Finishing a GUSA Wahoo 8 ft. Jigging rod

STx Fisherman · 05-09-2008, 07:36 PM

I started building a GUSA Wahoo jigging rod a couple of days ago. I used Fuji titanium guides, ALPS reel seat and gimbal. This rod is VERY light. I think it's going to be a great jigging rod for slow, deep jigging or even for yo-yo jigging. I have finished wrapping the rod and just applied a coating of color preserver.

Attached are some pics....

paul708 · 05-09-2008, 08:39 PM

nice job
cant wait to see the finished rod
That GUSA wahoo is a very nice blank, you willl be happy with it

Snagged · 05-09-2008, 09:26 PM

Looks real good Richard.

Bret · 05-09-2008, 10:58 PM

Very Nice Richard!!!! Now if that wind will ever stop blowing....... you can put a good bend in it..

Sea Crappie · 05-10-2008, 12:03 AM

Well done Richard,

Congrats on a great rod. Hopefully we'll be jigging up some monster grouper and YFT on the 4th trip. I've got a long St. Croix on the rod lathe right now, and a 6.5ft cosmotech kevlar blank will follow it for grouper.

Sick looking rod.

Sea Crappie

Grescobia · 05-10-2008, 08:36 AM

What is the sparkling water used for? Nice looking rod

Minnow · 05-10-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Grescobia

What is the sparkling water used for? Nice looking rod

I don't know about the sparkling water is for but i know he might have use those green tea to baptist the rod

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nice looking rod.

STx Fisherman · 05-10-2008, 01:03 PM

I was drinking one of those waters as I was mounting the rod on the turner.
Thanks....

STx Fisherman · 05-11-2008, 05:43 PM

Finished the final coat of epoxy this afternoon. I am pretty pleased with the outcome but it wasn't a job without screw-ups. When installing the butt grip I did not put the epoxy up high enough on the rod. The epoxy acts like a lubricant when you apply it to the top of where the grip sits when it stops and I just failed to do that. Needless to say, I was not able to push the grip all of the way down on the first try and I had to cut the entire grip off. In doing so, I left a nice scratch on the blank which I was able to partially cover with the decorative wrap. Oh well, live and learn. Here are the finished pics which look alot like the other pics. Can't wait to try this rod out!

Billy 40 · 05-11-2008, 06:06 PM

Next time a foam grip gets stuck, and you know when it's gettign stuck as you're pretty far up from where it has to go and it';s starting to compress - try to push it back UP the blank, and shoot some Denatured alcohol into teh thop of the grip, which will give you added lubrication. I find myself getting more grips stuck using Rod Bond type of epoxy, I've now gone to mixing denatured into teh epoxy, and dripping more on teh blank and inside the grip when installing - it it MUCH easier to get down that way.

Nice job.

05-09-2008, 09:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Snagged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 736	Looks real good Richard. __________________ Uh oh, Snagged again!

05-10-2008, 12:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sea Crappie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123	Well done Richard, Congrats on a great rod. Hopefully we'll be jigging up some monster grouper and YFT on the 4th trip. I've got a long St. Croix on the rod lathe right now, and a 6.5ft cosmotech kevlar blank will follow it for grouper. Sick looking rod. Sea Crappie __________________ "Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, and an affront to all I stand for..........." Anthony Bourdain

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05-09-2008, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
paul708 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pa Posts: 177	nice job cant wait to see the finished rod That GUSA wahoo is a very nice blank, you willl be happy with it

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Bret Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 976	Very Nice Richard!!!! Now if that wind will ever stop blowing....... you can put a good bend in it..

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Grescobia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 83	What is the sparkling water used for? Nice looking rod

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STx Fisherman Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 463	I was drinking one of those waters as I was mounting the rod on the turner. Thanks....

05-11-2008, 06:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
Billy 40 Junior member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 28	Next time a foam grip gets stuck, and you know when it's gettign stuck as you're pretty far up from where it has to go and it';s starting to compress - try to push it back UP the blank, and shoot some Denatured alcohol into teh thop of the grip, which will give you added lubrication. I find myself getting more grips stuck using Rod Bond type of epoxy, I've now gone to mixing denatured into teh epoxy, and dripping more on teh blank and inside the grip when installing - it it MUCH easier to get down that way. Nice job.

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