Kilwell Old School – Fibre Glass

[Daryl Human]

I spent a few months in New Zealand. While there, I acquired a Kilwell fibre glass blank. I brought it home and gave it to good buddy of mine. This is what he has done to it 🙂

[Cameron Mortenson]

Daryl…very nice.

[Daryl Human]

Thanks Cameron. Truth is, I haven’t actually fished it yet.
I will be fishing it this coming weekend though, so I’ll let you know how she gets on….

[Simon Chu]

Hi Cameron
If you want one there’s always a few laying around on the web down here.
Daryl, thats pretty tricked out! 🙂
I learnt on a kilwell customline and then got a blue glass rod called a robin hood.
There are not many 8ft glass rods that I see but plenty in the 8’6 – 9ft range.

[Daryl Human]

Yeah, the 8ft blanks are not too common.

I picked this one up on Trademe 🙂

[Bob Riggins]

Your buddy did a nice job on the rod.

[Daryl Human]

Thanks 🙂

Yeah, its the Fuji graphite reel seat.
Could be a spin seat, not sure, but it works well anyway 🙂

[clark reid]

My first rod was a Kilwell “Striker”… a lovely bright orange colour… 🙂

8’6″ 6 weight

You can judge a man by the size of things which annoy him.

[Daryl Human]

One of the other blanks he painted the Renault racing yellow.
Quite different…..

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