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Patterns

Pattern A
Solid primary color (black) with trim (gold).

Pattern B1
Transition from a dark primary color (black) to a light secondary color (red) with trim (gold).

Pattern B2
Transition from a light secondary color (red) to a dark primary color (black) with trim (gold).

Pattern C
1-4 thread stripes of both the primary (black) and secondary color (red) in the center of the primary color wrap with trim (gold).

Pattern D
Strips (1/3 of wrap) of a light secondary color (red) mixed with a dark primary color (black) in center of dark color wrap with trim (gold).

Pattern E
One stripe of the trim color (gold), followed by two stripes of the primary color (black), followed by three stripes of both the primary and secondary color (red), followed by one stripe of the trim color, followed by the primary color.

Pattern F
Several stripes of the secondary color (red) in the center of the dark primary color (black) wrap with trim (gold).

Regular Thread Colors

0001 Black	0002 White	0037 Blue	0050 Cobalt Blue	0051 Peach	0066 Navy Blue
0105 Spring Green	0206 Garnet	0209 Goldenrod	0221 Orange	0245 Royal Blue	0246 Dark Blue
0257 Rust	0272 Blue Dun	0290 Tan	0326 Scarlet	0335 Candy Apple	0337 Maroon
0411 Hot Pink	0441 Charcoal Gray	0468 Purple	0541 Brown	0720 Medium Gray	1011 Gun Metal
5274 Chestnut	5896 Dark Green	6778 Yellow	6779 Green

NCP Thread Colors

0050
Cobalt Blue

0206
Garnet

0246
Dark Blue

0326
Scarlet

On most heavier duty rods I do not use color preserver. There are many reasons for this but primarily because it does not work well with the finish I use on heavier duty rods. Because of this I only use Regular Black thread, Metallic threads (any color), and/or NCP thread on these types of rods.

"Heavier Duty" rods are usually rods that are designed for fishing 20-30 lb. test or higher - depending on the type of rod.

Metallic Thread Colors (Trims, Stripes, & Accents)

9000 Gold	9001 Black	9002 Silver	9037 Ice Blue	9105 Lime	9206 Fuschia
9245 Royal Blue	9252 Aquamarine	9270 Aqua	9326 Red	9358 Green	9396 Copper
9468 Purple	9540 Red Bronze

I use metallic threads for trim, stripes, and accents only. I do not use metallic thread for the primary wraps because it is much more difficult to work with and it is considerably weaker than regular thread.

Combinations

For most rods I highly recommend using a single dark primary color with one or more metallic colors as trim. This type of color combination usually come out looking the best. Depending on the type of rod I will only build rods using a single dark color along with metallic trim.

Here are some of my favorite color combinations I have used on my own rods. I have organized them based on the primary color.

Black (0001):

Pattern C or E with Metallic Silver (9002) Metallic Royal Blue (9245) Metallic Red (9326) trim or stripes
Pattern C or E with Metallic Gold (9000) or Metallic Silver (9002) trim and Metallic Royal Blue (9245) stripes
Pattern C or E with Metallic Gold (9000) trim and Metallic Green (9358) stripes

Cobalt Blue (0050):

Patterns C D, or E with Metallic Silver (9002) and Metallic Red (9326) trim or stripes
Patterns C or D with Metallic Lime (9105) trim and Scarlet (0326) or Candy Apple (0335) stripes
Pattern A with Metallic Lime (9105) trim

Dark Blue (0246):

Patterns C or D with Metallic Fuschia (9206) trim and Metallic Silver (9002) stripes
Pattern A with Metallic Silver (9002) trim

Patterns B1 or B2:

Black (0001) with any color* and Metallic Silver (9002) or Metallic Gold (9000) trim

*Suggestions: Blue Dun (0272), Garnet (0206), Purple (0468), Scarlet (0326), Royal Blue (0245), Dark Blue (0246), Dark Green (5896), Spring Green (0105), Goldenrod (0209)

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