Sweetwater Fly Rods

EPIC 690C Carbon Fly Rod - 9'0" 6wt--Blank design by EPIC Fly Rods of New Zealand.

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This GRAPHITE rod is a 4pc EPIC 690C, 9'0" design in a 6wt line class. The reel seat is a Lemke LC-1, black anodized, Up-Locking

design with a piece of stabilized Spalted Alder wood in glossy finish. The 7" FLOR grade cork grip is of a Half-Wells design.

The stripping guide is a FUJI 16mm ceramic guide that compliments the Snake Brand chrome running guides.

The ceramic tip top matches the stripping guide.  The nylon wraps of PURPLE and metallic GUNMETAL trim rings are coated with multiple layers of epoxy for many years of protection.  Comes complete with a black Clear Creek powder coated aluminum rod tube and rod bag

This rod was previously sold to a gentleman in Virginia, but,  TWO (2) more of these blanks are available for your custom build!!

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Welcome to. . . Sweetwater Fly Rods  

Please call me at 540.691.6290 or e-mail if you need additional information or a price quote for your custom fly rod.

All of the rods and blanks listed as available will be
built to the quality level one would say is . . . .

"TOP SHELF"     ...   and as defined,
"Top-shelf things or people that are of a very high standard or quality."          Yep, that's what they are!!
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .and that is exactly what the customer expects!!

Top Shelf is as follows:

a.  The finest glass & carbon blanks - EPIC-Glass & Carbon, CTS-Glass & Carbon, McFarland Glass, Blue Halo Glass, SAGE Carbon, Rainshadow ETERNITY  - Saltwater Editions (carbon) 
b.  The finest reel seats - Lemke, Struble & ALPS all the way!
c.  Figured or burl wood inserts - all Stabilized
d.  True hand sorted FLOR grade cork from Portugal-sorted by me
e.  The best guides - Snake Brand Universal snakes, FUJI & ALPS stripping guides
f.  Wrapping threads-100% Japanese Silk for
fiberglass fly rods - Nylon for graphite
g.  Epoxy finish on all thread and decal areas


NOTE:
I do not have various levels of "builds" as others may have,        I have only one -
              the best it can be for the customer...! 

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EPIC 888   8'8" 8wt Fiberglass

This EPIC 888 was recently sold as a custom build for a client who resides a few hours from my shop. The main purpose for it will be for freshwater stripers in the lakes & river systems near where he lives. Here are the specs for what he wanted:

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      2" Fighting butt with cap - Anodized aluminum ALPS reel seat

      8" FLOR grade cork grip w/ composite cork  - A 4" section of genuine           Diamondback Rattlesnake skin just above the grip - FUJI stripping               guides at 16mm & 12mm with Snake Brand Universal chrome                     running guides - FUJI Chrome top with Silicone Carbide insert

       Supplied with a 2½" Black aluminum rod case with EPIC cloth bag

       Total rod weight as shown:   6.5 oz

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NEW CTS Affinity-X Graphite Fly Rod   7'6"  6wt

A River Float Trip Work Horse

Call or write if you are interested.

SEE THIS ROD in the Fly Rod Shop listings for full details

price is listed at $595.00 USD

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This rod is the 4th rod in this line class and length I have built. Three in the metallic Green-Gold as shown and one in Jet Black for a client that has other CTS fly rods in the same black color scheme.

This is the last one for this year but more will be built in 2021

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The rod shown is a copy of the prototype design that was initially built by special request from a client of many years

in my home state of Virginia.  A specialized design to be used for big river float fishing where a heavier line weight is needed but not the rod length of a "nine-footer".

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"BLUEWATER" Edition

Saltwater Fly Rods - Carbon Graphite

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Saltwater fly rod models from SAGE, CTS-New Zealand, Rainshadow Eternity can also be built to your specifications.  I have built several on the CTS Carbons from 6wt AffinityX all the way through CTS 13wt REVO SALT - Now that was a real work horse!

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The Rainshadow "ETERNITY" is another great addition for the saltwater fly fisherman or woman. This rod has a glossy Cobalt Blue finish saltwater taper with a nice fast tip that works to perfection to get the bugs where they need to be.  The saltwater models are

all 9' 4pc from 5wt to 12wt. (no 11wt listed)

These ETERNITY blanks are very light due to the Hi-modulus carbon fibers and a pleasure to cast. They will exhibit a powerful backbone once loaded for longer casts.  Considering what heavy duty jobs they are designed to perform, the light weight does not hinder the overall performance of the blank at all - it just allows one to use it longer on the water!!

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Please browse through these pages and afterwards, send me a note describing what YOU would like to
have built as your next fishing companion - - -  
Then we will get started....!!!

Thanks for looking . . .  Charlie

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Visit Casting for Recovery's site and join me in helping support this fine organization and it's mission.

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HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEW FLY ROD

or any fishing rod for that matter. . . . . .

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Please read these two articles by Tom Kirkman --"PREVENTING BROKEN RODS" and "ROD FAILURE".

Both articles are in one PDF file and can be down loaded as needed for future reference. Reading these articles will give the new owner, or even a well seasoned one, some good insight on what can happen to a rod blank to weaken it, why one breaks at the wrong time and a lot of info on how not to do the things that endanger the life of your new fly rod.....!