The southwest council FFF has issued a rod building
challenge to any SWCFFF club and their members. The rods would be use at
Casting for Recovery So .Cal. at
their retreats.
The rules were simple:
1. Build a 9’, 5wt 4 piece rod, supply a
rod tube and donate it for the challenge.
2. Build the rod to CFR theme. There must be a bit of pink somewhere on
the build.
I found an old Fisher blank with spigot ferrules in the back
corner my blank storage closet, and thought perfect. It was a moderate action
blank, which would load easily and be great for a beginner.
I thought a pink wrap with a metallic purple inlay on the
would carry out the CRF theme but the combination was to much for my taste. I
ended up using a chestnut color thread , which matched the beautiful chestnut
color of the blank and used color fast pink thread as the inlays. I think it turned out beautiful and
carried the theme through out the rod.
The last step was to add a small pink ribbon under the reel
seat for a little extra “mojo” in the rod.
Here are some pics of the finished rod.
It was a fun project and I had fun developing the "pink" CFR theme.
Dennis
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