Little Black and Yellow Bumble Bees

[StickFish]

Here is a new one spinning on the dryer, every time I look at this rod it reminds me a little bumble bees. Its a Seeker 665 6.5" 20-40# spiral wrapped with AmTak Turbo Halo HD boat guides. The guides have lots of yellow red and green in they look really sharp on the rod. Aluminum reel seat, Hypolon front grip, 10" slick butt. This one is just waiting for the tug of a tuna

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000524.JPG

[Rooster1264]

Dude, You beat me to it. I was gonna do those colors on the next rod I build. Did them many years ago and they look killer. Nice Job!!

[Hanapa'a Time]

Bzzzzzzzz.......:D Looks good Ted.

Steve, get back to wrapping, only two weeks left :berry:

[StickFish]

I gotta say wrapping in yellow is a pain - just when you think you have it packed nice and tight - toss some finish on it and really find out - I think I'm going to end up triple wrapping it so the color is even better without little black lines in it.

I started working on the butt wrap last night, had to modify my thread carriage to make thread handling easier. Taking pics of the whole process. Post those later

[Rooster1264]

The thread carriage is over rated....JUNK! Learn to wrap the old way, you won't have any problems with colors bleeding through...just my worthless 2 cents.

[StickFish]

The thread carriage is over rated....JUNK! Learn to wrap the old way, you won't have any problems with colors bleeding through...just my worthless 2 cents.

I'm not real impressed with the stock Pac Bay carriage either, but its what I got for now. Looking at the Renzetti to replace it one of these days. I have to be careful touching thread - I can etch steel with my finger print so packing thread with my finger nail isn't very productive.

Do you use a bobbin or shotglass/coffee cup and a book?

[Rooster1264]

Ted, I still use the thread carriage, but only as a tool to hold the spool. I still and always hold the thread in my hand when I wrap.

[Hanapa'a Time]

Ted, I still use the thread carriage, but only as a tool to hold the spool. I still and always hold the thread in my hand when I wrap.


:yeahthat:

[StickFish]

Finished that rod up over the weekend. It had a close encounter with a tiger and you know how osmosis works.

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000558.JPG

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000557.JPG

[catchnrelease]

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/P1000557.JPG


Ok, how the heck do you make a wrap like that? I'm getting closer on deciding on the next stick :D

[StickFish]

http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?t=198242

That should show you how - wait till you see the one I finished last night. I've done a few of these and some of them just want to live in a real wild way.

[wctc1]

That's a great wrap! :applause: MetooWonders, but a man must have his secrets.

JHector

Hay! You folks couldn't hear it, but we just had Nebraska rifle thunder here in West Linn. I have the window open.