Rod building

I don't but my father in law does. Here is some pics of the last one he made me for a Christmas present.

I haven't done it fo 10 yrs. Be patient and prepared to redo a few wraps until u get it right. U can make some nice rods at a half price of a quality rod.

Yep, I'm planning on ordering everything from Mudhole. I'm not that interested in fancy looking rods. I'd rather keep it simple and not use a lot of wraps and different color threads.

To be honest. I don't know what brand blank it is. It is a medium light 7ft spinning.

I know it doesn't take much to spend a whole lot on a rod. Just getting some of the nice guides can really drive the price up.

I wouldn't even try building one myself. It's way too time consuming and very meticulous work. It makes for a good hobby if you are patient and into that sort of thing.

I've made many but haven't in a few years. I bought a rod dryer that made a world of difference when applying the wrap finish. A really good rod building jig makes things much easier as well.

Also, I prefer just inexpensive fuji reel seats.

I built a few, but it has been a bunch of years from the last one I did.

I still have my rod dryer/turner. It's a must.

All of my offshore rods are hand made by my uncle and his uncle. All of them from 1974 to 1995. Beautiful thread work near the butt/handle on every one of them.

i REALLY want to get into this hobby. not sure how to w/o wasting a bunch of money

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i REALLY want to get into this hobby. not sure how to w/o wasting a bunch of money

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It's not as cheap as it once was. As long as you go into it knowing it is a hobby you'll enjoy it. Parts and blank prices have sky-rocketed the last few years making it more economical to just buy new rods. I rarely build any new ones these days, but enjoy re-wrapping the guides and changing out handles of my rods when time allows.

If you are going to build one, be sure to buy parts that will last so you can just "maintenance" instead of replace. Like others have said a good rod wrapper/dryer makes things so much better. I started with a couple V-Shaped 2x10's and a disco ball motor as my dryer (about $15).

I'll find out for the LSU blank.

The marbling effect can be done with any rod. The second blue one is actually a refurbished rod. He found it during the storm debris after Katrina. Stripped it down and built the rod back just keeping the original blank. Gave it to me for to use for snapper or bull reds.