Rods done !!! It is a 7ft mh rain shadow RX6 fast action bait casting rod that I will use to throw bass jigs from 1/2-1 oz ( realistically probably only 3/4 of an oz).  I could also probably throw frogs on it . 

Nothing fancy with the wraps just blue with silver highlights.  I’ve got some $150-$200 rods and this one is definitely already one of the best rods I have. Feels great in my hands. 

It was done before. However, I had to strip the last 3 guides along with epoxy because, I had applied way to much towards the tip.  I lost the decal to put on the rod. Trying to contact the mfg to get another. 

Definitely one of the most frustrating and rewarding things I’ve built/assembled/put together. It’s not perfect there are some things I need to get better at

1 hour ago, Mbirdsley said:

Rods done !!! ...

Looks great...love the Rainshadow blanks...

24 minutes ago, Chris Catignani said:

Looks great...love the Rainshadow blanks...

Thanks.  I didn’t realize that it would match my slx reel until half way through.  I may buy another slx to put on this rod.  If I went that route I want one of the better slx reels, may even look at the DC version 

Nice 

Looks good. The Rx6 is a good choice for a first build. A good quality blank , affordable enough to not stress over being your first crack at it. 

Nice job! I built my first rod on the RX6 blank. I built a drop shot rod though, spinning. Yours looks nicer than mine.

 

Double footed guides all the way to the tip? Zowie, that's a lot of work. 

4 hours ago, Bass Junke said:

Nice job! I built my first rod on the RX6 blank. I built a drop shot rod though, spinning. Yours looks nicer than mine.

 

Double footed guides all the way to the tip? Zowie, that's a lot of work. 

Yeah it came as a kit.  I’m not really a fan of the double footed guides after this build.  My 7ft 4 heavy bass x has them also but, done in black thread so I don’t notice them as much. I’d probably do single footed past the 3rd guide next time on a similar rod 

Colored wraps are one of the easiest ways to make a rod look custom. I like it!

 

By the way if you hit a wall trying to get a new decal- I've started ordering my own rainshadow decals off of decalconnection for $5/ea. The ones from the OEM are a lot more fickle than the DC ones IMO.

 

-Jared

Batson /rainshadow is mailing me a new rod decal free of charge. That’s nice of them

Great people, great products, I have yet to use one of their products that was not better than expected. Been using the entire RX6 line, including fly rods for 15 years.

They 3 day shipped 4 decals too me. I guess I can’t loose that many hahaha. 

Nice job.  I wish my first rod looked as good.  I've built several rods with Rainshadow blanks, usually the Immortal series.  Very sensitive with a decent price.

Awesome work! I'm nearly finished my first build on a rainshadow but 3pc, will post the results too.

Looks great! Keep on keeping on!

Beatiful!

Thats the last rabbit hole that I am trying not to get into

that looks awesome.....way to go.....

 

Very nice

Great work.  Rewarding and frustrating sums up the process rather well