My son Jeff has been building custom steelhead rods for over a year now and he's gotten pretty good.
Anyway, he is building two new high end rods for me as a present.
I am paying for most of the materials and he providing all of the labor and some of the materials.
I deserve it.
The first rod will be a 7' walleye jigging rod.
Northfork blank model HS 701-2
Ultra-fast action.
I'm mating it up to a Pflueger President XT model 30 spinning reel.
The first rod will be a 8' slow-trolling/casting multi-purpose rod.
Northfork blank model St 865-2
Fast action.
I'm mating it up to a Pflueger President XT model 35 spinning reel.
This rod I will use for a lot of different types of fishing.
Drifting/trolling bottom bouncers for walleyes up in Canada on my annual trip with the guys.
Also for casting spoons and bucktails for pike up there.
Also for local steelhead fishing. Jeff has been bugging me to go with him. I stopped years ago because of the neuropathy in my feet.
Also for our trip to Alaska planned for 2020 or 2021. Should be a good rod for up there.
These are Gary Loomis rod blanks.
Very expensive, but we got 50% off using a recent Labor Day sale code they didn't advertise on their website.
Jeff said the sale code was sent out to previous customers in an email.
It took them a long time to finally ship, but they arrived today and look very nice.
Sent me a nice T-shirt too!!!
Jeff gets that to wear at the tackle shop he works at part time.
The Pflueger reels I bought a week back from an old friend that owns/runs a local tackle shop where Jeff works occasionally.
I'll add more on these rods, including photos, as things progress.
Mac