grunt work

after months of languishing

doing the rather leisurely work of wrapping and varnishing

I'm back at the grunt work

knocking down nodes for the season's two final rods

pressing should start today

the tedium is downright tantalizing...

so anyways, one of the strips was cut off just above the node

so I snapped a pic of either side of the cut

interesting perhaps...

coming soon...

I'm putting together some hats

design above embroidered on an olive military style cap

(possibly reading "cold beer and ammo" across the back strap cost permitting)

I've got a (blank) sample hat coming soon in the mail

after which I may change to a different hat type or color (likely khaki)

depending upon how well the logo will read and comfort and fit...

I anticipate having the first bunch (24) in hand by may first

currently not sure what the price will be

but I will try to keep it as cheap as possible

workin' hard playin' hard

ted nugent song right?

more like hardly workin' playin' harder

yeah I can get behind that

I have been known to work - at least a little bit

"I really hate to work but I'll deny it if you ask"

-russ tolman

test casting poore girl rod #1

always make play a part of yer day

for all practical purposes she's done

mandatory agate shot

for you bruddah!

just another day like yesterday

yeah we golfed again

but I also got a little done in the rod shoppe

poore girl number one dipped and hung

steve's new 3wt
(w/ custom u of a wildcat rod bag)

sound attack and tone

sunday afternoon

hit the local goat track

greens were rock hard and balls were skipping all over them

all four of us hit the green on number two - a short par three

I'm not sure what to make of this pic...

kurt - aka the big easy

 dr. e. j.  going long

 this ball was creamed - twenty yards over the green and well right of the flag

the big easy

last three pics are number sixteen a 225 yard par three

tough fuggin' hole

poore girl agate

simplify?

considering this logo adaptation for hats, t-shirts etc...

red cedar

reel seat glued on poore girl rod #1

granger deluxe 7030

hump day stuffs

dipped the first poore girl rod today

hung the axe on the rod shoppe wall

alaskan birch

this is quite simply as beautiful a piece of wood as I have seen

and it's MINE!

poore girls rod bags

these bags can only mean one thing...

dipping is imminent

blue bag is in case dad decides to use one of the rods

continued

the reward of a perfect drive on the hole pictured in the previous post

I was fortunate enough to be to the right where there was an opening

a strong right to left wind made this green nearly impossible to hit

billy in the shit at silver creek

more to follow...

I promised more, right?

first off, I never thought I'd see the day I had ping irons in my bag...

pretty bridge near a golf course in show low

it was too freaky windy to fish silver creek so I passed on that

only to engage on a golf junket

hampered also by the wind but semi-manageable...

less so since I was doing battle w/ my irons and putter all week

set up

picture perfect eh?

takeaway

this one went about 275 right down the middle of the fairway

been busy

spent the past week up in the mountains

weather was beautiful and it was time well spent

more to follow, though prolly not what you expect...

then again if you've been reading (which you have been, right?)

it should come as no surprise

toyz

axe

galileoscope

dslr camer (sans memory stick - fuckers)

oh I didn't show the ping irons

oh well

poore girls rods

two of three poore girls rods nearing completion

goodwin granger deluxe taper left

driggs river special right

jewelry shots

chile verde

also test cast this morning - also SWEET!

chile verde

again specs posted earlier

sound, attack & tone

test casted this rod this morning - SWEET!

if you've been reading you know the specs

if not, go figure it out

closing in

these two are neck and neck approaching the finish line...

top - sound attack and tone

7ft 4wt fe thomas taper

alaskan birch reel seat spacer

my rod

bottom - chile verde

6'8" 3wt fe thomas taper

spanish cedar from the payne shoppe spacer

(this is some special trout stickin' juju wood)

steve's rod

fisheye

chile verde

introducing chile verde

6'8" 3wt  FE thomas taper 

another gift

since I posted about the bottle of woodford

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the other nice little surprise

recv'd in the same daze mail...

ebony on the left bocote on the right

soon to be reel seat inserts
thanks doug

wrap-o-rama

 from left to right

granger deluxe 7ft 4wt taper driggs thomas 6ft 8in 3wt thomas 7ft 4wt

granger tip in wrapping stands