Barclay 75p 7'5" 4-5wt #64-24 Alaskan Yellow Cedar
Barclay 75p 7'5" 4-5wt #64-24 Alaskan Yellow Cedar
I have for sale here a new 75p that I finished recently. I was thinking of hanging on to this one for myself but I’m going to let it go for someone else to enjoy. So here it is! A 7’5” 4-5wt 4 piece fiberglass fly rod. Built with a beautiful piece of Alaskan Yellow Cedar, natural brass cap and ring, bright guides with copperish wraps and color preserved thread accents at the grip, ferrules, and tiptop. I made this one with a very comfortable ventilated Ritz grip that allows you to feel the bend of the rod into the grip.
My 75p design is a semi-parabolic fly rod that bends in the middle first whether you use a 4 or 5wt line. When you fish this rod with a 4wt line, like a 406 Fly Lines DT4 or a Cortland Peach DT4, it bends from the middle and then moves forward toward the tip depending on how much line is out. When you fish this rod with a 5wt line, you start to feel more power from the butt above the grip and then works up the rod toward the tip. Translation: you can fish this rod with anything from dries to streamers, and from tiny blue line creeks to larger western streams with a slight adjustment of line and technique. I’ve fished a 75p in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the San Juans of Colorado and the spring creeks of Montana as well as the Chalk streams of England. It’s my go-to rod for North Carolina bass and bluegill ponds as well as smallmouth bass. It’ll do everything but saltwater. However, I have a friend who’d try. With a fish on, you feel and fight the fish from the tip, middle, or butt, depending on the situation.
Feel free to holler with any questions. An aluminum tube is included though not shown in most photos.
$995, shipping included in the US. For my international friends, please contact me and we can work out payment and shipping details.
Thanks for looking!
p.s. if you’d like to order a 75P, I still have a few more blanks left and would love to talk through a custom build.