Vlad Milenkovic of Fly Fisherman's Cafe emailed yesterday saying that his T.F.M. t-shirt arrived in the mail along with a second package containing the build components for the eight foot Steffen 8/9 weight glass blank that he's been holding on to for me.
A quick breakdown of the build...
Blank - Steffen 8' Three Piece 8/9 Weight
Reel Seat - Struble Gray Anodized U-18G
Winding Check - Brass with TiCH Coating
Guides - Size 20 and 12 Chrome Stainless Steel Snakes
Striping Guides - Fuji KWAG strippers in Sizes 20 and 12
Cork - 1/4" Flor Rings for 7" to 7 1/4" Ritz Style Grip
I am so excited to get this build in hand. Vlad does inspired rod build work and it will be neat to have one of his creations in my collection.
A quick breakdown of the build...
Blank - Steffen 8' Three Piece 8/9 Weight
Reel Seat - Struble Gray Anodized U-18G
Winding Check - Brass with TiCH Coating
Guides - Size 20 and 12 Chrome Stainless Steel Snakes
Striping Guides - Fuji KWAG strippers in Sizes 20 and 12
Cork - 1/4" Flor Rings for 7" to 7 1/4" Ritz Style Grip
Burl - Red burl Cork Rings To Accent Grip
Thread - Red-Orange Size "A" Nylon/NCP Tan AccentsI am so excited to get this build in hand. Vlad does inspired rod build work and it will be neat to have one of his creations in my collection.
5 comments:
WOW!! That would be a sweeeet stick! Cameron.
You are ahead of me!! Darn.... I want a rod from Vlad soooo bad.... @@ very cool! I am looking forward to see it! : )
It's gonna' be a real beaut!
Wow! If I'm correct, this is the 2nd rod build for YOURSELF you've announced in about a week!
I take back my "you're a lucky guy" comment from the first announcement and would like to replace it with "we hate you!" (yes, I just spoke for everyone!)
Looks like it will be a nice rod!
Mark...HA... I guess I am ahead of you on this. You'll get a "Vlad" at some point I'm sure.
Jeff...a big beaut for sure!
GFP...well...I guess this is the second build for 2011 but I've been saving pennies for them for quite some time. Vlad's had the blank for me for six or eight months. It's been a long time coming.
Cameron,
I am really excited about starting the build... The blank is no doubt one of the nicest glass blanks I had my hands on!
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