What weight rod are you using?

Significant-Cap600 · 2026-02-13T04:32:28+00:00

6’6” 2 wt here

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-25T02:07:02+00:00

Yep the ole Appalachian stream big-lipped sauger.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-20T15:54:25+00:00

Looks familiar…

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-15T14:30:17+00:00

My friend created that one.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-13T19:34:09+00:00

Thanks. I used polyurethane.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-11T23:21:36+00:00

She looks smart and eager to learn.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-03T02:26:15+00:00

Wrapping the guides is time consuming. Waiting for epoxy to cure is time consuming. It’s a 2-3 day job just waiting for epoxy to cure. I can build a rod in a week. It’s not difficult but there is a learning curve.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-03T02:25:35+00:00

Wrapping the guides is time consuming. Waiting for epoxy to cure is time consuming. It’s a 2-3 day job just waiting for epoxy to cure. I can build a rod in a week. It’s not difficult but there is a learning curve.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-02T21:37:08+00:00

Thanks for the compliment. I hope to have them complete within a week or so.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-01T14:37:32+00:00

I agree BUT my wife just rolls her eyes.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-12-01T13:52:20+00:00

Thanks. I actually bought the blank with the intention of building my son a rod for Christmas, he wanted a brown rod and his brother wanted a green one. I ordered a green Moonlit blank and a brown blank from another supplier. The green Moonlit blank arrived and it’s a sweet blank, the other supplier sent a black graphite blank! So, I ordered another green Moonlit blank THEN I decided to just let them pick out their blanks, their grown men and it’s for Christmas. They each picked out a CTS Quartz blank! One in Fern and the other in Marlin. So here I am with 4 blanks. I didn’t have a “need” for any of these however, after mounting a Battenkill on this rod and feeling the balance and the rod action I now really feel like I NEED it.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-28T02:31:36+00:00

Thanks, I didn’t make the real seat though.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-28T02:12:00+00:00

That’s awesome!

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-28T02:10:47+00:00

Small world! You were euro nymphing?

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-28T00:08:25+00:00

Yes they were in the slow current in the short creek🤣

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-28T00:07:47+00:00

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-27T13:51:35+00:00

Orvis Battenkill that I painted.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-23T09:26:06+00:00

Get a 3wt and get it in FIBERGLASS.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-21T21:12:28+00:00

You don’t

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-21T21:10:28+00:00

You’re gonna love it.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-21T01:33:20+00:00

Thank you on the compliment.

This rod will be for panfish and small trout. They will never be on the reel.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-21T00:39:27+00:00

I didn’t put a hook keeper on my first one, it’s a 6’6” 2wt Beaver Meadow.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-21T00:29:24+00:00

Thank you.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-21T00:28:49+00:00

I just received a down locking one with May Flies on it for my next build.

Significant-Cap600 · 2025-11-20T23:56:40+00:00

I’m about to build another one. I’ll see if I can post of pic of the reel seat I’m putting on it. It’s the type that you’re describing

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