ROD BUILDING?
 

No.
Šand I'm more likely not to start, as I learn more about it.

-- Lionel


From: "Tim J."
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Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:10:59 -0400
Subject: ROD BUILDING?

Lionel F. Stevenson typed:
Here's some good info:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begi...ite/index.html

Have you already built your first rod?
--
TL,
Tim
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ROD BUILDING?
 

"Lionel F. Stevenson" wrote in message
...
No.
Sand I'm more likely not to start, as I learn more about it.

That's the trouble with learning too much about something before giving it a
try. My first fly rod....which I still own and occasionally fish with....is
one I built myself. It ain't pretty but I've caught thousands of fish with
it. I probably spent something like ten hours (not counting drying time for
glues and varnish) on it.....could have done it in a lot less.....and paid
maybe $20 for components.

The simple truth is that if you are confident in your ability to do some
very simple manual tasks there really isn't all that much to it.

Wolfgang

ROD BUILDING?
 

Lionel F. Stevenson typed:
From: "Tim J."
Lionel F. Stevenson typed:

Here's some good info:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begi...ite/index.html

Have you already built your first rod?

No.
Sand I'm more likely not to start, as I learn more about it.

Oh. I wondered how you determined it was "good info".

I agree with Wolfgang. A body can complicate *any* process to the point
nobody would venture a try, but just doing it without a great deal of
investment would give that person the confidence needed to move forward.
That said, I have no desire to buid a rod. . . yet.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

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"Wolfgang" wrote

It ain't pretty but I've caught thousands of fish with
it. I probably spent something like ten hours (not counting drying time
for glues and varnish) on it.....could have done it in a lot less.....and
paid maybe $20 for components.



I've built two .... both fished very well, but both were very "ain't pretty"
..... I'm NOT handy and did NOT enjoy rod building, but it certainly isn't
rocket science. You do have to be very patient and anally neat if the
looks of the end product are of great importance, any slight imperfection in
the wraps is magnified by the epoxy. Both my rods were on Sage LL blanks
and I spent maybe $50 total ( 15+ years ago ) for the two finished rods,
fished them both for years and years until both got broken, the 4wt in a car
door, the 2wt snagged in brush as I did a creepy crawly approach.

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"Larry L" wrote in message
...

fished them both for years and years until both got broken, the 4wt in a
car door, the 2wt snagged in brush as I did a creepy crawly approach.

Then I'm sure you don't want to hear Sage retro'd their warranty when they
came out with the lifetimers and would have replaced the blanks

ROD BUILDING?
 

"Wayne Knight" wrote

Then I'm sure you don't want to hear Sage retro'd their warranty when they
came out with the lifetimers and would have replaced the blanks


YIKES ....no ****?

oh well, long gone to the landfill

um, actually I think the blanks were minor blems that I got for extra cheap,
probably not covered in retro ( don't dispute this, I feel bad enough
already :-)

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"Larry L" wrote in message
...

( don't dispute this, I feel bad enough already :-)

You will feel better knowing that I don't know what they would have done, if
anything, with blems.

It's your birthday , forget your historically cheap leanings and fear of all
things nice and come to the darkside. Get the Tom Morgan Favorite from
Winston, you'll thank me in the morning g

ROD BUILDING?
 

Right. Yeah. How would I know?
-- Lionel
The more I see of people, the better I like fish.

From: "Tim J."
Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:30:42 -0400
Subject: ROD BUILDING?

Lionel F. Stevenson typed:
From: "Tim J."
Lionel F. Stevenson typed:

Here's some good info:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begi...ite/index.html

Have you already built your first rod?

No.
Sand I'm more likely not to start, as I learn more about it.

Oh. I wondered how you determined it was "good info".

I agree with Wolfgang. A body can complicate *any* process to the point
nobody would venture a try, but just doing it without a great deal of
investment would give that person the confidence needed to move forward.
That said, I have no desire to buid a rod. . . yet.
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

ROD BUILDING?
 

Lionel F. Stevenson typed:
From: "Tim J."
Lionel F. Stevenson typed:
From: "Tim J."
Lionel F. Stevenson typed:

Here's some good info:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begi...ite/index.html

Have you already built your first rod?

No.
Sand I'm more likely not to start, as I learn more about it.

Oh. I wondered how you determined it was "good info".

I agree with Wolfgang. A body can complicate *any* process to the
point nobody would venture a try, but just doing it without a great
deal of investment would give that person the confidence needed to
move forward. That said, I have no desire to buid a rod. . . yet.

Right. Yeah. How would I know?
-- Lionel
The more I see of people, the better I like fish.

Sheesh. I guess I have to work on my approach - that's two people I've
unintentionally ****ed off in two days.
--
BMIA,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

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Tim J. wrote:

Sheesh. I guess I have to work on my approach - that's two people I've
unintentionally ****ed off in two days.

Don't you just hate when that happens ? At least when you
**** me off I know it's intentional. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry