Brian's 12 wt GT Rod

Now here is something new for me a two handled "single handed" fly rod.  The build request came in from a fishing buddy Brian Bowden who was looking for a saltwater rod that could be used to catch Giant Trevally in the tropics, specifically our trip to Christmas Island in December or Ling Cod in Puget Sound.  The second "foregrip" handle offers a place to hold the upper part of the rod without gripping the rod itself.  I hope to give it a try in the future.
The rod all started with a real stick, a 12wt Winston and the reel seat is also a Winston branded seat along with some great cork both foregrip and handle.  The eyes are black stripping guides and snake and Brian with looking for more of a "stealth" look so I used green thread but did not color preserve so it turned almost the same color as the rod.  I added just a few highlight bands on the first section and some feather treatments using jungle cock, bronze grizzly, and some reddish brown rooster feathers.
This is the "biggest" size wise rod that I have built and can easily handle salmon, GT, Tarpon and a lot more sizable fish.  I am looking forward to seeing how this rod works when we travel to Christmas Island in December.