Winter Projects - My Rod Builds

[CiK]

Hey everybody! I finally had a chance to snap some photos of my winter projects. I wish I could get better at both, rod building and taking pictures.

Anywhooo, the first rod is a drop shot rod I built on a Batson RainShadow RX8+S822.5 blank. I built it with cork handles, fuji reel seat, and fuji alconite guides (K series and #4 micros). This is my 4th rod, and to date, the best I have built. I am really happy about this rod and can't wait to get her wet. Here are some pics.






The second rod is a crankbait rod I built on a Batson RainShadow EGlass GCB70M blank (small shallow running cranks). I built it with cork handles, fuji reel seat, and fuji #4 micros. This rod has a sister but I didn't take any pictures of her. I built it exactly the same, but she was on a GCB710MH (large deep diving cranks). Here are some pics of the 7 footer.





I still have some work to do to get better at applying the finish and applying the decals, but overall.........I am really happy with the progress. I am building another Batson RainShadow RX8+ now for Senkos. I am impressed with those blanks for sure.

Hope all is well with everybody!

Tony