locking reel seat |
Insert Wood | Walnut |
| Handle Type | Cigar |
Ferrules | Classic Spuer Z's |
| Strip Guide | Mildrum Carboly |
Snake Guides | Hopkins and Holloway |
| Rod Finish | Spar Varnish |
Wrappings | Tan c/w brown trim warps |
| Fittings Blued | No |
Flamed Cane | No |
| Rod Bag | Yes |
Aluminum Case | Yes |
| Rod Overbag | No |
Amount Used | No |
Click on above for larger image
Price $1500
Heavier Trout or Lake Rods
| This is a series of rod taspers that have been designed to cast 6 weight lines. Personally, 6 weight lines cover all my needs. When I fish lakes, I generally have two rods strung ready to go. One with a floating line with either a floater, hover or rate 2>6 sinking line. |
| This rod taper is from Hoagy Carmichael’s book on Evertt Garrison. It is a linear taper and casts a very nice loop. The rod, I think, would be called a medium action. |
| Length | 8'0' | Serial # | 019623 |
| Line Weight | 6 weight line | Pieces | 2 peices c/w extra tip |
| Reel Seat | Andersen Downlocking Slide Band and Cap |
Insert Wood | not sure |
| Handle Type | Cigar |
Ferrules | Classic Super Z's |
| Strip Guide | Mildrum Carboly |
Snake Guides | Hopkins and Holloway |
| Rod Finish | Spar Varnish | Wrappings | Tan wrapping c/w red tipping |
| Fittings Blued | No | Flamed Cane | No |
| Rod Bag | Yes | Aluminum Case | Yes |
| Rod Overbag | No | Amount Used | New |
Price $1500
Rod Serial # 029919 – 6 Weight
| This taper was created by west coast angler John Bokstrom. John’s taper was designed for cutthroat fishing in the Harrison River and sloughs of the Fraser River when the Coho fry emerge. This rod throws a 6 weight line with authority. This first rod of this taper I built was a request for Mrs. Denny for her husband. The Denny’s ran the best fly shop Ive ever been into. Several years alter I was contracted to build another for a family member of the Dennys. I’d forgotten how much I like this rod and made three of this taper. Two of them have already found homes. I use two of them for lake fishing. |
| Length | 8'3' | Serial # | 029919 |
| Line Weight | 6 weight line | Pieces | 2 peices c/w extra tip |
| Reel Seat | Down Locking Reel Seat | Insert Wood | not sure |
| Handle Type | Western | Ferrules | Classic Super Z's |
| Strip Guide | Hopkins and Holloway | Snake Guides | Hopkins and Holloway |
| Rod Finish | Spar Varnish | Wrappings | Tan wrapping c/w red tipping |
| Fittings Blued | No | Flamed Cane | No |
| Rod Bag | Yes | Aluminum Case | Yes |
| Rod Overbag | No | Amount Used | New |
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Price $1500
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All the rods are FOB my shop. Delivery is via courier with shipping anywhere in North Americxa costing about $140 CDN. All pricing is in Canadian Dollars. to get an updated currentrcy quote us htp://xe.com/ucc/ Note: a price increase was necessary. I've held my prices for th3 last 20 years while the material costs have increased. As as a result, my base prices is increasing to $1500 with 3 piece rods adding a furthee $150 and hollowing construction a further $150 |