Bob suggested a SAMURAI SC002 if he could find one as they are on longer available it did take a few days to find, but he got one.
now to the build, the very best of fuji has been used to put this stick together .the rear cork has had a shrink rap placed over it to protect it when grabbing it from the rod holder plus i like the feel of it, the front grip has been coated with bees wax, the wax has a two fold role to play here one to protect the cork and two it improves grip.
what can i say about the runners other than this, the first striper is of the bubble footed type and the rest are single foot type bound with a grade black cotton and a single gold thread, the four grip bind has been done in a diamond patten again with a single gold thread and it looks very classy to say the least.
with the weather closed down here in CANBERRA I haven't much chance to use it yet all though Bob and i spent a afternoon on the water when i picked it up, to bad the fish didn't know i needed to test it on them
also this rod is the first one to be built on Bobs new rod lathe from Willsons at a cost of $700 Boby tells me it worth every penny so if u are thinking about a lathe have a look at the Willson, they are much cheaper than most of the others on the market.
