xerotao Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hi fellow raiders Show us your custom rod work or custom built rods. Im due for a few components to be delivered tomorrow. Ill start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Sabre 550 lbg rod 21yr old 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Blue trim was built for a mate as a birthday gift Silver trim was what i caught the longtail on. Which iv stripped and will be rebuilding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 2kg baitcaster Ugly Stik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Butterworth FMT72L. The first rod I built when I was a teenager. However, this was the 2nd build on this blank. I stripped it back and painted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) Butterworth Super Barra. Was originally 1 piece but I converted it to a 2 piece and hitchhiked around Australia with it. Edited February 26, 2018 by Berleyguts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Butterworth JS980X jigging/trolling/livebaiting rod. Fuji guides and AFTCO (?) roller tip. Built it in Jan 1981 as a 10kg rod. Ran a Daiwa Sealine 450H star drag on it. I now use a Shimano Tyrnos 30 2 speed and 15kg. Need to christen it... hopefully this March! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Nice! keep them coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 nice old schools baz..I still have fmt72l and js980.haha must mean we are old...rick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 21 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: nice old schools baz..I still have fmt72l and js980.haha must mean we are old...rick Old? Surely there’s a better way to look at it! ? We must be of similar vintage! The FMT72L is a great rod. A soft, forgiving action. I caught my Masters stripey on it on 3kg and I think both my Masters silver trevally on 2kg (at Gunsight reef - does anyone still fish there?). My wife likes using it. It later became available in a Snyderglass blank and I have one of those too. And the JS980? Masters albacore on 10kg... a heap of kings at LHI... 3 1/2 hours on a huge yellowfin on 10kg off Narooma in a 14 foot Quinnie, only to have it roll up in the leader and wear through the double on the finlets. ? It’s a great stick! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) Another 20 plus yr old fmt108 spin stick Edited February 26, 2018 by rickmarlin62 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 these just show if you build them properly they will last..all the rods I have shown are over 20yrs old and have caught heaps of fish on them...I have heaps of others but wont show them as they have rust showing thru and horrible looking epoxy but...they still catch fish...rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: these just show if you build them properly they will last..all the rods I have shown are over 20yrs old and have caught heaps of fish on them...I have heaps of others but wont show them as they have rust showing thru and horrible looking epoxy but...they still catch fish...rick I stopped building them because I didn’t have as much time and space to do it and there became more choice and quality in off the rack rods. I have some other older rods with broken guides that I need to strip down and rebuild, though. I might get back into it... the satisfaction of doing it yourself. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Berleyguts said: the satisfaction of doing it yourself. ? This says it all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Something im working at the moment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) This one is my first and only attempt at weaving Edited March 8, 2018 by TK01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 And here’s my first and only attempt at a tiger wrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) Couple of spin rods for the kids Edited March 8, 2018 by TK01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 My first ever rod built for Shirley Bassy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 An attempt at a fish pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK01 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Last one. This is a 1-2kg spin stick that I built very quickly for a trout trip years ago. Caught some trout on it then got back home and caught an 87cm jewie on it, yew! Very cheap stick that has now caught dozens of fish and still going strong. I got the blank for free off a mate and spent probably $10-$15 on components (mudhole bargains). By far my cheapest and fastest build but one of my favourites. (oh it's the one in the middle). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 nice lookin bits of gear..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Nice work on the bindings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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