I just finished a plethora of rod-building projects and I've got a few more to go. Somehow I managed to slip in a few personal items like this TFO Finesse Series 1wt and Orvis T3 4wt.
I used REC nickel titanium recoil guides on both rods, single foot on the 1wt and double foot on the 4wt. The 4wt has a Struble nickel silver reel seat with a vera wood insert and the 1wt has a sealed burl cork reel seat with a Struble nickel silver up-locking hood and a polished aluminum slide ring. The silver butt tack is an antique button. Those are hard to come by. I used a preformed cork handle on the 1wt which I turned down and shortened. When I first started the 1wt rod I wanted to go cheaply on the handle and reel seat. Then the reel seat turned out better than expected so I should have not skimped on the handle like I did. The 4wt. has better quality white cork and small end pieces of burnt burl and rubberized cork in the handle. Both have nickel silver winding checks which are not visible here. Now they just have to be fished, and that will be remedied soon.
While I wrap thread onto hand turned work in progress I think about the diminishing red tide conditions on the south Texas coast. It has nearly cleared entirely, but has the fishing resumed to what it should have been? Fishing reports say it has. Once again I find myself waiting for a break in the weather. The last break occurred the week of Thanksgiving but my hands were tied with family affairs. I also want to take our new fishing dog on the river again and that should warrant some photo shooting and a blog post.
Now it’s back to the work bench to start the next project.
While I wrap thread onto hand turned work in progress I think about the diminishing red tide conditions on the south Texas coast. It has nearly cleared entirely, but has the fishing resumed to what it should have been? Fishing reports say it has. Once again I find myself waiting for a break in the weather. The last break occurred the week of Thanksgiving but my hands were tied with family affairs. I also want to take our new fishing dog on the river again and that should warrant some photo shooting and a blog post.
Now it’s back to the work bench to start the next project.
