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Rod Building Advice
I just received a magazine from Mud Hole. In the front of the Mag is a bunch of rod building kits. I am slightly intrigued and am wondering if this is something I might like doing. Pretty handy with my hands but, I have never built a rod before. Any advice appreciated!
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![]() here's my .02, Mudhole is not as I understand it, is not doing face to face rod building classes due to covid presently. but, check on their site to see... that's just my guess. I know I like go'n to'm, to meet new folks and always learn new things/techniques Unfortunately the last two face to face classes I've enrolled in cancelled due to covid... one was in corpus, the other in Houston... BUT, They have a On line Training... Ive not heard a negative word about it. and, they send you LOTS of stuff in the kit they send, much more than you would get if you bought all the items. Its more stuff than they give ya in the face to face trainings. Might be something for you to check into... Only cost a couple hundred dollars, you get to build a rod, and if you like it, you can go forward from there. if you don't like it, you get out cheap for only 200$, and get to keep a rod, and you can sell the stuff on a market place and get some of the money back. Rod building is expensive. folks out there in customer land that know nothing about it, always think because its hand made, that the cost should be a lot less. not so by along ways in most cases. lol Good luck to ya... a word of advice==== Rod building is VERY addicting lol... (If your married... You'll need a stash of Cash or a good credit card REAL SOON!) ![]() |
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/full cork handles. friends try out the different builds and then pick one buy the materials and off I go. all with a hand wrapper until I bought an Alps that I found used online. it works like a lathe for turning cork and drying. now I have some very cool very personalized rods at a reasonable cost and some very happy kids and friends. not going to make any money but that's not the point. I can send you some pics if you'd like but it takes patience and rebuild research but its very rewarding if you like that sort of thing. lots of forums and builders are very amenable to providing advice. |
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Mudhole is head and shoulders above all the rest of the component sites. I got started by buying one of their kits that had EVERYTHING including blank, handles, guides, for less than $200. It's a great way to get started. I've built around a dozen rods on the hand wrapper and little dryer. A few weeks ago I bought the Flex Coat 777....absolute Cadillac of wrappers/dryers. I now have 17 rods under my belt. Yes, it's addictive and expensive if you buy quality components. At this point all my blanks are either St Croix (or Rod Geeks) or Northfork Composites (Loomis). Additionally, I only use composite handles, fuji seats and fuji titanium guides. Finished rods are unbelievable.
I really enjoy the whole process, although wrapping is a PITA at first and is a bit tedious toward the tip, but with a bit a patience is doable. |
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Thanks to all! I ordered a med heavy 7 foot kit. Here we go.
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I just finished my first Mudhole kit. I did the P843 blank kit. As others have said, the thread wrapping gets tedious, but you will get better as you go. It will teach you great appreciation when you see the good rod builders thread designs and overall quality. I'm going to start on my 2nd one soon.
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