Forum: Rod Wraps!

Hey everyone, I'm curious about replacing a reel seat and fighting butt on one of my rods and was wondering what kind of process this is. Are there...

I received a 10' 5 wt Amundson blank and reel seat from Jack Simpson of Carribou Troutfitters last week. This is going to be a great lake rod. Jack...

I am going to take a rod building course in January to help me with my first build. I want to build a centerpin rod about 11'3" in the 6-12 lb range...

I want to get into spey fishing and wanted some info as to if I should build my own or simply just buy one? Keep in mind I don't have any building...

I am thinking about building a rod (CP or casting) using the blank. The spec. looked similar to Sage 3113. Any opinion from people who have...

I have a 10'6" Fenwick :)HMX Graphite that need some work. One of the eyelets has come apart leaving me a wire loop and the tip has suffered a...

Hey all, I've got an old 4 pc. cane rod (Horton is the name on it I believe), some others and some old baitcasting reels (Winchester) , some...

OK I have to say that rod building sound right up my alley! A few years ago I looked into rod building, I went right to the Bamboo! I hear that rod...

Has anyone tried building there own rod dryer. I had a couple of wacky idea's; take apart a sewing machine for the motor and the foot/speed control,...

Hi ! I am going to attempt building my own rods- where to purchase rod building supplies in bc ??? please let me know . Thanks ! bubba Jim

I'm looking for some cork to build my pin up and was looking for input on who has good cork for a decent$ and a reel seat as well thanks. ...

I wanted to convert my 6/7 fly rod into a light pin rod, and i didn't wanna loose any length to the rod, so i thought of adding a bit of length. So...

Well after doing the q-tip test on my fenwick HMX I figured out why lastyear my mainline kept on breaking! The season befor i had used my fenwick...

im building a 2106 levelwind rod and i dont know how much to wrap in front of the ferrule. the blank already has somw sort of flex coat buildup for...

Hi guys, I have never built a rod, but i have been thinking about it for some time. Over the last few years i have spent a LOT of money on fly...

i have a custom centerpin rod, its a 2 piece and its no longer made and no chance of replacement.. anyways i split the bottom section at the furrel,...