Micro Spiral Project

Bubba_Bruiser · 11-29-10, 01:13 AM

I started working on this one the other day for a good friend of mine to give to him as a present for the countless trips he has took me and probably responsible for keeping me on the water when my Grandpa's health deteriorated and he passed. He always wanted a spiral wrapped rod since we went to the Bassmaster tourney on Ross Barnett in '96. And the last time we went fishing we were talking about the micro guides, so I am going to try to give him the best of both worlds. This rod is built on a 6'6" Castaway crankbait blank Med-Mod. It is equipped with American Tackle micros, except for the stripper: Double foot 6, 5, and 4s the rest of the way out. I went with an EVA split grip with aluminum checks and one blue check on the foregrip. I was sort of worried about the rod from not making a spiral, but I tossed a Bandit abotu 35 steps today without loading the rod. I didn't really put out because the thread has not been coated yet. But I am really pleased with the castability and smoothness of these micros. I will post some more pics when I finish it. I also threw in the handle pics of "Mean Green", a topwater rod I am building for myself. It is an FTU IM10 blank that will have micros on it too. But that is for next month when I get in from overseas.

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I have got to straighten this wrap, moved when I shifted the guide. I will probably double wrap it.

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I love these Castaway cut out seats.

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BigBassin144 · 11-29-10, 10:57 AM

Both look good Bubba! I bet that green blank is gonna have a curado on it!

BB

Jrob78 · 11-29-10, 11:00 AM

Lookin good! I'm gonna have to give ol Lance a call about some of those trim pieces, they look great. I'm sure your buddy is going to be very happy with his new rod! Underwraps look great too!

WaffleJaw · 11-29-10, 02:06 PM

Both are looking top notch!...excellent work Bubba!
Those trim pieces look tasty!

Bubba_Bruiser · 11-29-10, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Both look good Bubba! I bet that green blank is gonna have a curado on it!

BB

I dunno know, I am thinking about an Okuma Serrento (Spelled?)

MallenManson · 12-05-10, 10:14 PM

They both look great Bubba!

Bubba_Bruiser · 12-06-10, 08:26 AM

Thanks, I can't wait to get home and put the final spin on it and ruin it on a winter fatty.

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-09-11, 03:56 AM

Well, I am working on the finishing touches for my first spiral and micro. I hope have a few pics of it up in a few days. I think I got too carried away casting it without epoxy on the guides last time I was home. I had to redo all of the micros. I had put cp on them for test casting, but they still shifted some. I tried to move one and forced it too much and split the insert in half. So I figured I would just re-wrap the micros on the 180°. Lesson learned - practice cast a few times, not 30-40 and finish it up.

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-17-11, 01:42 AM

Stick a fork in it baby and it is done. I did a rod building uh oh the other day on it. as much as I would like to admit I didn't do it, I must have mixed the same 2 parts of epoxy because it would not dry. I had to strip and clean it and redo the epoxy, but oh well, lessons learned. But I mainly went with black, met blue, met silver, and a touch of electra black in the thread. But here are some pictures of a present to a buddy.

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bamabassman · 01-17-11, 09:37 AM

DADGUMIT BUBBA!!!! i am gonna have ot see about sending some of my old rods out to some of you rod fellers and get them refurbished one day.

looks wonderful gary!

WaffleJaw · 01-17-11, 12:40 PM

I like that alot Bubba!...Like the blue check in front of the reel seat and the sliver with the handle..Finish and everything looks great ,well done sir...well done!

CiK · 01-17-11, 07:11 PM

Looks great Bubba!!

bcklash · 01-17-11, 07:53 PM

Bubba that'a AWESOME Dude.

Jrob78 · 01-17-11, 08:47 PM

Great job Bubba!! I hope you finish a rod for you soon!

BigBassin144 · 01-17-11, 08:57 PM

Looks great Bubba!

BB

woody · 01-17-11, 10:06 PM

That's a sweet looking rod Bubba.

-Mark

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-17-11, 11:08 PM

Thanks fellas, I appreciate it. It has took me a while to get this one together for some reason. But I am glad it is done. The only thing I MIGHT do is sand the fighting butt down a little.

