Finished My New Rod
October 23, 2010 Leave a comment
I finished up a new spinning rod this morning. I decided to make myself a new light 6′ fast action trout rod for the upcoming season. It’s nothing fancy, I usually make my own rods very simple. I used a dark green wrap with thick tan accent wrap. It has a cork handle and Fuji real seat and guides. When I build them for others is when I get a little more flashy. I put a Shimano Sahara 500FD on it. That will hold 100 yards of 4lb test line and will handle trout nicely. I’ll probably also use it for the couple of times a year I decide to have fun crappie fishing. Neither the rod or the reel were very expensive but I think they make a great combo and should fish very well. The reel was $80 and I spent maybe the same amount on the rod components.