blood on the tracks

some daze it goes like this...

from one place to another just like that

don't ask me how we got here

this rods at least three years old and pretty well used and abused

notice how nicely the wraps have nearly vanished

aged nicely, que no?

and here's where we got...

what I call a western grip
all day music
spalted maple w/ bellinger garrison style blued nickel silver hardware

the grip I want to use on the restoration below...

living vicariously

because it's all we can do these daze...

sunday morning I had to back out of a fishing trip

potentially  apparently a great one

health issues and my wife's birthday forced my hand

and I stayed home maintaining the D. T.  I.

(domestic tranquility index)

for possible future trips

so anyways

we ganked a few pics from the website what doesn't exist...

 the backyard

I love this place

 beautiful brown

lovely rainbow and bamboo

fuck me - there goes the neighborhood

I usually pitch my tent where that table and fire ring now are

they call this "improvement?"

I cannot even tell ya how these pics make me feel...

homesick?

optimistic?

hopeful?

nostalgic?

stoked?

all of the above and more...

much thanks apologies and photo credits to my good great friend, jeepster

aka s. rath - sorry amigo

why aren't you using the orange clouser?

all day long I kept asking steve

thanks buddy for not listening to my advice 

and for shootting these nice pics

the last hurrah on the agua fria

thanks for the fun

bingo

bingo

thirty mile goes to town

photos courtesy of sr

wow - nice boo -er- bow there buddy

ragged old school hard san juan worm

san diego ale

unfortunately unjrunk

great trip amigo

my hat goes off to you

holidaze

yep you guessed it

ye olde rod shoppe that wrocks is closed until further notice

bitchin' bentrod shots to follow

stay tuned

are you ready to wrock?

yes I am

three flamed 5wts finished

oh yeah babe

almost ready to wrock

my buddy steve engraves these rod tube caps and does a bitching job

he shot the pic too

thirty mile is his rod

all day music is mine

both are payne 101s and will soon be getting wet

NEW!

the components for these seats were published previously here

spalted maple spacer w/ rec garrison style cap and ring blued n/s hardware

making magic happen

in congress

with this guy

it was a little scary

more made in congress

driggs variant reversed half wells (western) grip

payne 101 reversed half wells (western) grip

both fashioned at ye olde rod shoppe in congress, arizona

live from congress

turning a reel seat insert of alaskan beech

up in ye olde rod shoppe

purty

are we busy?

no not really

spalted maple reel seat inserts

very nice

current state of the crafsmanshit address

we've officially moved indoors

everything outta kilter cuz I was shooting flies

I see six rods in various stages of completion

and a damn fine bag of golf clubs

state of the craftmanshit address

in various stages of completion or near completion...

from left to right

dickerson 7012 2/2, payne 101, payne 101, driggs river special and godwin granger 7030 2/2

these sticks need names

a nearly matched pair

payne 101 - 7'6" 5wt

flamed

soliciting suggestions...

currently in consideration in order of preference:

-thirty mile

-del norte

-la frontera

-border patrol

-chupacabra

steve's rod is already named

"vanilla porter"