11-29-10, 01:13 AM	#1
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Micro Spiral Project I started working on this one the other day for a good friend of mine to give to him as a present for the countless trips he has took me and probably responsible for keeping me on the water when my Grandpa's health deteriorated and he passed. He always wanted a spiral wrapped rod since we went to the Bassmaster tourney on Ross Barnett in '96. And the last time we went fishing we were talking about the micro guides, so I am going to try to give him the best of both worlds. This rod is built on a 6'6" Castaway crankbait blank Med-Mod. It is equipped with American Tackle micros, except for the stripper: Double foot 6, 5, and 4s the rest of the way out. I went with an EVA split grip with aluminum checks and one blue check on the foregrip. I was sort of worried about the rod from not making a spiral, but I tossed a Bandit abotu 35 steps today without loading the rod. I didn't really put out because the thread has not been coated yet. But I am really pleased with the castability and smoothness of these micros. I will post some more pics when I finish it. I also threw in the handle pics of "Mean Green", a topwater rod I am building for myself. It is an FTU IM10 blank that will have micros on it too. But that is for next month when I get in from overseas. I have got to straighten this wrap, moved when I shifted the guide. I will probably double wrap it. I love these Castaway cut out seats. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

11-29-10, 10:57 AM	#2
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Both look good Bubba! I bet that green blank is gonna have a curado on it! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

11-29-10, 11:00 AM	#3
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Lookin good! I'm gonna have to give ol Lance a call about some of those trim pieces, they look great. I'm sure your buddy is going to be very happy with his new rod! Underwraps look great too! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

11-29-10, 02:06 PM	#4
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Both are looking top notch!...excellent work Bubba! Those trim pieces look tasty! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

12-05-10, 10:14 PM	#6
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	They both look great Bubba! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

12-06-10, 08:26 AM	#7
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Thanks, I can't wait to get home and put the final spin on it and ruin it on a winter fatty. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-09-11, 03:56 AM	#8
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Well, I am working on the finishing touches for my first spiral and micro. I hope have a few pics of it up in a few days. I think I got too carried away casting it without epoxy on the guides last time I was home. I had to redo all of the micros. I had put cp on them for test casting, but they still shifted some. I tried to move one and forced it too much and split the insert in half. So I figured I would just re-wrap the micros on the 180°. Lesson learned - practice cast a few times, not 30-40 and finish it up. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-17-11, 01:42 AM	#9
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Stick a fork in it baby and it is done. I did a rod building uh oh the other day on it. as much as I would like to admit I didn't do it, I must have mixed the same 2 parts of epoxy because it would not dry. I had to strip and clean it and redo the epoxy, but oh well, lessons learned. But I mainly went with black, met blue, met silver, and a touch of electra black in the thread. But here are some pictures of a present to a buddy. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-17-11, 09:37 AM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	DADGUMIT BUBBA!!!! i am gonna have ot see about sending some of my old rods out to some of you rod fellers and get them refurbished one day. looks wonderful gary! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

01-17-11, 12:40 PM	#11
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	I like that alot Bubba!...Like the blue check in front of the reel seat and the sliver with the handle..Finish and everything looks great ,well done sir...well done! __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com] Last edited by WaffleJaw; 01-17-11 at 12:57 PM.

01-17-11, 07:11 PM	#12
CiK BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 221	Looks great Bubba!! Last edited by CiK; 01-17-11 at 09:05 PM.

01-17-11, 07:53 PM	#13
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Bubba that'a AWESOME Dude. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

01-17-11, 08:47 PM	#14
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Great job Bubba!! I hope you finish a rod for you soon! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

01-17-11, 08:57 PM	#15
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Looks great Bubba! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

01-17-11, 10:06 PM	#16
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	That's a sweet looking rod Bubba. -Mark

01-17-11, 11:08 PM	#17
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Thanks fellas, I appreciate it. It has took me a while to get this one together for some reason. But I am glad it is done. The only thing I MIGHT do is sand the fighting butt down a little. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

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