A new rod and re-assessing my abilities.

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Some of you may or may not remember that I disclosed that I had an ischemic stroke (an ischemic stroke is the five dollar "technical" term for when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood and oxygen to parts the brain) at the end of this past September.

I had planned, last summer that I was going to to build another 4 weight trout switch/spey rod that would be a "small step up " in aesthetics (metallic blue inlay threads and metallic blue reel seat flash with blue stripping guide rings which differed slightly from my " last 4 weight trout spey that I built a few of years ago.: cool:

Obviously, I had a concern if I still had the ability to craft a new to me rod having just dealt with the damage the stroke had on my " fine motor skills ". "Fine motor skills" are the abilities to move with coordination and finesse muscles in the hands/fingers or other appendages in a high level of precision to complete a given task. My handwriting is still terrible as I lost that skill in my left side due to the stroke ( I'm left handed and was only slightly ambidextrous prior to my stroke.)



As of tonight my rod is "completed, epoxy has cured, and is lined - with a RIO "Switch Chucker" I think I may have to go test it out tomorrow at a local put-and take pond !!!!

There won't be any dang cutthroats, but I "should" at a minimum, get my rod bent a few times.