I received a call from the wife of a good friend of mine. She wanted to surprise her husband (Jacob) with a rod for his birthday. Jacob and I have done a lot of fishing together so I had a good idea of what he wanted. Being a WVU grad, I knew he would love a rod with WVU colors. Here are the particulars:
Blank: Gatti G4 9' 5wt 2 piece
Guides - Fuji Titanium Sic's
Reel Seat - Inserts by Les
Grip - combination of regular cork and blue burl cork
Feather - yellow Guinea feather inlay
Threads - Dark Blue and Yellow....of course!
I was really happy with the way this rod turned out. This was the first time I have used a Gatti G4 and I am very impressed!! I plan to build one for myself soon. It is very light but has a crisp feel to it. Plus, I love the Fuji's titaniums. These are my favorite guides and if you can afford them I say go for it. Not only do they look good but I think they offer some great performance. The Gatti with the titaniums is so smooth.
The reel seat was also the first time I have been able to use a Les Freidborg seat. I put a link to his site under my favorite links. I love his work and can't wait to use more. The pictures do not do this rod justice. It came out darker and closer to WVU colors than the pictures represent.
Now...if only I can convince my better half that I need another rod....hhmmm....need to work on that!'
Thanks for looking,
Chris
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