Fishing rod handles

What a wonderful idea….I’m curious how you handled the reel seats…I have a couple antique reels stashed away..this would be a beautiful way to display them.

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I got some Fuji plate seats on ebay and I used brass screws. This is a spin rod I turned.

Very cool. Some day I will get a lathe and give this a try.

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Nice.

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TreeBones, maybe you can get a fishing rod someday and we’ll have some fresh catch on a grill.

And….we can try different wood cutoffs to find out which flavors best. lol

Hey, just got an idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlPqL7IUT6M&feature=related

Very nice. Does the wood handle make the rod real heavy? We do fly fishing, so the heavy wood would wear my arm out. I use either arm so I don’t hurt myself with the repeated motion. For spin casting I guess this isn’t a problem. Are these for salt or freshwater?

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Hi MMH, I use these on the jetties at S. Padre. I actually dont use those reels though, their for boat fishing, until I get a chance. I just cast them and set the bait-runner. Solid wood handles make the rod very sensitive, silky smooth feel(1000grit), I’ll probably never fish with standard rod again.

I saw your project, hey thats your ebony!