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SnaggedADuck

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Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« 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.

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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #1 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
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2007, 06:15:05 PM »
Where do you plan on targetting pinks?
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #3 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
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #4 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 ;)
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2007, 06:49:36 PM »
they also make pink sage flyrods.
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2007, 07:34:21 PM »
Saw a pink rod at Berry's about a week ago.
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #7 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!! ;)
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #8 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?
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #10 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:




And here it is in action:



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".

« Last Edit: April 09, 2007, 08:00:48 PM by c-pin »
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #11 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.
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #12 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
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2007, 12:18:58 AM »
YAP that's the rod I saw.  C-pin.  "Casting for the Cure"
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Re: Best way to get ahold of a pink rod?
« Reply #14 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
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