Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Rod Building => Topic started by: Irvine Ross on 13/08/2010 at 17:28
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Not had much time to get out to play recently (had the builders in) but in the few moments between slapping paper and paint on the wall I have assembled my new weapon for sea trout and single handed salmon fishing.
I built it on a CTS 10' #7 blank. Just hope it's as good as my 13' double hander. Now I need to get a line or two sorted.
(http://i36.tinypic.com/o0rx4m.jpg)
(http://i38.tinypic.com/287zyg2.jpg)
cheers
Irvine
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Looks good Irvine :z16
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Jim
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Yes, that's looking grand Irvine ...... excellent stuff :z16
Best wishes
Mike
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Is that the material for Iains new Jacket you have in the background :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4
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Jim
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Just as well I'm thick skinned James :z7 :z4
Looking good Irvine :z16 Hopefully it'll get christened in the next wee while.
Iain
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Not had much time to get out to play recently (had the builders in) but in the few moments between slapping paper and paint on the wall I have assembled my new weapon for sea trout and single handed salmon fishing.
I built it on a CTS 10' #7 blank. Just hope it's as good as my 13' double hander. Now I need to get a line or two sorted.
(http://i36.tinypic.com/o0rx4m.jpg)
(http://i38.tinypic.com/287zyg2.jpg)
cheers
Irvine
Looks good Irvine, I like that 13' you built :grin Get a Rio i Line for SH salmon & sea trout, best easily available line for the job unless you want to make a head but still, the iLine is easier to handle. I've one that should suit on a reel if you would like to borrow it to try.
Cheers
Ben
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Gents
You are all too kind. As for the tablecloth, it's supposed to resist red wine stains so now we know why Iain's jacket is made of the same material :z12
Ben
I expect to be passing through Banchory sometime next week, maybe Thursday so I will drop in to the shop then.
cheers
Irvine
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Ahem..stop using my trademark blue thread ;)
Glade someone else thinks the blue looks good against the grey blanks!!
Lovely build, keep it up :)
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Ahem..stop using my trademark blue thread ;)
Glade someone else thinks the blue looks good against the grey blanks!!
Not the only one it seems :wink
http://www.gloomis.com/publish/content/gloomis_2010/us/en/fly/rods/nrx_rods/0.html
Wonder who has the strongest claim to trademark :z7
Sandy
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Me!!!!!..lol
I can claim it as far back as when Hardy brought out the Elite range of rods ;)
I was talking to Andy Murray having just broken a 9 weight prototype that he had taken to Farlows and I suggested that the blank would look better firstly in one piece :z4 and secondly with blue whipping.
When the production model came out, it was whipped in dark blue :)
Note to salesmen, do not hand me a rod and then tell me to "bend into it" if you are holding the tip...coz I will ;)
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Ahem!
Between Rob, Garry Loomis and myself, I bet I am the only one who can say that every rod ever built by me has blue thread whippings. :z12
I think that is the true measure of a trademark, don't you :wink
Irvine
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Between Rob, Garry Loomis and myself,
And Hardy's, thanks to Rob :z14
But i bet your right :z18
:z4 :z4 :z4
Nice looking rod by the way Irvine :z16
Sandy
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And Hardy's, thanks to Rob :z14
Sandy, must all have been me...I have such influence over the tackle trade :roll :z4 The prototypes were in a dark brown that looked, how do you Scottish folk say..."Boggin"