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Post 06 May 2022, 09:50 • #1 
Master Guide
Joined: 10/10/15
Posts: 427
Location: Italy
Market launched in 2017, it was love at first sight with the LOTIC ! ... And today it is finally an honour for me to work on such a prestigious blank.
The spiral finish drove me crazy (my favorite), the lightness compared to the previous glass (Heirloom) is clear and the response times more swift.
Definitely a modern glass that does not tend to imitate bamboo, characterized by a highly progressive flex profile (as the Mother House declares).
The look of the rod is elegant and full of details, entirely agreed and decided with the customer who has excellent tastes.
The grip is a ventilated semi-Ritz that gives a unique comfort to the touch, and lets glimpse the deep blue between one disc and another.
The reel seat is composed of a beautiful and selected fragment of zebrano from West Africa,
from an hardware bi-metal brass and ergal ring and knurling in low relief, entirely made in my lab.
The guides are by ''SB'' and the honey/banded agate stripping guide is made by Ernest Czeladz of ''Perfect Agate''.
Wraps made of honey/gold coloured Japanese silk and honey tip complete the assembly.
It was a very long and busy assembly but with great satisfaction.

Many Thanks for Watching,
Paolo




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Post 06 May 2022, 10:05 • #2 
Guide
Joined: 03/13/15
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Location: Germany
A jewel!


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Post 06 May 2022, 10:26 • #3 
Master Guide
Joined: 09/26/10
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Location: Montana
Outstanding rod! Very nice work indeed.


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Post 06 May 2022, 11:03 • #4 
Glass Fanatic
Joined: 12/05/06
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Location: US-PA
Extraordinary workmanship!!


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Post 06 May 2022, 12:40 • #5 
Master Guide
Joined: 01/11/17
Posts: 436
Location: Missouri Ozarks
Truly a "da Vinci" quality masterpiece.


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Post 06 May 2022, 13:15 • #6 
Glass Fanatic
Joined: 12/31/15
Posts: 1238
Location: Northern Rockies
Stunning! I love the coherence of this build.


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Post 07 May 2022, 06:16 • #7 
Master Guide
Joined: 04/15/06
Posts: 806
Location: Boston
Beautiful rod, Paolo!!!

Best,
Vladan


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Post 07 May 2022, 09:24 • #8 
Master Guide
Joined: 08/14/06
Posts: 366
Location: US-TN
Your machining work is absolutely stunning.

And I agree with your Lotic assessment -- I built the same rod and it is SMOOTH.

--Rich


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Post 07 May 2022, 10:41 • #9 
Guide
Joined: 06/15/20
Posts: 260
Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA.
wow.... that is a classy build.


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Post 07 May 2022, 22:35 • #10 
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Joined: 01/26/07
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Location: Ada, Oklahoma
A thing of beauty.

Larry


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Post 09 May 2022, 08:08 • #11 
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A work of art!


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Post 17 May 2022, 13:50 • #12 
Master Guide
Joined: 10/10/15
Posts: 427
Location: Italy
Thanks guys for the nice words.

Paolo


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Post 18 May 2022, 04:29 • #13 
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Location: The Netherlands
Yes very nice!


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Post 18 May 2022, 09:36 • #14 
Sport
Joined: 12/25/12
Posts: 76
Location: Canada
Exquisite! Congratulations on your abundant skill!


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Post 18 May 2022, 19:02 • #15 
Sport
Joined: 05/01/22
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Location: Padre Island
Mercy!


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Post 18 May 2022, 22:26 • #16 
Master Guide
Joined: 03/20/07
Posts: 849
Location: US-TX
Ooohhh…. Beyond fabulous.
Nice!!


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Post 09 Jul 2022, 10:19 • #17 
Guide
Joined: 06/15/20
Posts: 260
Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA.
I keep coming back and looking at this rod and marveling at it. Especially the picture of the agate along with the translucent thread over the guide feet. How do you know that the effect of the thread on the chrome guide foot will come out and match the agate perfectly? I mean... wow. Seriously. I'm amazed. I'm sure the answer is experience. Just phenomenal.

Joel


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Post 13 Jul 2022, 19:53 • #18 
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Location: Beantown
Wow - pure art!


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