Gotta thank Mike at M&D's for the help with my first wrap, took a bit of getting used to having 2 left hands but I think I will be making more;)

looks great VF, whatcha build?

I hope thats a BOAT rod Bud!!!;)

Originally posted by Raider Ronnie
I hope thats a BOAT rod Bud!!!;)

Yep she's for fluking! Afterhours you would ask, only because I forget what blank it is I can tell you it is graphite and 7' long :huh: Next I may build a heavy rod for shark,tuna,etc and drop a big Penn International on there;)

wow, looks good!!! how long were you there till..

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I think it was after 4 when I left, I was definately cross eyed when I left:laughs:

not bad for your first time.Only had to show him a few times and he went from there.
The blank is an American M701 , 7' 1 pc ,rated 1-3 oz.
from start to finish including his first Diamond wrap was aprox 3 hours 45 Min.:btu:
Hope you land a large

That looks great for your first wrap.

Nice Job.

I was reminded when I got home that I should have picked up a burnishing tool..........

Thats what I look to be landing, now all I gotta do is get Mikes Dad on the boat with me;) Thanks for all the compliments it was something I have been wanting to try for sometime, now I need to make my own setup for future builds, would make great gifts for people who fish and something to do in the winter. I had alot of help with the diamond part something I will practice.

Nice job on the rod.

beleive it or not , I think they have fluke decals like the striper one you put on there.

Originally posted by Saltheart
Nice job on the rod.

beleive it or not , I think they have fluke decals like the striper one you put on there.

Not finished yet so will have to look into that. ;)

Good choice on the 701............I've wrapped a few and worked those rods hard (15 lb. Bluefish in a ripping tide) and never seen them break out in a sweat

Nice VF

That rod became a quick favorite, don't leave the dock with out it. Easly covers all my inshore bottem fishin needs and their not pricey. In the process of wrappin a 601H my sons first rod.

I got a bit of time to decide what reel I want to put on it, whatta ya think?

I use the abu 6500 w/#30 PP, have Mike getcha a power handle for it. the set-up is lite & sensitive. If you want to make it a bass/blue type set up then you could go with penn international, better drag and line cap.

great job on the wrap VF, gives me hope mine wont be a disaster.

Yep , ABU 6500 reel. The cranberry Striper reel comes with a power handle. Mike T has them. Best id the BG6500CL but hard to find now and more money. Anyway , 6500 ABU is perfect with some braid. For a boat fluke rod , I'd use 35 LB spectron on 6that reel.

Your rod is done I'll have it at the shop this weekend:)

Originally posted by mikecc
Your rod is done I'll have it at the shop this weekend:)

Thanks Mike it looks awesome can't wait to get it fishy!! I had a great teacher and look forward to wrapping more in the future.

Nice wrap VF - I'd like to get into rod building - just don't have the time yet..

Hey Mikecc :wavey:

When are you taking orders