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Custom Turned Cork Grips on my latest rod, a 13' Centerpin / Float Rod

This was one LUCKY shot. Copyright 2004 Matt Pedersen

This one didn't make the cut in our little "grip war"..but it IS going on my next personal rod.

So a fellow rod builder and I are having a "grip war"...aka. who can turn the cooler grip. This was my latest submission.

Frank Nardomarino donated that Orvis BBS - Bob @ Hook & Hackle donated the blank and a case, Rick K. from Rods by Rick chipped in tons of line, backing, leader, tippet. Me? Turned the handle, guides, and put the thing together.

Dave donated this stunning Reel seat for the Team OC rod.

There's the wrap real close up...inspired by the Winslow Rods reel seat.

This odd mix of side-by-side Blue Dun and Spring Green was the closest color match I could get to the reel seat!

A whole bunch of us got together to put a full combo together. See my website (www.ramblingreports.com) for the whole story.

Again, Tim wanted conservative. I came up with this wrap and well it might just be one of my new favorite patterns.

Going with Tim's "keep it conservative" request, this was all the "decoration" I put into his rod. He LOVED it.

Tim wanted a "conservative rod"...didn't specify much other than that. We stuck with TiCH hardware everywhere including the Pac Bay Channel Lock Reel Seat