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Bubba_Bruiser · 01-24-11, 05:17 AM

Well I have been cutting most of my chit chat nights to finish this one up for a guy's wife. It is wrapped in LSU Purple & Yellow, Geaux Tigers in an Eeyore tone hahahaha. It is built on a MHX 843 MH-F blank with a 10" cork split grip. I used Fuji Alconite guides (Dbl Foot 10,8,7, (5) Single Foot 6s, and Tip 6) and Fuji exposed reel seat.

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WaffleJaw · 01-24-11, 10:55 AM

Came out looking great Sunshine!,haha!...That yellow tiger looks sweet.She is really gonna like this rod.I also like the one yellow guide
Yea we do those tirm bands the same...Apparently,there's a way to wrap em 'without' carrying over the main line...I havent figured it out yet though.

carolina-rig-01 · 01-24-11, 11:10 AM

It looks great Bubba! I know how much time you put into it and you should be proud of it it came out really nice.

MississippiBoy · 01-24-11, 12:17 PM

Except for the colors, it looks real good, Bubba. I'm impressed.

Jrob78 · 01-24-11, 12:28 PM

Great job Bubba! Turned out really, really nice! You're work is fundamentally solid, nice epoxy work and nice straight trim bands. Great job! I agree that the black logo looks sharp too!

woody · 01-24-11, 12:30 PM

Really nice Bubba! I'm sure she'll love it.

-Mark

66KingFisher · 01-24-11, 01:06 PM

Looks good Bubba....the only flaw I see is bubbles in your epoxy on a couple of your line guides.

CiK · 01-24-11, 01:06 PM

Dang Bubba!! Looks great to me, even though I come from the Scarlet and Gray country!

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-24-11, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 66KingFisher

Looks good Bubba....the only flaw I see is bubbles in your epoxy on a couple of your line guides.

That bees dust on the single guide. At least what I am seeing.

66KingFisher · 01-24-11, 04:43 PM

My mistake Bubba....At first glance it reminded me of problem I run into occasionally dealing with automotive clearcoats called "Solvent pop" where solvents are trapped below a skinned over surface and can't evaporate and causes tiny bubbles that look like dust....I hear epoxy kinda does the same sort of thing if you "mix it too vigorously" or if you use wood to mix it with instead of metal.

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-24-11, 06:34 PM

No thing KF, I should have cleaned them better hahahahaha. I have the same problems though with epoxy. Especially late releases from the thread that won't appear for a little while. While I am applying, I keep a flexy straw in my mouth and constantly blow on the mix while I am applying. A straight straw will allow spit to build up and run out the end on the wrap, and then there is cussing and all that other good stuff.But I take it and bend it up where it gets trapped in the turn. Plus I will pop it with a alcohol burner to help heat the top and release the bubbles better.

TN_Bassin · 01-25-11, 12:16 AM

Came out lookin good. I'm sure mrs liz will be pleased.

everettvet · 01-25-11, 12:25 AM

The rod looks great. I am like Daniel in that I am not thrilled with the color selection but the rod looks great! It would look better if it were maroon and white (Mississippi State) or blue and white (Kentucky).

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-25-11, 12:37 AM

I have a guy asking about a USM rod, but nothing official yet. As long as it helps fund the rod building monkey,I will wrap all the LSU colors they want hahahaha.

everettvet · 01-25-11, 12:41 AM

I can understand that.

BBD · 01-25-11, 04:21 AM

That does look good, Bubba!

keithdog · 01-25-11, 07:48 AM

Great looking rod! Maybe time to come out with an entire NCAA lineup of rods? lol Now THAT would be cool!

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-25-11, 05:06 PM

I guess I could do the SEC line up, that's all that really counts you know.

01-24-11, 05:17 AM	#1
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	New Build Well I have been cutting most of my chit chat nights to finish this one up for a guy's wife. It is wrapped in LSU Purple & Yellow, Geaux Tigers in an Eeyore tone hahahaha. It is built on a MHX 843 MH-F blank with a 10" cork split grip. I used Fuji Alconite guides (Dbl Foot 10,8,7, (5) Single Foot 6s, and Tip 6) and Fuji exposed reel seat. Attached Thumbnails __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-24-11, 10:55 AM	#2
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Came out looking great Sunshine!,haha!...That yellow tiger looks sweet.She is really gonna like this rod.I also like the one yellow guide Yea we do those tirm bands the same...Apparently,there's a way to wrap em 'without' carrying over the main line...I havent figured it out yet though. __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

01-24-11, 11:10 AM	#3
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	It looks great Bubba! I know how much time you put into it and you should be proud of it it came out really nice. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

01-24-11, 12:17 PM	#4
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Except for the colors, it looks real good, Bubba. I'm impressed. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

01-24-11, 12:28 PM	#5
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Great job Bubba! Turned out really, really nice! You're work is fundamentally solid, nice epoxy work and nice straight trim bands. Great job! I agree that the black logo looks sharp too! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

01-24-11, 12:30 PM	#6
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Really nice Bubba! I'm sure she'll love it. -Mark

01-24-11, 01:06 PM	#7
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Looks good Bubba....the only flaw I see is bubbles in your epoxy on a couple of your line guides. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

01-24-11, 01:06 PM	#8
CiK BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 221	Dang Bubba!! Looks great to me, even though I come from the Scarlet and Gray country!

01-24-11, 04:43 PM	#10
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	My mistake Bubba....At first glance it reminded me of problem I run into occasionally dealing with automotive clearcoats called "Solvent pop" where solvents are trapped below a skinned over surface and can't evaporate and causes tiny bubbles that look like dust....I hear epoxy kinda does the same sort of thing if you "mix it too vigorously" or if you use wood to mix it with instead of metal. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

01-24-11, 06:34 PM	#11
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	No thing KF, I should have cleaned them better hahahahaha. I have the same problems though with epoxy. Especially late releases from the thread that won't appear for a little while. While I am applying, I keep a flexy straw in my mouth and constantly blow on the mix while I am applying. A straight straw will allow spit to build up and run out the end on the wrap, and then there is cussing and all that other good stuff.But I take it and bend it up where it gets trapped in the turn. Plus I will pop it with a alcohol burner to help heat the top and release the bubbles better. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-25-11, 12:16 AM	#12
TN_Bassin BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bon Aqua,TN Posts: 1,013	Came out lookin good. I'm sure mrs liz will be pleased. __________________ Other anglers are tough, but the fish are the real competition.

01-25-11, 12:25 AM	#13
everettvet BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 730	The rod looks great. I am like Daniel in that I am not thrilled with the color selection but the rod looks great! It would look better if it were maroon and white (Mississippi State) or blue and white (Kentucky).

01-25-11, 12:37 AM	#14
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I have a guy asking about a USM rod, but nothing official yet. As long as it helps fund the rod building monkey,I will wrap all the LSU colors they want hahahaha. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-25-11, 12:41 AM	#15
everettvet BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 730	I can understand that.

01-25-11, 04:21 AM	#16
BBD BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 212	That does look good, Bubba!

01-25-11, 07:48 AM	#17
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Great looking rod! Maybe time to come out with an entire NCAA lineup of rods? lol Now THAT would be cool!

01-25-11, 05:06 PM	#18
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I guess I could do the SEC line up, that's all that really counts you know. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

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