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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Beztine on February 15, 2011, 08:40:02 PM

Title: New Steelhead Rod- Updated FISH ON
Post by: Beztine on February 15, 2011, 08:40:02 PM: Here are some pics of my new rod I had help making up. My first cutsom rod. My help was from Morgan Custom Rods out of SW Washington. Great guy and great friend. I went with a Rainshadow RX7 1084F 9' blank & Titanium Guides. Found some metalic blue thread that matches the guides very well. I took it out a couple weeks ago on a maiden voyage, no fish but oh well. I love everything about the pole. Very good back bone but a soft tip for a great feel. I am definately sold on the Rainshadows. I matched it up with a new Shimano Saros 3000. Here are a few pics.
Enjoy, Brock
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Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 15, 2011, 08:45:21 PM: Looks like a nice rod :IBCOOL: Should serve you well :IBCOOL:

I have the bug now to!

Picked up 10 rods at the sportsmans show :yike: Only going to keep 4, and have sold 4 others already :IBCOOL: 2 left to go, and I will have 4 rods for free and paid for one new reel. With the 6 I will have sold :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod
Post by: bowtech721 on February 15, 2011, 09:27:36 PM: Right on that thing is way cool ;)
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod
Post by: BigGoonTuna on February 15, 2011, 10:38:46 PM: nice looking rod! curious about the downlocking reel seat though. i always hold my spinning rods by the front grip and don't like my hand on the threads.
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod- First Fish 2/18
Post by: Beztine on February 19, 2011, 08:36:55 PM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on February 15, 2011, 10:38:46 PM
nice looking rod! curious about the downlocking reel seat though. i always hold my spinning rods by the front grip and don't like my hand on the threads.
It works great. The way I hold my pole is with my fingers split around the stem of the reel so my fingers are not on the threads. Kinda like holding a casting rod with a trigger.

Well After having fished my new rod several times over the last month I finally got the new pole curse off it yesterday. Also I have been fishing pretty hard this winter with jigs trying to learn and improve the technique. Well it paid off. Time to do the happy dance. I got this one a white head jig, red body, white rabbit fur that had a white worm tied into the body. This fish had been in the river awhile. Not the biggest or prettiest but hey it is a keeper. After getting the fish on I new I made the right choice on the Rainshadow blank.
We put 2 in the boat and missed 3 so good day overall, besides being able to spend the day with one of my brothers and sister.
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Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod- Updated FISH ON
Post by: goosegetter79 on February 19, 2011, 08:55:32 PM: Very nice rod and fish too!
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod- Updated FISH ON
Post by: GregE on February 19, 2011, 10:05:22 PM: OH yeah!! I like the colors on the rod And the fish!! :)
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod- Updated FISH ON
Post by: engelwood on February 20, 2011, 01:30:53 PM: Nice rod and nice fish. I like the wrap on the eyes. I put the steelhead sticker on some of my rods as well. I like the custom aspect it adds. :tup:
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod- Updated FISH ON
Post by: TheHunt on February 20, 2011, 08:16:11 PM: That is a very nice rod. Rainshadow is a great rod blank. Can you feel the knatt rubbing his junk at the end of your pole?
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod- Updated FISH ON
Post by: Beztine on February 22, 2011, 12:15:10 AM: Quote from: engelwood on February 20, 2011, 01:30:53 PM
Nice rod and nice fish. I like the wrap on the eyes. I put the steelhead sticker on some of my rods as well. I like the custom aspect it adds. :tup:
My bud who wrapped it suggested wrapping the eyes like that. I really like em that way. I thought the sticker added a nice touch

Quote from: TheHunt on February 20, 2011, 08:16:11 PM
That is a very nice rod. Rainshadow is a great rod blank. Can you feel the knatt rubbing his junk at the end of your pole?
I love the Rainshadow blank. It has a nice backbone but a soft tip to feel the knatt rubbin his junk :chuckle:
Title: Re: New Steelhead Rod- Updated FISH ON
Post by: SeaRun1 on February 27, 2011, 06:23:29 PM: Nice job on the rod there. I am a big Rainshadow fan as well. I just finished an XST 1144 for a buddy. Wish I was keeping it. Look into those Rainshadow XST blanks as they are really nice. Thesilver blanks look nice wrapped with those blue guides too.

SeaRun1