15' CTS Fly Rod

This is a 15' (yes, fifteen foot!) 3 piece CTS spey rod. It has been a long time coming, but it's finally on its way to Ontatrio, Canada. It has several firsts for me... My first fly rod, first turned fly seat, and first feather inlays! The butt, seat, and grip transition are "Original Cactus Blank" from Turn-Tex woodworks. The reel seat is a Batson, it has a Recoil tear drop style hook keeper, and peacock and hackle feather inlays. The thread is Gudebrod dark blue and metallic gunmetal, and the guides are Fuji titanium TVLSG's.

I spoke to Paul today, and he's pretty much buried in snow and it's -20 degrees up there! He'll be using this rod for winter steelhead fishing, and I have a feeling the cold is not going to keep him off his water for very long... can't wait to see some pics of those cold Canadian silver bullets laying on the shoreline!!