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Title: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: FD on May 13, 2021, 02:37:21 AM

Every year one of my construction clients sponsors an inshore tournament to raise money for the Make A Wish foundation. I build the trophies.

This year they are built on a RodGeeks C2SW70 blank. It's a medium moderate fast that has a soft enough tip to cast greenbacks and enough backbone to turn a bull red.

Wynn split grips and a CRB comfort casting seat. MicroWave Air guide train and metallic Green accents.

Two down, three to go...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/4f43d47761ef562479f271a7aee4b883.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/714ebbe15825f8e67ac0041046bf2929.jpg)

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Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: FD on May 13, 2021, 03:10:49 AM

I built the handle sets a couple of weeks ago. Here is some the thread work.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/9f6e5a1284e420ade4d85d408cb306ed.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/a6c1b959879d2e64f54abf596e27edd9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/50bc0ed0d8adcada8a712c232ba370a3.jpg)

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Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: zippyduck on May 13, 2021, 04:26:54 AM

Very nice build. They would make a great silverminnow rod for reds.

Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: FD on May 13, 2021, 04:55:16 AM

The MicroWave Air Stripper guide. No insert to loose and it reduces line slap giving you 10-15 % longer casts.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/35a8979ce2424300d1806e696d1d5b3e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/28780cd771310fd77ce9fb1971593b99.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/5b3d0fcfbb07890e4925e44c33357173.jpg)

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Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: FD on May 13, 2021, 04:57:33 AM

A better pic of the wrap.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/73e9c3607d4d033a04108d4c42439677.jpg)

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Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: Mike Cork on May 13, 2021, 08:39:58 AM

Awesome looking rods ~c~

Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: apenland01 on May 13, 2021, 09:35:39 AM

Very cool!!

Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: fishballer06 on May 13, 2021, 10:02:12 AM

Great looking rods. Good work FD! ~c~

Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: FD on May 13, 2021, 11:39:27 AM

#3 on the dryer. This one is the raffle grand prize.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210513/2cdd20703a42bf40d9f598b469694bbd.jpg)

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Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: Bassinkorea on May 13, 2021, 05:25:05 PM

Nice work FD ~c~

Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: FD on May 15, 2021, 08:13:08 AM

Finished!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210515/113026da35c950ae620714da17f98099.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210515/0188ba3fafcbe1713215b332f25ab699.jpg)

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Title: Re: Fishing for Wishes
Post by: Bassinkorea on May 15, 2021, 06:44:51 PM

There's going to be some happy kids out there. Good job FD ~c~

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