Pictures...

We won't tell you the exact location, but here's our favorite little trout stream in North Georgia. With our own little population of rainbows, this is the inspiration for many of our fly rods. Above are several reel inserts that Steve has turned recently. The grip and seats are for a rod to be auctioned off at a St. Martin's fund raising event.

And here are a few pictures of the finished St. Martin's rod. We are entering it into a silent fund raising auction next week. A few interesting features of this rod include a burl cork handle finished with gun stock oil, giving the cork a smooth, almost wood feeling. The reel seat is turned out of a pecan limb from my grandmother's house in south Georgia. And finally the small cheveron butt wrap adds a classic touch complementing the blue finish on the rod and picking up the red, gold, and blue school colors of St. Martin's.

My new favorite rod, I built this 7 foot 3 weight on a Lamiglass fiberglass blank. Breaking down into three pieces and being very durable, this makes an excellent backpacking rod. I turned a custom one-piece grip\reel seat insert, wrapped it with conservative colors for a bamboo feel and it turned out beautiful. I'm also very proud of the decorative butt wrap that adds a little pizzazz, but is in keeping with the overall style of a classic small stream rod.

Recently finished as Christmas presents, these spinning rods (6 ft, fast action, medium power) have contrasting colors and patterns. The blue has a diamond butt wrap and rosewood real seat. The red has a chevron butt wrap and cocobolo real seat. Both also have different cork and rubber materials in the handles. Steve turned the grips, real seats, and short wooden fore grips and they complement the rods beautifully.

Some close ups of a more decorative spinning rod we've recently finished. The red, black, and silver diamond wraps contrast the matte black blank. The handle includes a variety of materials as colored inlay rings. A really beauty...

Some pictures of one of my personal rods. I love the classic twist orange wraps on the beautifully finished green rod.

A close up of the tiger-stripped guides.

Steve has done several college influenced rods for my brother and me. This one is wrapped for his own alma mater, Georgia Tech. Gold and white trim bands over black thread. Go Jackets!

This 7' 3 wt. has an unusually large grip to match the size of Steve's hand. Although rod sizes change, a fisherman's hands never do.

A close up of an guide and wrap on the most recent Southern Highland bass  tournament rod.

Note the recurring three stripes throughout the rod. The unusually short fore grip allows the angler to keep a finger on the blank.

Polishing the grip in the shop. Looks good with a coat of wood treatment to shine the burl cork grip.

A pretty little sunfish caught on a Southern Highlands Rod!

Steve taking a break on the St. Mary's River in south Georgia. Thanks to Jim for the great boat.