First Synit rod taking shape....

Synit from New Zealand is crafting two custom made rods for me. I made a choice between the Synit Venom blanks and their newer one the Synit Deepshot. My choice was the deepshot for the somewhat softer tip but almost the same backbone as the Venom blank.

They are building me a Synit Deepshot 150 Elite and a Synit Deepshot 350 Elite, with antacid spiral wraps. Antacid spiral wraps means that the rod guides are adapted to a conventional reel in a much bigger sense than normal rods. The guides start on the top just as usual and then follow the bend down under to make sure the rod doesn't start to flip over when under heavy strain.

I just got some pictures sent to me from Graeme at Synit, the lower part of my Synit Deepshot 150 is progressing and it is always fun to see crafters at work.

I decided to have the Synit Deepshot 150 go in a purple, silver, black and white theme, and I let Chloe and Graeme decide the rest. I am sure it will be a nice looking rod. The DS 350 is going to be in a red , gold and black with some silicon inlays in white.

Here are some of the pictures of the lower part. More to come later.