Gypsy Rod Works
Custom fiberglass fly rods
                                         Custom fiberglass fly rods
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Scroll down to view photos of Fly rods built on blanks from McFarland, Phillipson, Diamondglass and Lamiglas blanks


A rod built on a blank from the now defunct Diamondback fly rod company.   The Diamondback fiberglass blanks were made from S-glass resulting in slightly lighter weight blanks that cast effortlessly.   Destined to become classics.   Guides were wrapped with gray silk thread and tipped white.   Reel seat hardware is the ADS series from REC with California Buckeye burl wood insert.   Snake Brand agate striping guide and Perfection brand snakes guides and tip top complete the rod.





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Granger green YLI silk thread with color preserver & Mildrum stripping guide

Granger green YLI silk thread with color preserver & Mildrum stripping guide

classic mildrum striping guide on McFarland fiberglass fly rod blank

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Lamiglas S-glass

Lamiglas sfl 904s S-glass blank.   English walnut spacer with blued nickel silver cap and band reel seat hardware, Garrison style grip, Snake Brand nickel silver agate stripping guide and snakes wrappped with white silk thread tipped brown.

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Lamiglas 7' 3wt 2 piece

Of all the Lamiglas fiberglass rods this one’s my favorite.   Delightfully smooth casting blank that is very comfortable with both 3&4 wt lines.

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A Lamiglas 7'6? 4wt made for a Gentleman overseas who carefully chose the components and grip.   Reel seat is a REC nickel silver nsds with stabilized Box Elder insert,  Cigar cork grip overwrapped with Rattan, nickel silver winding check.   Hook keeper, and ferrules are wrapped with white silk with rust red colored thread spiraled over.   The white silk turned absolutely water clear when the finish was applied to it.   A Gorgeous red banded agate stripping guide and Perfection brand snake guides wrapped in Pearsall’s Jasper thread complete the rod.

Ferrule wrapped with white silk thread with red rust thread spiraled over.   White silk turned absolutely clear when the finish was applied.

REC nsds nickel silver down lock reel seat with box elder spacer.

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A Lamiglas FL9043 that I stripped of it’s original factory finish and re-did with spar varnish.   Agate stripping guide and nickel silver reel seat hardware compliment this fine  fly rod.





Lamiglas FL9043

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