What springs to your mind when someone says you should get a 9 feet 5 weight rod? Probably the most universal type of rod that could be used in series of situations? Type of rod that most beginners would start with, but also could be used by experienced fly casters in comps? Probably nobody would argue with this. So I decided that I definitely need one as my previous Sage 5 weight rod was starting to show it’s age. I decided to go with well trusted CTS Affinity MX blank for this build in a beautiful Golden Plum colour. See the component listing below.
Components used:
- Rod blank: CTS Affinity MX 9′ 4 pieces Golden Plum
- Grip: Struble Ultra Fine
- Real seat: Struble U-25 Darkened Nickel Silver
- Real seat insert: Struble Burl Madrone
- Guides: Hopkins & Halloway Guide set
- Thread: Gudebrod plus colour preserver
- Trims: Gudebrod Thread Gold metallic size A
- JS Stockard Thread Regular Nylon – size A / rust