fly rod building

These are some fly rods that I have built myself. They are presented in the order that I have built them in. The first two are 2pc 9' 8wt rods from kits that I bought at LL Bean. They are identical except one has black nlyon wraps and the other has blue. The second two are 2pc 6' 3wt rods that I built from parts I bought online. They are also identical except one has black guides and a single foot stripper guilde and the other has gold guides and a double foot stripper guide. I wrapped them with straw colored silk wrapping thread so that once finished, the wraps are basically clear, which can be easily seen in the pics. The next one I will build will be a dark blue 7pc 8' 5/6wt with cobalt blue guides, light blue silk wrapping thread, and my first attempt at building a custom cork grip.

Here is the link to pictures of my newest fly rod.

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