Archive for the ‘Rods & Blanks’ Category

I’m Throwin’ Hand-Rolled Soul

Posted on May 5, 2012, 10:50 am, by JB, under CFB Gear, Collaborations & Such, Commercial Break, Gear, Rods & Blanks.

I’m now officially on-board with the C.F. Burkheimer (CFB) Fly Rod Company, serving in an “Advisory Staff” role. Kerry (the “K” who is actually the “C” in C.F.) and I agreed at the end of last week to the particulars, and my mug is now up on CFB’s site. For those of you who don’t [...]

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Hot Rod Tenkara – The Beginning

Posted on September 28, 2011, 11:11 am, by JB, under Gear, Humor(?), New School, Rods & Blanks, What Did I Just Do?.

Sakasa Kebari fly from last year’s DF52 project. Hot Rod Tenkara is my latest little foray into semi-irreverent fly fishing. After a couple of recent outings involving tenkara-style fishing, I decided that I needed to build my own tenkara rod. Rather than go the route of designing a lovely telescoping stick, complete with flor-grade handle [...]

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The (Cork) Doctor is IN

Posted on April 13, 2011, 5:39 pm, by JB, under Gear, Humor(?), Rods & Blanks, What Did I Just Do?.

Spent much of today playing the part of a surgeon to a stack of fly-rod handles. Basically just reaming to match blank diameters/tapers. Hadn’t done this much cork work in, well, a rather long time (actually, I don’t think ever). Some of you might be asking why I would be doing this much cork work, [...]

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