Wading the Flats

Wading the Flats

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Gadsen Flag Rod - Part 1

The next project is a 5wt rod that will have a theme of the Gadsen Flag. Will from Anderson, SC is the future owner of the rod and he wants to base the design on this flag.


Below are the parts for this rod. Here is the list:

Blank: Dan Craft Sig V 9' 5wt 4 piece
Guides: Fuji Titanium Sics
Reel Seat: Amboyna Burl with Gatti Nickel Silver Hardware
Grip: combination of regular, burnt and burl cork. Wait to you see what I do with the strips of cork!
Feathers: to be determined
Inlays: Rattlesnake Skin - how cool is this!
Threads: Green, Black, White and Yellow will be mixed in. The guide wraps will be green with a black/white twist


I had to take a close up of this reel seat. How awesome is this!!

Will and I have been going back and forth on the thread design and I think we have come up with something really cool. It will be very unique. I have already started putting the pieces together and should have an update soon.

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