First Rod Preview

[puddle jumper]

After a few days of work ive got a good start on my first rod,, the handle has a lucky nickle set in the end and the end is spliced in a piece of rubberized cork next to a piece of blue burl cork against the rest of the handle in cork, the real seat is a custom seat from mud hole thats a wavy blue when they made it they left the locking ring silver so I went over it with some blue, black and gold marbling to ad to the handle color,,, next i tried my hand at some simple "ya right" weaving by inlaving a gold cross above the handle with a marbled base,, ive got the underwrap done for the rod eyes but not on so thats still to come,,and a last coat of epoxy on the whole thing,,
Puddle...

 

[Guest]

Good looking start Puddle, it will probably be a beauty when it is done.

 

[Buoy-Master]

Man...I like the looks of that. Cant wait to see the finished product.

 

[Nickajack Angler]

It'll be one of those things that are too nice to use!!!! That's cool you are doing that.... we should rename you to McGuyver...

 

[puddle jumper]

I promise to use it, but I wanted to make my first rod a nice one..
Puddle

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#6600ff" size="4">I am impressed however, I think peanut probably done the art work.....good start bro..............FA</font>

 

[puddle jumper]

Al
The Peanuts depressed , We are STILL waiting on the green matrix blank...
Puddle...

 

[Bill H]

I like the nickel. I tryed to talk a customer into letting me but a dime on his. He said that he couldn't find a good looking 1961 dime ( his birth year ).

 

[Triton4Bass]

If nothing else, its definately UNIQUE! emoThumbsup

 

[minner]

sweet

 

[Guest]

Very nice! looking liek a promising first rod