Questions about Rod Building

"Don46" wrote in message

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members! Why all the vitriol?

Best not to ask Don, just accept that it takes place.

Op

Back to choosing a good blank: I'm looking for a 5wt 9foot fast
action fly rod. I want a 4 piece rod.
On suppliers: And if I'm going to build it, I want one-stop shopping
where I can buy a kit or put together a kit with recommendations from
a reliable vender.
Which companies do people recommend as sellers?

Thanks,
Don

Don46 wrote:

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members! Why all the vitriol?

Wolfgang's just one of our resident jerk offs. Ignore him.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
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Don46 wrote:

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members! Why all the vitriol?

Wolfgang's just one of our resident jerk offs. Ignore him.

And where exactly does that leave you? In a state of perpetual ignorance, I
would imagine.

Op

Opus--Mark H. Bowen wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
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Don46 wrote:

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members! Why all the vitriol?

Wolfgang's just one of our resident jerk offs. Ignore him.


And where exactly does that leave you? In a state of perpetual ignorance, I
would imagine.

Here's another one. He complains about off-topic posts while doing
almost nothing except posting off-topic.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"Don46" wrote in message
oups.com...

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members!

A sentiment we encounter with some frequency here. Someday it might be
interesting to explore the origins of this particular strange notion. In
the meantime, for a broader view, please allow me to refer you to "Why
People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other
Confusions of Our Time," by Michael Shermer. A limited view of excerpts
from the book is available from Google Books he

http://tinyurl.com/2ujjwr

For an earlier (but no less informative and valuable) exploration on similar
themes, one need look no further than Charles MacKay's immortal classic,
"Memoirs of Popular Delusions" (published in three volumes and sometimes
listed as "Memoirs of Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," or
"Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds." Frankly, I've never managed
to muster enough interest in the history of its publication to try to sort
it all out.), available in plain text version at Project Gutenberg. All
three volumes can be accessed he

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/m

by scrolling down the page to MacKay's name.

Why all the vitriol?

That wasn't vitriol. That was just me playing with my dicklet.

Wolfgang

"rw" wrote in message
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Don46 wrote:

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members! Why all the vitriol?

Wolfgang's just one of our resident jerk offs. Ignore him.

Yeah. Do like stevie says. Do like stevie does.

Wolfgang
the boy just WILL NOT learn.

"rw" wrote in message
m...
Opus--Mark H. Bowen wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
m...

Don46 wrote:

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members! Why all the vitriol?

Wolfgang's just one of our resident jerk offs. Ignore him.


And where exactly does that leave you? In a state of perpetual
ignorance, I would imagine.

Here's another one. He complains about off-topic posts while doing almost
nothing except posting off-topic.

"He"? Who he?

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
...

"Don46" wrote in message
oups.com...

I was thinking that a group devoted to flyfishing might have a calming
effect on all its members!

A sentiment we encounter with some frequency here. Someday it might be
interesting to explore the origins of this particular strange notion...

On the other hand...

"There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a gentleness
of spirit, and a pure sincerity of mind."-Washington Irving.

Wolfgang
from roff's equivocation desk.

"Don46" wrote in message
ups.com...
Back to choosing a good blank: I'm looking for a 5wt 9foot fast
action fly rod. I want a 4 piece rod.
On suppliers: And if I'm going to build it, I want one-stop shopping
where I can buy a kit or put together a kit with recommendations from
a reliable vender.
Which companies do people recommend as sellers?

Thanks,
Don


My Uncle has built rods for several years, he has used the following outfit
with good luck.
http://www.hookhack.com/specialoffers.html

Before you put up the $325.00 for the Sage, you could start with something
like this as a practice rod @ $65.00:
http://www.mailordercentral.com/hook...number=HHF9054
If it turns out decent, give it as a gift to a family member or friend and
build your Sage.

HTH,
JT