Hey guys , thanks for reaching out. Didn't close up , just doing alot of stuff locally. The Appalachian and Salmo Trutta series did well locally here in central pa. Robert was the only one on the forum that fished the salmo trutta 852 he seemed to love it. The first batch did all find homes though. Guys around here loved them.
Just getting ready to order another batch of blanks from Mcfarland with that taper. To be honest , I am not competing with the "big guns" in the rod building category on the forum
30 or so rods a year is alot for me, being a Dad and the breadwinner in my family.,haha.
1000 bucks worth of blanks is alot for this family. So it's a slow go, when I retire maybe more , but the light at the end of that tunnel is a little dim right now:) Just unplugged from the forum a little, figuring out how to post pics AGAIN. Fishing has finally turned on here in Central Pa , been fishing hard the past two weeks.
Reels are all out of stock, at one point hilevel in Europe was selling them with my logo but think they are all gone as well. Having trouble importing the same quality to be truthful, didnt like the last ones I received so I didn't sell them . Guys that play the import game understand it's hit or miss sometimes.
Good fishing all... it's fast and furious here on Penns Creek in Pa now...
Will try to post pics.
Cheers
Mike