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Irvine Ross

My new rod
« on: 13/08/2010 at 17:28 »
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.





cheers
Irvine


Jim Eddie

Re: My new rod
« Reply #1 on: 13/08/2010 at 19:11 »
Looks good Irvine  :z16

 :z18

Jim

Mike Barrio

Re: My new rod
« Reply #2 on: 13/08/2010 at 19:45 »
Yes, that's looking grand Irvine ...... excellent stuff :z16

Best wishes
Mike

Jim Eddie

Re: My new rod
« Reply #3 on: 13/08/2010 at 19:57 »
Is that the material for Iains new Jacket you have in the background  :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4

 :z18

Jim

Iain Goolager

Re: My new rod
« Reply #4 on: 13/08/2010 at 20:40 »
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

Ben Dixon

Re: My new rod
« Reply #5 on: 13/08/2010 at 21:52 »
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.





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

Irvine Ross

Re: My new rod
« Reply #6 on: 14/08/2010 at 12:34 »
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

Rob Brownfield

Re: My new rod
« Reply #7 on: 16/08/2010 at 08:57 »
Ahem..stop using my trademark blue thread ;)

Glade someone else thinks the blue looks good against the grey blanks!!

Lovely build, keep it up :)

Sandy Nelson

Re: My new rod
« Reply #8 on: 17/08/2010 at 09:31 »
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

Rob Brownfield

Re: My new rod
« Reply #9 on: 17/08/2010 at 12:11 »
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 ;)

Irvine Ross

Re: My new rod
« Reply #10 on: 17/08/2010 at 13:31 »
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

Sandy Nelson

Re: My new rod
« Reply #11 on: 17/08/2010 at 15:10 »

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

Rob Brownfield

Re: My new rod
« Reply #12 on: 18/08/2010 at 08:41 »
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"

 




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