Derek Smith Custom Fly Rods

Two Sage TCR 590-4 rods in for new grips and reel seats.

Sage Accel 590-4 - cocobolo reel seat, snubnose full wells grip, dark green thread. Nice medium fast rod.

Great to be back on the vaal yesterday, with some excellent fish coming out.

After selling my previous 9' 5wt, I decided to replace it with a CTS Affinity X 590-4. This is a fast 9' 5wt blank with an unsanded finish, wrapped with blue dun Gudebrod nylon and gun metal trim wraps. I've a snubnose full wells grip and a figured buckeye burl reel seat spacer. I gave it a quick cast yesterday and was super impressed with the way it casts.

CTS Affinity X 890-4 in dark olive.
Wild Olive reel seat, full wells grip.

CTS Affinity X 9' 8wt, dark olive blank and wrapped with light olive thread / gold edge wraps. Fast action casting machine.

Sage Accel 790-4
Great rod for estuary, tiger and largies.
Nice understated build with simple green and gold wraps.

3 large nets on the go - maple and walnut combos. All available for purchase.

CTS Affinity X 790-4
Black blank built with a gorgeous acrylic blue black reel seat, blue dun thread and a Scott style snubnose full wells grip.
This rod is available for sale.

CTS Affinity MX 490-4 with a gorgeous buckeye burl reel seat, blue dunn wraps and reverse half wells grip. This rod is available for sale.