Shane Grip

The grip is now shaped for Shane. Will be mounting the grip and seet soon. Then build some bamboo ferrules.

Shane's Rod

This is a rod I am finishing for Shane Gray of Graywolf Rods,as a personal rod. He has given me the go ahead to pick colors and make some bamboo ferrules. It is a swelled butt taper of 7'6" 4wt. Should be fun. I want to take lots of pics.

Lets get personal

My personal 8' 5wt.

My Westy

I love this rod.

Dad

I built this rod for my dad a couple years ago. It uses Chokecherry wood for the reelseat spacer, a tree we used to pick berries from to make jelly. The case is made of Cedar, the same wood we used building fences with my dad. The signature wrap I made with a strand of horse hair I got from my dad's favorite race horse a few months before it passed away.

Building Bamboo

Images from the process of building bamboo. I like the look of a flamed boo rod. I am working on two rods right now. Both are for my brothers. I like to put a lot of thought into these rods. I like to match them with their personalities. Should be fun.

A day like this

Rivers Treasure

Fall Colors

Nice

Cort and I fished the other day. This was the first one of the day. He hunted the fly down.

Lincoln at the Vice

I was cleaning out my tying closet tonight. And as I was going through a bag of reels I turn around to see that Lincoln had climbed up on the chair and found the thread bobbin and was making motions at the vice as though he was tying a fly. So stupid awesome.

TRIB

Saltwater Cort

Here is the latest rod finished. Built this for Cort for his saltwater and carpin adventures. 9 wt Green blank, Struble reel seat, green cork accents. The yellow and black jasper thread looks great on this blank. I want you to catch a Rooster for me.

New Net Done

This is the newest net I have finished.

Suckers

Every once in awhile you feel the urge to broaden your horizons or your fishing buddy says "you have got to come check this out". Cort and I have tried to hit the carp a few times together and ended up going out on bad days. Today was different, we had no excuses. I caught my 2nd carp ever and it was a 29 incher and even more special to me, it was on my 5wt bamboo rod I built. After the carp I caught 3 June Suckers. I have been wanting to catch one of these ever since Cort pulled one out.

Rods and Nets

A few rods and nets that I have built in the past.