FINALLY!!!!

[Cody_Ensanian]

I am 100% done! I finally bought backing/line for my reel! And tomorrow (well, later today technically) I will be fishing/testing, for the first time, my very first custom built fly rod. I know I've mentioned it before, but here is a summary of it's stats...

Blank: G Loomis GL3 6'6" Mahogany 3WT
Handle: 6.5" cigar
Reel seat: Amboyna Burl/Nickel
Thread colors: Brown tipped with gold
Reel: G Loomis Venture 3

I can NOT wait to fish this rod!

[eroc144]

That's it? One measly picture and some basic specs? Dude, ya gotta give us more than that! Looks nice and that size & weight should be great on smaller streams. I like the reel seat metal finish - notice how the reel reflects the flash but the reel seat doesn't.

When are you gonna take it out?

EG

[Cody_Ensanian]

Haha, I'll post more pics/details later.. but right now I'm heading out the door to go fishing!!! Wild brookies and browns, here I come!!!

Cody

[Comparadun33]

Looks retty darned nice, nice cork too, the reel seat resembles a T&T nothing better than niclkle silver

[Cody_Ensanian]

Here are some more pics. It's funny about that reel seat.. it was much brighter when I originally purchased it, but it "aged" (perhaps "oxidized" is the proper term?) while sitting around waiting to be built. I actually like the more rustic look it has now, so I'm not complaining, haha. I fished a small mountain stream the other day with it (last Thursday I think it was)... wow what a blast this rod was!! I'm used to fishing 5/6 weights.. never had fished anything smaller.. It took some cast to get used to this much lighter rod.. but WOW what fun this rod was on the water!!! I would have been happy landing one or two fish with this rod on its first outing.. but I had a 12 fish day!!! 11 brookies and 1 GORGEOUS wild brown. It was an amazing first time on the water with this rod, a day I will never forget!

[Ben_H]

Pretty work. Glad to see you put it through its paces too!

[eroc144]

Nice work Cody! The Red / Yellow wraps give it an "aggressive" look. Sort of reminds me of a paper Wasp.

And good kharma catching a boat-load on its maiden trip!

EG