HRQ 6

[Bambooflyguy]

I have another quad in the making……this one is a bit thinner. 6’ one piece shooting for a four weight. Dark stain, walnut reelseat, premade cork grip (because it already has a big bore) are in my plans so far. Rough planed, glued and straightened, (sort of)

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Well after battling changing a low beam headlight in our 2013 Outback…..what a pain! I’m heading out to my cluttered shop to take it out on the HRQ!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Starting to resemble a fly rod……a nice break from ugly sticks and Hotrodz!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Anybody can make one of these with minimal tools needed! I use a sureform file instead of planes and a palm sander with 60 grit sandpaper. My planing form is a 4x4 with a taper station marked every 5”

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Get a 4x4 Brian and I’ll supply some bamboo so you can join the bamboo club!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Shaped the cork grip, stained it darker with a dark wood wax, fit the walnut reelseat, (square peg in a round hole!) put a couple of coats of walnut stain on the cane. Going to work on the snake guide feet now.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Well it’s spinning on the rod dryer right now. Wrapped with gold silk, one black sharpie trim band, I used Mike/Dave’s wrapping method using a fly tying bobbin…..worked great! Should be fishing it next week!

 

[Mike Monsos]

All the credit goes to Dave Dozer, I was just a disciple of his teaching Anyone who wraps rods. either Bamboo, plastic or glass should really give this a try.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

I devirginized HRQ 6 today fishing with Stacey…..C&R’d 11 rainbows and one big cutt with a type 3 sink and a fugly fly I call ass clown…..now I need to cast this with a dry line. I was impressed on how well it cast a wet line….and bent deep into the grip with some hard fighting trout!

 

[mcswny]

I devirginized HRQ 6 today fishing with Stacey…..C&R’d 11 rainbows and one big cutt with a type 3 sink and a fugly fly I call ass clown…..now I need to cast this with a dry line. I was impressed on how well it cast a wet line….and bent deep into the grip with some hard fighting trout!

Would love to see the rod!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Would love to see the rod!

I’ll post some pictures soon….you need to make one!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

I just lawn cast 6 with a 4wt Sylk……wow! This one just took over favorite Hotrod! Sings easily and accurately 60’ This would make an excellent transition rod from graphite as it has a fairly fast action. But probably wouldn’t get a fair chance because it’s 6’…..oh well!

 

[Hobbyranch]

I just lawn cast 6 with a 4wt Sylk……wow! This one just took over favorite Hotrod! Sings easily and accurately 60’ This would make an excellent transition rod from graphite as it has a fairly fast action. But probably wouldn’t get a fair chance because it’s 6’…..oh well!
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Sweet!

 

[troutstalker]

I just lawn cast 6 with a 4wt Sylk……wow! This one just took over favorite Hotrod! Sings easily and accurately 60’ This would make an excellent transition rod from graphite as it has a fairly fast action. But probably wouldn’t get a fair chance because it’s 6’…..oh well!
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Very nice Steve!

 

[Mike Monsos]

Sounds like you created a winner there Steve. Sometimes the short rods can surprise you with the amount of line they can keep in the air.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

All I fish nowadays is short bamboo rods Mike…..all under 7’ So two more sight casting midge emergers and pulled the fly away from two big trout today…..why is it the big ones get away??

 

[Burt Dagger]

All I fish nowadays is short bamboo rods Mike…..all under 7’ So two more sight casting midge emergers and pulled the fly away from two big trout today…..why is it the big ones get away??

Being good at getting away is how they got so big!

 

[skyriver]

I've seen the HRQ 6 in person. She's a beauty!
Steve even let me cast it. Well, if you can call what I did casting anyway. I'll blame it on being used to fast 9' graphite rods and the ass clown fly.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

You were casting just fine for the first time flinging bamboo Stacey! Especially something from Hotrodz! You need to cast it with a dry line next time…..and catch a fish with it!