If you can get the parts reasonably in place and in line,

A good blank
is a good blank
is a good blank,
and that rod will cast!

Doesn't matter much how it looks.
Try it. Building rods is really easy.
Buy a good blank and some good cork,
salvage a few other rods for parts,
Use some poly urethane on the wraps,
then go fish.

I firmly believe that most those guys with
the super expensive super retentive fly rods
probably just have penis size issues anyway.
Or they need to lighten up an have a cold beer.



"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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"Don Phillipson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Don is right. Use ordinary varnish for coating your whippings.

The following should be of use to you;
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/graphite/

TL
MC