Thread: Like I needed another

We all have enough rods and reels for several normal (?) people. I made a few stops today and one was at Mudhole in Oviedo. I needed a few things and it was busy, normal for a rainy Saturday. So while I waited I noticed a rod on the counter and asked if I could look. I shouldn’t have done that. Very light 5’ spinning rod with high standing frames on the guides and a short handle that resembles and ice rod. Some rattlesnake skin looking stuff in front of the handle looked OK too. I asked if the gent in front of it had built it, and he said it was a display that one of the guys had built. I began to get interested right there. I called the builders name and held up the rod and rubbed my fingers together as if to ask how much. He threw a number at me and I said I didn’t like it that much. He said let me think about it. Long story short, I got a few bills out of my wallet, handed them to him and asked if that would do it. He counted and said yes. I can’t wait to get it wet but the weather has to settle down first. It balances directly under the spool of the President 20 that I have for the moment. I looked through what I had for a jig that might do well but everything was too heavy and I tied this one with a little of my dogs hair to make it buggy looking. Here’s a few pics with bad light and I’ll take some if I ever see the sun again. Thanks for sharing my excitement, hope y’all are warm and healthy.

It needs to be called the Viper. Everything it strikes is going to get caught. Can't wait for a report.