MB705-1 Spinning Rod for an US Army Soldier

**Raymond Adams** · #1 04-19-2010, 03:12 PM

My client's wife is a member of the US Army Signal Corps stationed overseas and is an avid basser. This rod is her coming home surprise!

It's built on a North Fork Composites MB705-1 IM series blank with custom regular & red burl cork handle, Recoil RSGP guides with a Fuji Ti-Sic tip-top.

Threadwork is an original "Signal Flags" cross-wrap with a weave of the Coprs insignia and angle inlayed guide wraps.
Colors are Gudebrod white NCP "A", FishHawk black "A" in cross-wrap and "C" in the weave over-wrap, FishHawk G2 gold, and Madiera poly-neon orange #1947.
I made the date & Army logo peel & stick decals myself but my logo & user's name silver metallic water-slide decals were done by the pros.

**Terry G.** · #2 04-19-2010, 03:59 PM

Nice Raymond...

**Raymond Adams** · #3 04-19-2010, 05:45 PM

Thanks Terry,

When I have the opportunity to do something for one of our Service men and women I like to go all out!

**garybryan** · #4 04-19-2010, 06:07 PM

Thats a sweet rod. Good job.

**CoastalBent** · #5 04-19-2010, 11:48 PM

Very nice Raymond!! That's going to be a bass slayer...

**johnmyjohn** · #6 04-20-2010, 04:12 PM

Way to go. Nice build.

**Raymond Adams** · #7 04-20-2010, 05:05 PM

Thanks guys.

**Fishtoys** · #8 04-22-2010, 05:41 AM

Ok Ray, tell us about the grips? Can you please take a closer pic of the grip. It caught my attention w/the 1/2 diamond looks. BTW awesome build.

**Raymond Adams** · #9 04-22-2010, 06:02 AM

Thanks Eddie,
The rear grip, seat, & nub are mid-grade natural & red burl cork rings. I cut the triangle pieces out & replaced them with opposite color which gave them the diamond appearance.

The seat configuration is a design by J.P. Timberlake he calls his "Stix & Bones". It is somewhat similar to the old Webie design. The rear hood is a slip ring designed originaly for Tennessee style handles and the front hood & barrel is a reg. skeleton type.