Finally finished the 8wt Switchrod
Forum rules
Forum Post Guidelines: This Forum is rated “Family Friendly”. Civil discussions are encouraged and welcomed. Name calling, negative, harassing, or threatening comments will be removed and may result in suspension or IP Ban without notice. Please refer to the Terms of Service and Forum Guidelines post for more information. Thank you
Forum Post Guidelines: This Forum is rated “Family Friendly”. Civil discussions are encouraged and welcomed. Name calling, negative, harassing, or threatening comments will be removed and may result in suspension or IP Ban without notice. Please refer to the Terms of Service and Forum Guidelines post for more information. Thank you
-
fishing collector
- Captain
- Posts: 603
- Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:43 pm
- Location: Snohomish Co. Home ,2nd rm on the left,lower bunk
Finally finished the 8wt Switchrod
Thanks to all for the great info I received on the Switchrod. Well I am finally done with it and it came out better than I expected. I chose a Batson Rainshadow 10' 8" 8 wt Switch rod and an A.R.E. Large arbor reel. I added some feathers from my little Parakeet , Carmella. She sheds a lot about 3 times a year,so I just had to add some as an added touch to her. Mike Herman up in Everett at Big Fish showed me how to do everything in the right order. Evidentally that is real important as I found out! He is a quite an instructor and really is good with Newbies such as myself. He even teaches young kids how to make their first rod. I have added a few picks.... I want to try the rod out on the beach fishing for humpies and coho along with some summerrun steelhead. I added a few others so you can click on them also.... BTW what kind of line should I use for this rod/reel? There are so many kinds. Thanks again for all the help, Steve
- Attachments
-
- MVC-701F.JPG (355.62 KiB) Viewed 1741 times
-
- MVC-698F.JPG (319.85 KiB) Viewed 1740 times
-
- MVC-695S.JPG (37.59 KiB) Viewed 1795 times
-
- MVC-692S.JPG (30.7 KiB) Viewed 1795 times
-
- MVC-690S.JPG (26.07 KiB) Viewed 1795 times
-
- MVC-697F.JPG (298.16 KiB) Viewed 1742 times
-
- MVC-700F.JPG (209.69 KiB) Viewed 1798 times
-
- MVC-696S.JPG (32.23 KiB) Viewed 1798 times
Last edited by Anonymous on Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Fly Fishing is the art of attaching a fake bug to a line and relying on the appropriate manipulation of the rod to deceive the fish into eating a sharp steel hook covered with feathers and fur.
-
Rollin with Rolland
- Captain
- Posts: 689
- Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:37 pm
- Location: Whatcom County
RE:Finally finished the 8wt Switchrod
SHIZZARP lookin rod collector!!
Is that a fly epoxied in the handle?? Nice touch...
Beautiful. I can only imagine the satisfaction of building your own equipment (rods AND flies). I got a feeling that rod will land a PB fish......o:)
Nice work again......how much are you selling the next on for?
:money:
Is that a fly epoxied in the handle?? Nice touch...
Beautiful. I can only imagine the satisfaction of building your own equipment (rods AND flies). I got a feeling that rod will land a PB fish......o:)
Nice work again......how much are you selling the next on for?
:money:I have caught many fish in my life. The most exciting? The next one.....
-
swedefish4life1
- Admiral
- Posts: 1715
- Joined: Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:14 pm
- Contact:
RE:Finally finished the 8wt Switchrod
8 weight a Great Choice:-$ and I will say your work and personal touch made that rod Sweeeeet:cheers: now make it a Fish Killer by doing!:rambo:
Fine job!!!!:salut:
Fine job!!!!:salut:
RE:Finally finished the 8wt Switchrod
Nice looking stick. Hope she fishes as good as she looks. I need to stop in at Hermans Big Fish Tackle shop one of these days. I drive by it nearly every day but have yet to stop in.
Life's short - fish hard!
RE:Finally finished the 8wt Switchrod
came out great. you can test it on the pinks this year for a test run. i will ask my friend he fly fishes alot so he might know
Last edited by Anonymous on Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.
If it looks fishy, Then fish it, If it dont look fishy, fish it anyways. <')}}}}><
Twisted Steel Guide Service
EGG GURU
Twisted Steel Guide Service
EGG GURU