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My first Avid blank I fashioned together...

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:35 pm
by Mizmo
Here are a few picks of my first Avid blank that I fashioned together... I still have final sanding on the cork, but I think it turned out ok. The other is a spinning rod I'm building for the father-in-law for father's day, which will be from the old lady and her sister. Anyway, thought this rod would go good with the Viento. Anyway, I was kind of proud of this one and thought I'd post a few picks of it...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/ ... ure045.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/ ... ure044.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/ ... ure046.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h237/ ... ure043.jpg

Peace...

Re: My first Avid blank I fashioned together...

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:00 pm
by bigpapajim
Nice job on the rod!

Re: My first Avid blank I fashioned together...

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:57 pm
by TOPWATER
yeah good job.

Re: My first Avid blank I fashioned together...

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:09 pm
by Nitroman77
Thats a good lookin rod you made. The reel on the other hand..... :P

Re: My first Avid blank I fashioned together...

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:22 am
by Boonethelunkerlander
that is one awesome looking rod...very nice how do you like the viento?

Re: My first Avid blank I fashioned together...

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:08 pm
by Mizmo
Hey thanks fellows, just starting to get into this rod building stuff. Well I threw on the old Scorpion 1000 to day and was tossing a shaky worm (reaction innovations screwed up jig head and a Gander Mt. black series worms or something like that) and think that this med. fast action rod is suited to the Scorpion 1000, like a match made in heaven :D

Now I'm sure that the Viento would work as well for this application, but I've yet to toss anything with it yet, it still has that new smell to it :D and I’m afraid to drop in on some rocks while stomping along old man Mississippi. I suppose I should get it out there and goof around with that "twitching thingy," eh. But that beat up Scorpion 1000 is still a good reel... just have a hard time not using it.