Rod Building

[drome]

Well I finished my rod building class and brought home my first custom made rod yesterday.

Here are some pics of the butt wrap and a guide!!

Let the addiction kick in now!!!!

I think I'm going to make an 8' casting rod for early striper season in waders!!

[catfish hunter]

very nice wraps ,now you will be fishing nothing but your own rods

[Sam3]

a thing of beauty...great job.

[shadyvito]

Nice work and I like the colors.

[woodrufflou]

nice job Dennis

[wingshooter]

that looks nice think i need to learn how to make rods

[catfish hunter]

lou I got some videos around and some books ,I'll dig them up you can borrow all my wrapping gear if you want to try

[robsrodnreel]

very nice, sweet job!!!!

[Flukedood]

Nice job!! I really have to find a rod building class up north...

[robsrodnreel]

its really not that hard and very rewarding. i urge everyone to try it.  it doesnt actually help my business saying that, but yes, everyone go and try it!!! 

[drome]

rob, you just put a high build finish on top of those feathers on the rod you had pictures posted for?  The feathers take well to the finish?

[robsrodnreel]

i actually havent put a finish on them yet. im going to use a flexcoat lite finish though. 

[Hotrod]

That's Nice work

[drome]

That was my first rod ever built too.. I'm planning my next rod now.

You going to put two coats of flex lite on it?

Let me know how it comes out.