forget the rod- those fish! NASTY

looks broken -

beautiful work

I have to agree with the OP- while many of the current rod line-ups are exquisitely made and have ever-improving blank technology - they do not have the same aesthetic WOW factor that many of the older rods possess. From exotic blend of components to reduction in anodizing accents - Even the slant b...

Van- im simply jealous
Good on ya tho,
and nice pics

Gill Champion gloves - fingertop free version

Daiwa round reels have lost their market shares to Shimano and with the newest 2014 CQ 100/101 & 200/201 model reels having been released just put the last nails in the daiwa round reels coffin. Shimano's latest Conquest series are the new king of the mountain, long live the king. I love the new CQ...

Im glad you finally chose to start educating yourself - by joining TT. Good buddy- Truth is Your not gentle on your gear - you probably dragged the tip across the pavement and didnt realize it until now. Judging from the response you received from the guy who received your reels to clean last year- ...

Your rod's tip looks awful...Id get it checked out by a professional immediately. And stop fishing with buddies that have normal tips- just in case its contagious

Afrayedknot wrote:

That looks great!

LOL- there was a guy on this board a few years back that was creating a "hide" for reels - not too unlike a plasti-dip approach - he even had proto-pics that looked great- but never heard back on how it turned out.

I think this idea is a good one- need someone to commercialize it

Sweet outting!
You got the Mojo dialed up huh?

Great post-
As always