Fly Rod is finished

Finished building the new rod. It is built on a MHX High Modulus graphite fast action blank. It's a 9ft 5wt. four piece rod. The grip is a custom poured two part foam that is wrapped and finished in carbon fiber material. Double footed snake guides to go along with the Texas Rattlesnake skin wrap above the grip. Wrapped in black thread with metallic copper trim. Complete with a rod sock and aluminum travel case.

Cheeky Fly Fishing March Madness: Road to the Final Fish

Want to have some fun and have a great chance to win over $5000.00 in prizes. All you have to do is enter the Cheeky Fly Fishing March Madness: Road to the Final Fish.
The great thing is you will be benifiting some great causes as all of the proceeds are donated to Stripers Forever, Casting for Recovery, and the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust.
All of the information is below, enter and have fun.

It’s that time of year again. March Madness is upon us and that means Cheeky Fly Fishing’s Road to the Final Fish is just days away from kicking off.

We’re back for the second straight year with the ultimate tournament of sport fish to benefit Stripers Forever, Casting for Recovery and the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust.  Thirty-two fish have been seeded in a bracket, but only one will be crowned champion based on your votes.  Fill out brackets by selecting which fish you prefer in each matchup.  Pick the winners and receive great prizes from Cheeky Fly Fishing, Thomas & Thomas, Howler Brothers, Kast Gear, Sarah Lauridsen Art, Montana Fly Company, Patagonia, Maui Jim, Fishpond, The Fly Shop, Jim Teeny, Mud Dog Saltwater Flies, Free Fly Apparel, Nomad Fly Fishing, Vedavoo and The Fiberglass Manifesto.  Enter now: http://www.cheekyflyfishing.com/marchmadness.

Bracket entry is $5 and 100% of the proceeds are donated to Stripers Forever, Casting for Recovery and the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust.  In 2011, the tournament raised nearly $1,000 to benefit these causes and this year we’re hoping to dwarf that number. For more information and to enter visit: http://www.cheekyflyfishing.com/marchmadness.  Remember, it’s all for a great cause!

A special grand prize: If you purchase any Cheeky Fly Reel on www.cheekyflyfishing.com from now until March 23rd, and your bracket wins the tournament, the reel is on us!

For more information please check out http://www.cheekyflyfishing.com/.  It should be a great event that will help some great causes.  Please feel free to reach out to me with any additional questions you may have.

Sample of the bracket form



Fly Rod 004/005

All of the components were waiting at the house tonight when I arrived. After sorting the two blanks and assembling the components I was able to snap a picture of everything together.

Each rod is being built on a High Modulus Graphite blank which is 9ft and made up of four pieces. The weight selected is 5wt and are an ideal choice for small streams and rivers. With a very fast action it will deliver a fly at great distances with precision.
To keep the weight down, each rod will have a custom hand made carbon fiber grip made up of two part foam.

The stripper guides are lightweight with double footed snake guides finishing it out. The foregrip will have a four inch piece of rattlesnake skin as an inlay.

The guides will be wrapped in black and metallic copper for the trim, real seet will be a titanium chrome triangular seat with a black insert.

I will put up updates as it progresses.

William Joseph Tsunami Bag (gear review)

What, I actually won something.........that thought went through my head as the message was waiting for me on Facebook for winning the William Joseph Tsunami bag. Having looked for a water resistant bag for the rear deck of my kayak for awhile, I was curious to get this and see how it would fit. I've been looking for something other than a dry bag for the rear deck while camping from the kayak. Something that would be easier to access and still keep water out.
When the Tsunami bag arrived it was immediately placed on the back of the kayak butting up to my K-2 cooler, perfect fit.

Good fit in the kayak

The next logical thing to do was to pack some items that I would normally want access to during the day and see how they would fit. One of the cool things that I noticed upon opening up the pack were the two hard dividers that are held in place by velcro. Your choice to use or not as well as where to place them in the pack.

Internal Dividers

I proceeded to put in my Fishpond guide pack and the two dry boxes that I use to hold electronics as well as wallet and other important gear that are needed on trips. Then added the cooking set, I don't think it will normally travel in the bag but it was a good reference to show off the amount of space that the bag has.


Still room inside the bag for more gear

Here is a shot of the gear that was put inside for reference....

Seeing how nice the bag was it made me curious.....how functional could this be.
I bet Willy J had no intention of this being used as a stripping basket while wading...but it works.


To see more of their products go to William Joseph Fly Fishing

After the Storm

Finally, the rain has been falling here in Texas and giving water to the rivers and lakes that is much needed. As I got to the bottom of the hill the difference could be seen as I watched the off colored water flow in places that were once dry or had a small amount of water. 

I tied on an indicator and drifted a nymph through some stretches without any luck, as I worked my way downstream the flow picked up and I took the indicator off and caught a few bows in the faster moving water.

My time on the river was cut short with the rain starting to fall. I don't mind the rain but it was the lightning that ran me off the river. Don't mess with Mother Nature.......