On Aug 15, 1:24 pm, "Gene Cottrell" wrote:
Building your own rod is not difficult, if you are a bit of a craftsman to
begin with. You might save a small bit of money, but not enough if you find
the building to be a chore. The main advantage is that you will get the rod
you want with the type of grip, reel seat, guides, blank, and wraps that
suit your taste. Finding all of these in a single commercial rod is
difficult. I find that I like varnished wraps and dislike the commercial use
of epoxy on the wraps. I also like to shape the grip to suit me and I just
like to fish a rod I built myself - which is probably the main reason I've
built a few rods.

You say you're a DIYer, so you'll probably enjoy building a rod and that
will make it worth it to you.

Gene

Thanks Gene. I've do like to tinker with building things, and have
made up my mind that I'll do this as a "winter project" to keep from
losing my mind when the snow is flying and I can't fly fish. I'm also
going to tie a ton of flies. It's my way of relaxing after a
stressful day. My son and daughter have gotten pretty curious about
this fly fishing now, and I've taught them both to fly fish, and
recently my daughter has asked to learn how to tie flies herself. So
I'll teach her, and we can stock up this season for the "tree bass" we
seem to catch quite often :-)