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Fighting Illini Logo. The easiest of the two University of Illinois' logos.

Sorry to bore you all with this wrap of Flaming Gorge Reservoir again, but I am messing with my digital photography trying to make my photos, especially this one, more appealing and brighter. Those "thread gaps" are actually small streams or narrow draws that run into the lake.

My 1st "Flames" was the rod on the top of photo. The centers need to be closer to compress the flame and make it look thinner or longer as seen in my second "Flames" whichich is the gaff on the bottom.

20 lb striper and lake trout jig outfit in "flames" Made in '88 or '89.

My only use of NCP Spring Green #105.

Geeze, I just noticed how far off-center the hookeeper is!

My 1st attempt at some new patterns in sihouette. Rainbow trout, jumping trout, bluegill, grayling, crappie, and print in D thread. 1990 rod is a 2-pc 10'0" slip bobber spin.

Chartreuse boat rod, made in 1991, still going strong. Has many hours of trolling whitout any UV damage to paint.

Light trolling rod. Rod blank was painted flat white, then chartreuse, then 2 coats of color prserver, then complete rod finished with light coat of rod finish. Rod is sanded between all coats of paint or finish. The color preserver stops the finish from "lifting" the fluorescent paint and keeps the epoxy finish smooth. A real head-turner and ok for boat rods. Fluorescent comes in red, orange, chartreuse, green, blue and flo "glow in the dark" white. Gudebrod has a good selection of fluorescent jig wrapping thread to compliment the fluorescent paint job.

Simple silhouette wrap of lake trout, D thread.

15" Brook Trout from Utah's High Uinta Wilderness

Native cutthroat below Warbonnet Peak in the Wind River Mountains' "Cirque of the Towers"

Bottom view of matched set of light spiral wrapped trolling rods.

Top view of matched set of light trolling rods with spiral wrapped guides; one port one starboard.

Old favorites done a long time ago, brightened up and resubmitted.

Light colored thread like this yellow is a poor choice for wrapping. The thread gaps are almost impossinle to hide and still keep the wrap tight.

These wraps are on the "UGLY STICK" rod. I asked my 5 year old daughter to randomly get different types, sizes and colors of wrapping thread off the shelf as I wrapped the guides. I still use the rod today. It's really a head-turner.

"UGLY STICK"

Homemade do-it-all thread carriage. Base is 1/2" plate. 1986 model.

Versatile homemade thread carriage. Sturdy and very heavy yet portable.

This wrap is on a 40 year old True Temper glas rod I rebuilt 18 years ago. I still use it today.

I made these wrapping tools 20 years ago. The motor can be used to dry rods or turn hypalon grips. The thread carriage base is drilled and tapped for additional attchments. I can set it up so it will wrap 16 threads at a time, but 8 is my usual limit. The stands are very heavy yet portable.

Simple weaving platforms (4) are cut from childs snow slide. Double-stick tape holds the threads. On very tough patterns threads are numbered.

My wrap central. Heavy steel thread carriage is sturdy yet portable.