The "Cigar Rod"

The "Cigar Rod" is done and ready to get to Iowa and be enjoyed with a real smoke!

So it is done, this is the “Cigar Rod” the newest of my collection. I have received a lot of emails about it and it is great to see people are open to new ideas. To give credit were credit is do I have to thank some people. First of all the brains behind this one, Stephanie my loving wife of almost two years now. It was her idea. We sat with family in a cigar lounge in Grand Blanc, Michigan enjoying a smoke and it hit her as she played with a discarded ring, “why don’t to put this around one of your rods?” What a great idea! Also, Matt Pederson of the Rambling Reports website, guide service and custom rod building. For the line up dots and for the rebirth of my fishing passion, that I almost let Chicago Land strip me of. He is a great angler and a great person. Look him up:
www.ramblingreports.com.
The rod is again a Forecast blank, 7’6’’ four weight. The handle is from Corren’s in Chicago with a Pac Bay skeleton and insert. Single foot chrome guides from Pac Bay as well with brown and white nylon thread. I finished the wraps and the cigar label as normal, color preserver and the “lite” finish build, the label is over the brown wrap. The label was from a smoke that I saved from a treasured trip with my brother ducking hunting near our childhood home and remember that day every time I see it in bedded into the rod. We had a great time on those little trips to pot lakes near our home. If you intended to try this I suggest using a label from a cigar that you shared at a memorable time, it ads to the experience.

I learn from each rod and I think that this build went pretty straight forward. The “lite” build formula is great for builds with a couple different heights, allowing you to keep things even. Forecast blanks are glossy blue so you do not get the high contrast that a matte blank gives you and I really like that look.

Again, feel free to email me any questions and good luck!



Email: wbhrod@yahoo.com