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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: SnaggedADuck on April 09, 2007, 06:08:12 PM

Title: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: SnaggedADuck on April 09, 2007, 06:08:12 PM: Hey Guys,

Long story short I have convinced my girlfriend into fishing this upcoming season for salmon and she wants to know if she can have a pink drift rod. Can you all throw some ideas at me so i can get a feel if this is feasible please? Preferable 10'6 and level wind is what i was thinking.

Snagged
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Trout Slayer on April 09, 2007, 06:14:47 PM: Call the guys at Riverside Fly & Tackle they built up a pink drift rod for a customer last year. 604-944-2479
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on April 09, 2007, 06:15:05 PM: Where do you plan on targetting pinks?
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Big Steel on April 09, 2007, 06:18:44 PM: I think they mean an actual pink, as in the color pink rod. A rod that is pink!!! :o Wow, this rod is really for you isn't it SnaggedaDuck? ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on April 09, 2007, 06:21:04 PM: Quote from: Big Steel on April 09, 2007, 06:18:44 PM
I think they mean an actual pink, as in the color pink rod. A rod that is pink!!! :o Wow, this rod is really for you isn't it SnaggedaDuck? ;D ;D ;D

Wow your right. They have pink Islanders ;)
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: jetboatjim on April 09, 2007, 06:49:36 PM: they also make pink sage flyrods.
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: BwiBwi on April 09, 2007, 07:34:21 PM: Saw a pink rod at Berry's about a week ago.
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Big Steel on April 09, 2007, 07:35:54 PM: Quote from: BwiBwi on April 09, 2007, 07:34:21 PM
Saw a pink rod at Berry's about a week ago.
That was a Gloomis Fly Rod. Comes with a matching pink Loomis fly reel!! ;)
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: BwiBwi on April 09, 2007, 07:41:06 PM: Ahh, didn't take a close look. But it is in the fly section I think. How about some spray paint job?
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: jetboatjim on April 09, 2007, 07:41:52 PM: sage does make them, But I havent seen them in stores . I did see Peter M with a demo.
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: c-pin on April 09, 2007, 07:55:58 PM: Hey There,

I had a rod made up for my Wife (Venessa) last year. It is a Rainshadow blank (grey finish). I had plum guide wraps with a hot pink and silver band at the end. The guy who made it up was Mike Doutaz - he did a fantastic job.

Here is a pic:

(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/johnrsmith/GuideWrap.jpg)

And here it is in action:

(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r159/johnrsmith/Venessa-Squamish-Oct3020063a.jpg)

BTW: The rod & reel combo at Berrys is a Sage fly rod (I think a 5 wt) with a pink coloured Islander reel. It is over $1000, and some money goes to Breast Cancer charity. The combo is dubbed "Casting for the Cure".
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Sam Salmon on April 09, 2007, 08:16:26 PM: Try asking the guys on http://www.rodbuilding.org/list.php?2 where to source a Pink coloured blank of the specs you want.
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: SnaggedADuck on April 09, 2007, 08:17:40 PM: I had looked it up and have seen the sages that you guys are talking about on ebay, they were a little out of my price range at that time and well....maybe now too i suppose but they were fly rods and i was thinking baitcasting would be a good setup for her. I will call up riverside and see what they say though. And yeah, maybe I should clearify my original post "Pink Coloured Rod". BigSteel, closest i will get to pink is worms and whool but i wont rule out "trying" a pink rod once ;D

edit: thanks for the ideas guys, its helping
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: BwiBwi on April 10, 2007, 12:18:58 AM: YAP that's the rod I saw. C-pin. "Casting for the Cure"
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Rodney on April 10, 2007, 12:31:35 AM: For Rainshadow blanks and components with funky colours like pink or red, talk to Russ at Stryker Rod and Reel.

Website: http://www.rodandreel.ca
Email: Russ@RodandReel.ca
Toll Free: 1-877-585-6958
Phone/Fax: 604-585-6958
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Xgolfman on April 10, 2007, 04:22:48 PM: TFO makes one um as well, so much more affordable...it's for breast cancer research so you get a little bow on it too...Which brings up an important point for us guys...More guys will die of colon cancer then woman from breast cancer...that is a fact...I think they should come up with a rod for that too...but I'm sure a brown one won't sell as well...
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: CAPTAIN BONK on April 10, 2007, 05:02:58 PM: I FOUND THIS ONE IN RICK'S PERSONAL COLLECTION !

(http://tsa.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p1200295dt.jpg)
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on April 10, 2007, 05:10:35 PM: Quote from: CAPTAIN BONK on April 10, 2007, 05:02:58 PM
I FOUND THIS ONE IN RICK'S PERSONAL COLLECTION !

(http://tsa.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p1200295dt.jpg)

I saw him using it under KWB ;D
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Geff_t on April 10, 2007, 08:06:13 PM: Quote from: Xgolfman on April 10, 2007, 04:22:48 PM
TFO makes one um as well, so much more affordable...it's for breast cancer research so you get a little bow on it too...Which brings up an important point for us guys...More guys will die of colon cancer then woman from breast cancer...that is a fact...I think they should come up with a rod for that too...but I'm sure a brown one won't sell as well...

I don't know about that, the brown blank by sage is sure popular ;D ;D .
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Rieber on April 12, 2007, 10:41:43 PM: Responding in an off way to the title of this thread- I personally like to use the two fisted underhand grip. Well okay, single handed grip. The double handed grip hurts my casting shoulder. ::)
Title: Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
Post by: Rieber on April 12, 2007, 10:45:12 PM: Try finding out what a minumum custom blank colour would cost. This is a good idea. You can then sell off the rest of the blanks or finish and sell them on ebay or locally. There will be a small market for this - but maybe well worth while.