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100% Pure Au Sable River Rat
Posted 06 July 2018 - 08:55 AM
This is an 11' 3wt 4pc with down locking seat, custom grip, dark green main wraps and rust orange trim. The grip set up on this one took a little extra work. The new owner requested a down locking seat as well as a fighting butt and most down locking seats are not made to be used with a butt of any kind. So had to spend some extra time getting a bit creative with the dremel tool to get it to work together.
Owner- Steve Clark
Midwestcustomflyrods.com
Advanced Member
Posted 06 July 2018 - 10:57 AM
Nice ! I prefer the function of down locking myself, though up locking looks nice. Actually I used to have trouble with the lock rings loosening up on the up locking, Not so much with today's reel seats though.
John 7:38 ESV is about "Rivers of Living Water"
Cold weather afficando- Give me Snow or give me death!
Posted 06 July 2018 - 12:32 PM
Not my "cup of tea" with the colors and the light cork handle, but as usual, very nice work.
Barbed hooks rule!
My definition of work: Doing something in which effort exceeds gain.
Ex-Marine ... quondam fidelis
