Here’s my newest build:
The blank is a Batson 804-2.  Its in the RX6 series and comes in as a middle to high 4wt power and a moderate action.  8′0″ is a nice length for pinpoint casting at short to medium [read more]

From Nebraska… Thanksgiving was fun, sadly no fishing but the weather was nice.  Turkey was, as turkey is, not too exciting.  Although I made it this year with a Guinness brine, then smoked it for a couple hours, before finally [read more]

I Gave my second go at cottonwood bark grips.  I tried on a Salmon Rod (clicky) recently but gave up.  It was difficult to bore out the hole to the diameter and even the pieces that I got bored out [read more]

10′ 8″ of 4 piece sucker slaying two-handed fury.  Built on a Batson/rainshadow switch blank.  Advertised grain window of 160-330, although many people seem to go upwards of 30 grains heavier with short skagit heads, so I have some experimenting [read more]