Recent content by Wetswinger

It’s no use if it ain’t chartreuse.. These attractors work well lately, especially after all my others are not. The top one is a foam floating leech used with a heavy sink line, deep..

Looks nice. For me the challenge is to make them on the sparse side like yours. The skinny ones just seem to work better..

Black Nickel

While visiting my family in Utah, a few years back, my nephew told me about an event on the Green R. It’s a contest where you can use only one separate fly to catch and release as many trout as you can. Snag a bush on the back cast? Too bad. Your fly becomes unraveled? Your done. Bust the barb...

Thanks. The grip is a Fenwick. It’s my personal favorite for 5 and less weight rods. You might notice the hook holder is up a ways from the grip end. When stripping I like to wrap my finger over the grip end and this grip accommodates that..

I built this rod for myself to scratch the itch I’ve had for a modern glass rod. I’ve built several for others and while lawn casting them, thought they were pretty damn nice. They’ve all felt powerful to me, like big results for little effort. This rod is the same. It actually feels underlined...

To my eyes, it seem they’re using reel seat/ grip styles taken from the spin/cast world of fishing rods. Spin/cast reel seats work perfectly well with fly reels. I’m suprised the 2-handed fly rod world hasn’t incorporated spinning systems into their fly rods...

Another thing that muddies the water, is dealing with grip inlets. Your grip and reel seat must be a match. Most modern reel seats are up-loading w/ a flange for the grip inlets. The builder needs to know the reel seat size and match the grip inlet accordingly. Sometimes the reel seat and...

I have nothing going until Fall. I’ve ordered some 6# and a 5# from NFC. I’m building myself a birthday present (71) this week. A Graywolf 8’6”, 5# made from S2 fiberglass..

Do you use the fighting butt pressed against your body for leverage.? When using my 4 & 5#, I miss and realize how much the fighting butt can help take pressure off my arms..

Proofflyfishing has a good assortment of grips to show you the many types available now days.. https://www.proofflyfishing.com/collections/grips-and-cork-rings

If you were having a custom rod built for you, and the builder gave you several choices, would you choose the grip or just tell the builder decide.?

That’s a 1/2 Wells

As a hobbyist rod builder I’m always interested in what grips people like. There’s so many different shapes, sizes and materials available, it would be nice to know what people like.. I guess the lastest thing in grips is graphite. Many people claim they transmit the rods feeling better when...

Summit Lake, Thurston. Clean, clear water to cool off in after your rowing session and pretty good fishing. Hiking? Maybe Capitol forest nearby or stop at McLane Crk. on your way by…