Falcon - late report

Keith and I hit Falcon lake earlier this month, and I just got the pics... Fun 3 days of fishing! No giants, but we caught some solid fish. Looking forward to going back down there on April 16th!

The Bass Whisperer

This rod is a 7'3" flipping stick built on a Phenix 703XH blank. It has an Arizona State University theme with maroon & gold thread and an inlaid "Sparky" in the cactus butt. It has the new Recoil micro guides, down to size 4. This one has some muscle & it's going to see action on all the big bass lakes in TX... Looking forward to seeing what this one hauls in!

Another Canadian Brute!!!!

Here's another one that Paul sent me tonight from Canada!!! This beast of a steelhead went 17lbs and put the 15' CTS to the test!!! Congrats Paul!!

The 15' CTS sees action in Canada!!!

Here's some pics that Paul sent to me last night... He said that the rod fishes great and it's a show-stopper on the river! I really wish I could get up there and do some of this early-spring fishing. Looks like alot of fun!!! Thanks Paul!

Deadhead Rod

This is a Grateful Dead themed rod that's built on an ATC PV704 blank that I had stashed away. It has a prickly pear cactus butt with an inlaid Aztec Steal Your Face logo. The split is red, white & blue with a melting Steal Your Face. The cork grips have red, white & blue acrylic spacers worked in. The seat is a Fuji soft-touch 17, and the guides are AmTack HTRLA's with holographic rings. I also worked a little marbling in there under the logo decal!

"No Bling" rod

This rod is built on a Rainshadow XSB822.5. It has spiraled Fuji titanium SIC micros. The thread colors are Gudebrod almond and metallic gunmetal. The order was for "no bling", but I just couldn't help myself & threw in a subtle tiger wrap in the split grip. This one is headed down to the lower Laguna. Mr. Dosher requested a length marker at 24" - the minimum length for Texas snook. I like the way you think, sir!!!

Keith's new microskiff - "Before" pics

Keith hit me up last night from Palau and told me about a little skiff for sale here in Austin. I sent the guy an email late last night, and went and picked it up today. It was a great deal, to say the least. It's a late 60's/early 70's model 13' Mitchell. This brand is pretty sought-after, especially in Florida. Keith's coming back later this month and will put his professional boat painting skills to good use! This one's going to see action in South Bay and the Lower Laguna... I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!!