Mission Red - We Have A Go

[Rohit Saqa Lal]

G'day all
Finally some time to posts pics on this stick, hope you like em. Now to make another in similar colors to try to get a better match on the grips on a new blank I am getting for the reel. I'll post some loaded up pics soon too. Now just need the red JM fighting belt and some 100lb jerry brown braid :-)

[Mick Cunningham]

getting there ... need red line and red popper/stickbait 

look,s good can,t wait to see some action when you fish with it 

[Jarrad Heritage]

Thats deffinatly one hot looking rod.

Love the colour. Well done on the build.

Got me wanting to build one for myself now.

Jarrad

Ps. Cheers for the advice on the repairs for my Surface Monster

[Rohit Saqa Lal]

Thanks fellas. Hmmmm, some red gloves and a red hat will do nicely too I think 

[Ivan Verhage]

wow looks great
Is that a metal ferrule i see?
what type of silver thread did you use on the x wrap?


cheers

[Neale Bird]

Are they ICMNSG guides?

[Rohit Saqa Lal]

Are they ICMNSG guides?

No

[Rohit Saqa Lal]

Thanks fellas, I am stoked how it turned out. Had a chance to load it up today. only just starts working at 10kg and takes 14kg to just put a decent type of bend in it. The bend is quite low down though so holding it at that doesnt take much effort. Even with a broken leg. Will try to get a couple of mates over somethime this week so I can take pics at various loads

[Neale Bird]

Are they ICMNSG guides?

No

May i ask what they are?

[Rohit Saqa Lal]

These ones are the CMNAG mate, they are the chrome frame alconite rings. I prefer the alconites on my personal sticks at I am really clumsey with my gear and sick of replacing SiCs with hairline cracks and worse. The alconite rings are much more robust and impact resistant then the SiC ones and are diamond polished just like the SiCs. The surface hardness rating is not that far behind SiCs either. A lil side benefit is that they are a touch lighter then the SiC rings too.

[Aaron Concord]

Very nice thread work!

The outfit looks the part!

Look forward to some captures I guess?!?!?!?



Aaron.

[Rohit Saqa Lal]

Thanks

That stick is now shelved. I now have proper popper blanks so have discontinued the home developed efforts. New mission is to build one to match that maverick and one to built an 18k SW that I have my eye on. Not sure whether to go the 18k or the 10k though

[Khaled Altaher]

Any other uses for this rod beside fishing??