Zac's 9' 8wt 4 piece Matrix

I made this rod for a co-worker who wants to chase tailing redfish. Here are the particulars:

Blank: American Tackle Matrix 9' 8wt 4 piece
Guides: Fuji Stainless Steel Ceramic Inserts
Reel Seat: American Tackle AW12 Window with Burl Rosewood Insert
Grip: combination of regular, burnt and black burl cork
Feathers: combination of red turkey and grizzly hackle
Threads: light blue with red and silver accents

This was a fun rod to build b/c Zac was very involved in the design from the colors to the reel seat. The rod is fast action and we found this rod to cast better with a 9wt line. The blank has a really cool weave look to it. The real seat is also very unique and I thought it worked well with the colors chosen. This rod was also one of the first feather inlays I had ever attempted. I tried to combine all of the colors.

This blank with the ceramic insert guides can really shoot some line!!