I just received my Alpha reels today in the new design. I'm very happy with them and the weight of the reels. They look much better in person than on a 3D print that I posted to release them. The new weights are as followed
5/6 - 4.93oz
7/8 - 5.37oz
9/10 - 6.10oz
Here are some photos that I just took. I will be getting better photos in the future.
The prices for the 5/6 and 7/8 for the forum is $60 and the 9/10 is $70.
Right now, the longest that I will have is a 9'. I have a few shorter rods coming out soon in another series aswell. I'll talk about those once they get closer.
Received Justin's 10'8 8wt switch today, gotta say nice clean looking rod! I likey! Can't wait to fish it! . Maybe hit Chico again tomorrow with a little more confidence since I took the 6er out today and bent a hook . No fish to hand.
Anybody tried the rods yet? I ordered a reel a couple weeks ago that I've been anxiously waiting for, but the buddy who was going to give me his old Redington 8wt discovered his brother took it from him so I need to find a cheap replacement (and missed the STP $100 full Redfly2 setup).
Hi Everyone, I've been holding off on the release of the New Alpha until I had confirmation when they would be done. Here is a sneek peek of the new Alpha. Made a design change on the Frame for a smoother look and to cut out some weight.
Sizes - 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, and 12/14. The 3/4's are 30 days behind. I am only making this reel in Gunmetal for right now.
Right now, yes. It does very well in Salt. However, I just got done designing my new reel that will be out in late Jan called the Demon Series that will be my "saltwater" reel with an enclosed drag. It will also have a multi disk drag for more power. The frame will be gunmetal and the spool will be red.
That looks surprisingly like the reel I got in the mail two days ago. I was quite surprised and pleased. I thought there was some sort of a mistake. I lined it up yesterday with backing, running line and a 460 gr AFS. Can't wait until Saturday to give it a run. I had quite a few compliments from the people I showed it to. Nice reel Justin. You are "The Man".
Received Justin's 8wt Switch rod yesterday.....very nice rod. Mating it with his Alpha 9/10 reel. Using Rio's Powerflex Core 0.024 running line and a Beluah Elixir 420 grain head. Going up to the Salmon River (Pulaski NY) later this month for steelhead, so can not wait to try it out !!!!!
I had some barbless hooks made for samples. Scud (2457) and Dry Fly Hooks (100)s. I dont need them anymore. Any body want them the sizes range from #6-#20. Prolly 5 hooks of each one. Just send me an address and I'll get them out to you. First to send me a PM
Hi Everyone, I noticed a thread on "fly boxes" that my name came up in. So, I figured what the heck. I'll give away 16 boxes for FREE. Just send me a PM with your name and address and I'll have them out on my next shipping day. Max 2 per person.
Justin, that is a nice gesture. Having three, no four different types of your boxes there should be a lot of PM's in your box soon and shortly thereafter a lot of happy fly box owners. You got snow up north yet?
The Fly Box? no, not right now. But, since my family ownes a plastic injection molding company that I use to run in IN. I do have plans to have some made here. However, to make a mold is not cheap so I want to make sure what works and what does not.
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