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The reel seat hardware is by Joel Lemke, the spacer is custom turned and finished. The hardware is similar to the old U-1/D-1 Strubles that aren't available any more.

Hi Bill:

Just to clear: I built this from a blank I bought directly from Shane last year.

--Rich

8'0" Trout Smiths Brookie LT (Custom) Fiberglass. 3 piece, 3wt line, 3.70 oz. Amber E-glass blank.
Uplocking blue-gray anodized aluminum seat with spalted cherry spacer.
SIC stripper, TiGrey...

8'6" Custom Livingston 864-3, 3/1, 3 1/2 oz., 4wt. If you’re unfamiliar with modern long, light fiberglass rods, you’ve been missing out. This rod would be ideal for spring creeks. The taper is...

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Additional photos of the reel seat.
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b]7’0” Kabuto 703-3 fiberglass.[/b] 3/1, 2.75 oz., 3wt., dark yellow blank with the desirable spigot ferrules. Custom made by me from high quality components. This medium to medium-fast rod is...

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I purchased several blanks through Shane at Graywolf Rods. Price lowered.

See above post.

8'6" Livingston 864-3. 3/1, 3.50 oz., 4wt line. White blank. Custom made by me with high grade components. This is a perfect spring creek rod with a flexible tip and power in the butt section. It is...

8'0" Orvis Full Flex Fiberglass Fly Rod, 2 piece, 3 3/4 oz. These rods were built ca. 1970 on yellow painted Phillipson blanks and are highly regarded. This one was in bad shape when I got it, so I...

8'0" Livingston Rod (built from from blank by me). 3 piece , 3.85 oz., 5wt line. Classic E-glass construction. Fitted with top flor cork grip and downlock reel seat with champagne anodized hardware...

9'0" 4 piece, 5 wt line. Slightly used, dark green blank, medium-fast action, ca. 2014. Original bag and tube. SOLD
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Six spools of Trout Hunter and four spools of Orvis Super Strong Plus tippet material. All unused. The package on the Trout Hunter 5.5X is ripped but the spool is unused. $30 shipped to CONUS. ...

The SA System reels were made by Hardy and modeled after the Marquis.

These are for the System 6. BOTH SOLD

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The official Hardy capacity says WF6F + 75 yards

Hardy Princess. Older model with the U-shaped lineguard. The front and rims are in good condition but there is some scaling on the back. The spool is very tight -- no wobble. Set up for LHW. Loaded...

Orvis Battenlill Mark III reel with 3 extra spools. These light weight reels were made by Hardy. The only problem with them is they are prone to rash/scaling, as you can see from the backplate. The...

7’6” T&T Heirloom (built by me). 3/1, 3.30 oz., 4wt. Custom turned "pommeled" bubinga reel seat with Payne style N/S S/B hardware from Bellinger. Green agate stripper and bronzed Snakebrand...

Winter's coming. Time to get ready for your projects. I have opened an Etsy shop for thread:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/OnlytheBestSilk?ref=l2-shopheader-name
You can contact me directly if you'd...

Schwiebert, Ernest, Nymphs: A Complete Guide to Naturals and Their Imitations, 1973 (1st). DJ is chipped, internally excellent. $SOLD
Sawyer, Frank, Nymphs and the Trout, 1970 U.S. edition,...

Dances With Trout, 1994 (1st), excellent+ condition
Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing, 1990 (1st), excellent+ condition
SOLD
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On the Spine of Time: An Angler's Love of...

Classic gun metal finish. I believe this reel was made by Hardy, one generation after the "screwback" design. (Someone tell me if I'm wrong.) The reel is very lightly used and functions perfectly....

USA made 1494 Medalist, fully functional. Comes loaded with a brand new H&H DT5F line.**SOLD**
http://i.imgur.com/VCaxL61.jpg?1
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South Bend 1155 Finalist. The...

Rod has been sold