On Aug 24, 1:11 pm, briansfly wrote:
mdk77 wrote:
On Aug 24, 1:33 am, gordo wrote:

Making your own rod, even if it is ugly, is great once you get on the
water with it. I made a small 7 ft 6 inch 4 weight for panfish and
small brook ttrout fishing. Doesn't look great, but it is nice to
catch a fish on something you created (other than the fly).

Good luck in your endevour.

Thanks for the help. I realize I probably won't save money building
my own rod, and it may not be perfectly built, but I do like the idea
of having the satisfaction of fishing something I made myself.

It really depends on how many rods you build. The first one or two might
not save you much, because of the initial cost of tools, and such.
Still, considering a new, high end graphite rod is getting dangerously
close to $700, you can save on the very first rod you build. You can get
complete rod kits for well under $200.

brians

I like the idea that I can build the rod with the exact components
that are important to me. If I would be able to save a bit of money
too, then all the better.....but I'm not doing this for the savings.
And as I said in the earlier post, it will give me satisfaction to
fish with a rod (and flies) that I made myself.