Saint Croix- in Marble

ifishinxs · Jun-03-2008, 10:53 AM

I don't do lot of sweet water sticks. But this Drop shoot Blank is SWEET!

I really wanted to hit DVL before I shipped this one off just to see how it fishes..

elliemay · Jun-03-2008, 03:08 PM

Very nice, OK, now you're done, time to start on mine.

10 silver! · Jun-03-2008, 05:59 PM

Lookin good Bob!

graya · Jun-03-2008, 09:19 PM

Nice marveling job it looks cool i have to give marveling a try one of these days.

Putter · Jun-03-2008, 09:56 PM

Looks good!! Marbling is a lot of fun and can't be duplicated in any way. Each one is unique. I did a reel seat the other day for a guy out in Oregon. The pics were taken while the seat was rotating on the drier (there's a permanent marker stuffed into it that I taped to a wooden dowel so I could rotate it until dry). I had to marble it quickly so the finish wouldn't get bumpy and would still level out on it.

ifishinxs · Jun-03-2008, 10:59 PM

Randy,

How does the marbling hold up after a fishing season?

Your work is truly inspiring..

Putter · Jun-04-2008, 07:34 PM

I am not sure how it would stand up to any form of abuse. I have several reels that I've marbled and use them (all except one that I just use for shows-my avatar is a picture of this reel) every time I'm out chasing walleyes. I've seen no problems on any of mine at all. I think that on a round object like a reel seat, it will be even better than on the reels, though. But it's still rod finish and not an adhesive, so it could possibly separate from the reel seat if there was a bit of abuse.

I also think that doing a good, proper surface preparation helps a ton, too.
Thanks for the nice words!!