Made a new rod lately version 1.2

[driftless angler]

Awesome job Shimpman!

[Shrimpman]

Thank you for your kind words. I am in the "steep learning curve" stage of rebuilding.

[jan96]

My newest rod. A progressive light line rod with bamboo "ferrules". Protected with multilayers of Bison PU glue, snake guides are made of 0.6 and 0.7mm stainless steel wire. Weight 82grams
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[Godfroy]

Thank you Jan, I always enjoy looking at your work. Paul.

[PTN]

My newest rod. A progressive light line rod with bamboo "ferrules". Protected with multilayers of Bison PU glue, snake guides are made of 0.6 and 0.7mm stainless steel wire. Weight 82grams
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This is a beautiful rod! Are the ferrules the ‘sleeve’ or ‘integrated’ type? Those look so natural and smooth. Besides having (I presume, having only read about bamboo ferrules) performance improvements, I’m sure looking down a bent rod without metallic interference is extra satisfying.

[driftless angler]

So nice Jan!

[jan96]

Thank you Jan, I always enjoy looking at your work. Paul.

Thank you very much Paul

[jan96]

My newest rod. A progressive light line rod with bamboo "ferrules". Protected with multilayers of Bison PU glue, snake guides are made of 0.6 and 0.7mm stainless steel wire. Weight 82grams
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This is a beautiful rod! Are the ferrules the ‘sleeve’ or ‘integrated’ type? Those look so natural and smooth. Besides having (I presume, having only read about bamboo ferrules) performance improvements, I’m sure looking down a bent rod without metallic interference is extra satisfying.

Thank you These are "sleeve" bamboo ferrules, wall thickness is 1.15mm as I'm not a fan of extra thin(0.70-0.80mm) walls of bamboo ferrules, if made integrated and very thin they are almost unnoticeable on the assembled rod. Especially if they are wrapped with clear silk.
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[jan96]

So nice Jan!

Thank you very much, very kind

[Aristotle]

Radivoj, absolutely beautiful rod!

[Aristotle]

Friends,

Here is a recent tactical small stream prototype, designed specifically for canopy laden streams. This 6’ 3wt is 100% shop-made and weighs 2.8 oz. It has a progressive taper and is on the slow side of fast. The butt and tip are solid built. The reel seat wood insert is Bolivian Rosewood. The cork is flor grade from Portugal. The wraps are Kimono silk in Chokko, Black tipping and Tuscan Sun accents at the ferrules. The beige agate stripping guide is encased in a soldered silver (blued) bezel. Took it out last week and fooled some small stream wild brook and brown trout.

[AlexP]

Very nice rod Michael, thanks for sharing. Also good looking fish photos. Tight Lines

[Shrimpman]

"100% shop made"- I tip my hat!

[Aristotle]

Very nice rod Michael, thanks for sharing. Also good looking fish photos. Tight Lines

Thank you very much, Alex!

[Aristotle]

"100% shop made"- I tip my hat!

Thank you very much for the kind words!

[driftless angler]

Love it Michael!

[Aristotle]

Thank you so much!

[Aristotle]

Friends:

Here is another rod, completed in January of 2024. This 6’6" 4wt penta is 100% shop-made and weighs 2.55 oz. The butt and tip are hollow built and deeply flamed. The reel seat wood insert is thuya burl. The cork is flor grade from Portugal. The wraps are Kimono silk in Saguaro and tipping in Golden Pavilion. The green agate stripping guide is encased in a soldered silver (blued) bezel. The ferrules were machined from silicon aluminum bronze 642 bar stock.

Very much an experimental, prototype taper, the rod flexes deep into the grip but is sufficiently fast for canopy laden small streams. It can also be used for technical work on medium sized rivers. I took it out last week for some winter small stream fishing, on an unnamed, first order stream, deep in a Connecticut forest. A fun rod.

[driftless angler]

Beautiful! Love the wraps and reel seat! Looks like a keeper!

[Aristotle]

Thank you very much. I appreciate the kind words.