Sub 2oz, Booyah.

skinhead · Post by **skinhead** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:53 am

Here are a few pic's of my latest baby, a 6' UL spinning stick. The main use will be with inline spinners and cranks, Snap Beans and Rebel J49's etc. It's built on an Orvis Helios Ion 2wt blank, stripped back to matt carbon. Guides are a combnation of Fuji TATSG's and micros, thread wraps are Gudebrod 257 Rust accented in black. The weight comes in at exactly 49g or 1.75oz

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A tribute to it's parentage

smalliesteve · Post by **smalliesteve** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:49 pm

looks fantastic man!

What reel seat is that? is it a fly seat?

tim3716 · Post by **tim3716** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:53 pm

That must be fun to fish with

Ranger 619VS · Post by **Ranger 619VS** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:24 pm

Skinhead,

A true work of art!!!!! bet many a trout and redfin will be caught on that rod! What reel will you put on it....?

skinhead · Post by **skinhead** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:00 am

smalliesteve wrote:looks fantastic man!

What reel seat is that? is it a fly seat?

It's a copy of one that's on a Graphite Leader Bellezza.

Ranger 619VS wrote:Skinhead,

A true work of art!!!!! bet many a trout and redfin will be caught on that rod! What reel will you put on it....?

Hopefully a lot of trout will fall to the rod, but alas, no redfin in England. My reel of choice is a Shimano Twinpower Mg 1000PGSDH.

Finnz922 · Post by **Finnz922** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:49 pm

Ranger 619VS · Post by **Ranger 619VS** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:50 am

Skinhead,

I meant Perch. Thought you had alot of them in England.

Brian

skinhead · Post by **skinhead** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 12:13 pm

Ranger 619VS wrote:Skinhead,

I meant Perch. Thought you had alot of them in England.

Brian

Ah, the penny drops. We call them stripeys or sometimes sergeant major fish. We have those aplenty. My best yet sits at 5lb 6oz, so I live in hope. Our natve roach and chub also have red fins.

Katron · Post by **Katron** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:18 pm

You should pair it with the new Exist at 5.46oz (155g) and have a combo under 8oz

cjtoad · Post by **cjtoad** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:12 pm

Very nice rod

and sweet setup.

skinhead · Post by **skinhead** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:57 am

Katron wrote:You should pair it with the new Exist at 5.46oz (155g) and have a combo under 8oz

Definately food for thought. With the Twinpower it scales 8.5oz, which is no slouch.

Vidar6 · Post by **Vidar6** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:38 am

Congratulation with a stunning new rod

Teal101 · Post by **Teal101** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:31 pm

Gorgeous UL build.

ipoppa33 · Post by **ipoppa33** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:23 am

Nice job, really like the reel seat in the grip.

skinhead · Post by **skinhead** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:38 pm

ipoppa33 wrote:Nice job, really like the reel seat in the grip.

I've now changed that as it was a bit too tight on the reel foot. The composite cork is now black deerskin

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