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I don’t think my friend will fish it for winter run he will definitely fish it for summer runs.

I’m going to start another 12 1/2 6/7 and I going to build a 9 1/2 to 10 ft 6 wght spliced single hand rod which may be 2-3 pc. Haven’t decided yet on how may pieces but I do have the cane flamed and ready to spilt. I also have a Holbrook 9 ft 6-7 weight and a 9 ft 3 inch Red willow that is...

You guys have any thoughts on timing and location. Last year’s fling was fun and I like the location at the Redmond park. I will bring new toys and new arrivals to this get together let me know what works for you guys. Tight lines

Thanks guys, as I progress in this learning curve each rod is getting better with both techniques and finish and action. My next three builds will be the same and I’m going to mix in my first single hander more to come.

Finished the mids and tip section waiting on rod tube and ready to deliver to my friend.

Wrapped and finished the butt section and putting the finish on the mid today

Hey if you have time to make me a wood burned Groot. You now I have fun stuff to trade, you extremely talented and fine work.

I haven’t sealed the cork yet, i have wrapped this rod yet which it will be more natural colors. The blue and green wrapped rod is my 3rd rod and thanks for the kind words.

Just finished the handle and ready to put the jewelry on it. 12ft 9 inch 6/7 for a good friend should be a fun summer run rod.

I just talked with Justin and will do what I can to help with my limited knowledge. From what I have experienced so far if the taper is good for a line weight just figure out the difference between line weights in dimension. I will forward to Justin my tapers and hopefully he can make the that...

Redfish in NOLA, Skagit steelhead on Bamboo rods I made and getting my kids into the offshore fishing for rockfish, coho and kings

At first I hated splices and your points of the pro’s and con’s are spot on. Now I prefer them and deal with the inconvenience of breaking down at different walk-in spots. I do plan on building a four piece spliced rod at some point which I only have to splice once during quick hits on the...

That’s awesome Dave and congrats, I have not gone the swelled route with my rods and I’m curious what the advantage it provides. I did some stress tests on a couple rods and didn’t have any failures. I did find that the swelled splice may help with roll casting or Spey casting as the gives more...

In general the tribes have always keep there focus on the lower two miles in my experience. As long as the park provides good regulations I don’t see them pushing back. I had a long conversation with the park biologist and he plans on opening it but had concerns about regulations and guiding...

I look forward to when they open this which I do think will happen as long as people leave the salmon alone. I have talked with the a few people involved and I was surprised it didn’t open this summer. The trout population is healthy and the real question is regulations and guiding. I have...

I would like to thank everyone that has helped me this year with my bamboo building and wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and happy new year to all the bamboo aficionados.

The last 10 years it has been smoked tri tip with a seafood mix. This year will tri tip, smoked bacon wrapped scallops, Manila clams and butter and oyster on the half shell with champagne butter vinaigrette. With the kids in town this will be a lot of work but they love it. Christmas Day is a...

Currently I have been very happy with 5 sided rods as my tooling is set for right now. I have with my limited experience that 5 sided over 6 sided the 5 sided are quicker than the 6 sided rods I have built so far. I have been experimenting with with scalloping and trying to get a feel how that...

No worries Dave I will build you one free of charge as I‘m still learning and my only ask is input on how the rod performs and what you feel would make it better. I’m building a bunch of two handers and that all I have asked the guys is to give me there input to build a better rod. I have 4 6...

Hey Dave as I progress in my building learning curve I plan on building 6wght rods in that length. I will build one for you when I start a run if you’re interested, not sure about the weight but my rods will be 5 sided and scalloped.