Aroner 7'6" 3/2 #4 Spring Creek "Full Flex" 7'11" Aluminum and cork ferrule plug

Aluminum and cork ferrule plug

Please note: this rod has been refinished using a modern dip and wrap over technique

Full flexing action

aluminum phosphor bronze

It has a full flexing but strong action and will throw a lot of line

Aroner 7'6" 3/2 #4 Spring Creek "Full Flex" 7'11" Aluminum and cork ferrule plugIt's no secret that most of the rods I build are typically modern variations on established Catskill tapers, designs which couple crisp actions with fine tips to produce maximum casting accuracy. Over the past few years however, I've been quietly experimenting with a deeper flexing action, one that goes farther down to the swell and which is meant to create an action which seems to "cast itself" without being excessively slow. That is the design