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Went down after work.  Caught on my homeade flyrod, and flies I tied.  

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I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)

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31 minutes ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

Went down after work.  Caught on my homeade flyrod, and flies I tied.  

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Posted

Now you have went and done it, I have  not made my own rod yet.

I had a custom St Croix Spin Rod made up by a friend of mine.  He placed a size 32 wet fly in the rod epoxy near the grip.  It was an ultralite and I broke the tip off and retired it to the closet of old friends. 

Started a Fly Rod project that I bought at flea market that someone else started, never got  anywhere with it, think its in the same closet.  Much like the desire to build an RC plane, cast my own jigs and bullets for muzzleloader, and crafting my own beers.  Even tried to taxidermy a drake mallard with 3 curls that I killed one season, that kit still sits and the bird long freezer burnt and gone.  But I could do a rod.  I have an old Herters rod wrapper and some thread.  My epoxy is probably dried out.

If I only had more time.

"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."

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Posted
5 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

Now you have went and done it, I have  not made my own rod yet.

I had a custom St Croix Spin Rod made up by a friend of mine.  He placed a size 32 wet fly in the rod epoxy near the grip.  It was an ultralite and I broke the tip off and retired it to the closet of old friends. 

Started a Fly Rod project that I bought at flea market that someone else started, never got  anywhere with it, think its in the same closet.  Much like the desire to build an RC plane, cast my own jigs and bullets for muzzleloader, and crafting my own beers.  Even tried to taxidermy a drake mallard with 3 curls that I killed one season, that kit still sits and the bird long freezer burnt and gone.  But I could do a rod.  I have an old Herters rod wrapper and some thread.  My epoxy is probably dried out.

If I only had more time.

I would love to see what you can do.  Honestly mine is nothing special.  At all.   It is really just a piece of fiberglass rod from an electrical wire routing kit.  I used a mini lathe to taper it down.  The guides are eye pins from the sewing section.   UV resin.  The handle which proves to be much too short is 3 pieces of craft cork turned in the lathe to resemble a handle.  

Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me)

I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)

Posted
9 hours ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

I would love to see what you can do.  Honestly mine is nothing special.  At all.   It is really just a piece of fiberglass rod from an electrical wire routing kit.  I used a mini lathe to taper it down.  The guides are eye pins from the sewing section.   UV resin.  The handle which proves to be much too short is 3 pieces of craft cork turned in the lathe to resemble a handle.  

Seems to work.  If you would have hit a 2lb cat, that would be a game changer.

"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."

Hunter S. Thompson

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Went tonight.   Caught on a jig from Lilley's.   Same one I caught the trophy rainbow on.   Broke it off later in the evening.  

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Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me)

I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)

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