Hi Rod Builders

[rgfixit]

Scott was good enough to start a section for us.

Lets hear your questions, answers and tips. I've been building my own and a very few for others for a long time. Jump on in!!!

RG

[shark]

Hi,

 I started rod building about 26 years ago, Its fun and even better catching fish on something you built yourself, You can make them the way you want them. Been away from it for a little while but gonna start up again.

 Shark

[rgfixit]

Mark, I knew we had more than a sick sense of humor in common. I built my first UL in 1972. I used it until last year when the tip section flew off on a cast and broke the line. 20fow...gone.

That was a great fishing rod.

RG

[jigerjim]

I've built rod's for about 35 year's from UL to Trolling and everything in between. I built mostly surf rod's when I was living closer to the shore. Now that I moved to NE Pa. I pirty much stoped building. Another reason I stoped was because I lost my supplier. I would say over the year's I built close to a 1000 rod's. Last year I bought my first new rod over the counter in 35 year's I almost feel like a trader. And I did make a lot of fly rod's from 2 wt. to 12 wt's. The 12 wt's were for surf fishen for Stripper's.

[amazinmoose]

im a newbie to rod building...  just got a bunch of blanks  dont know where to start.. anyone wanna give me a few tips??   -moose

[Skipper]

I am planning to put myself an ice rod together and I was wondering if anyone had some input. I want to make this thing a real piece of functional art, not just a jig stick.

Where can a guy get a high end graphite ice length blank? I have found several sources of St. Croix blanks, is that it?

Are there any good books on the subject out there that are worth the time to read? I love a good dry book filled with insider info! The way I look at it, why should I bother if the finished product isn't superior to anything I can find in a store.

[rgfixit]

Don't ignore Lamiglas blanks. They're high quality and pretty reasonable. I think Cabela's still sends out a rod building supply catalog. I've purchased some blanks from them.

There's lots of others out there. Just search it.
RG

[er-e-is]

I am planning to put myself an ice rod together and I was wondering if anyone had some input. I want to make this thing a real piece of functional art, not just a jig stick.

Where can a guy get a high end graphite ice length blank? I have found several sources of St. Croix blanks, is that it?

Are there any good books on the subject out there that are worth the time to read? I love a good dry book filled with insider info! The way I look at it, why should I bother if the finished product isn't superior to anything I can find in a store.

I built my wife a jigging rod to use out of the boat. I couldn't find a blank the length that I wanted so I used a 6' med action casting rod blank(Cabelas Fish Eagle Kit) and cut it down to 4'9''. Turned out really nice and will handle the 20 lb laker that she's going to catch soon.