Top or bottom doesn’t really matter as the customer wanted it at the bottom anyway. It’s possible the rod had been stripped down and re guided before and that’s why it was on the bottom
No this was an Evoke blank I want to start building on free spirit and Harrison’s but I need to get them cheap enough to make profit but it’s something I’m working towards
Lovely work Ian , I remember that rod from way back , that red when varnished is just like Normark red (as I call it) look forward to seeing the rod finished , cheers mate …👍🏻
Very nice work mate , quality video quality work , when I see you ill talk to you about a re whip on one of my Normarks , Microlite 2000. Thanks for showing us the barbel rod from the start to finish ,superb work 👏🏻👏🏻
Nice work Ian , makes me want to start rod building again , back in the 70s would of been the last time I built a rod ,without all the superb kit you have , I know the main bit of kit was £750 quid but worth every penny ,look forward to next video my friend 👍🏻
Interesting video, and I'm looking forward to watching the next instalment, years ago I used to build my own rods for bass fishing I built them myself because at the time which was some 40 years ago I couldn't get rods at the length I wanted to be able to fish comfortably from my small boat.
Two minutes in and finally learned what a flat spot actually is. I always thought it was something to do with the action of the blank but never heard it explained like that (line touching the blank) and I've watched countless flagship rod release videos. Thanks for the explanation mate. Would love to see one from you showing actions. Fast, parabolic, thru etc and also how tip sections affect the rod.
I will be following the rest of this for sure. Already a subscriber but I've sent this to my dad who will love this. He still has his hand built rods from 40/50 years ago I was always fascinated how it was done so this is really interesting to me. You will hit 3k in no time mate.
Thanks for sharing this mate. You look like a man who is organised and methodical. Very impressive amount of work your doing there mate. Well done on your efforts
Really enjoy informative content like this Ian, even if I’ll probably never get around to making a rod myself though! Looking forward to the next video
@@ipfishing1466 I thought that the locals purchased the land to prevent anyone fishing opposite their gardens? I liked the bit downstream of the anchor which you can fish still. As I said, I haven't fished it for 20 years, so my knowledge is out of date.
Lovely little video, and I really love Roach, thanks for sharing, a nice gentle way of fishing, and some really good size fish there too, hope to get out at Easter time. Also love the colour of the setting sun, good job.
Hi Ian, lovely vid mate cheers , probably see you again about July ,August time let’s hope it isn’t raining quite as bad this time be lucky , oh thanks for the catty elastic got me out of trouble that did 😉
