I needed a new schoolie rod for the upcoming season So I decided to pick up a couple of those Blanks Mike was selling and going to give building a rod a try.

Looking for any basic How-To's in this forum. Did the search thing but its hard to search on How because of the word size limitation on the search. Do you guys have any threads here that you use to get started on this.....remember I've never wrapped a rod in my life.......so Be Gentle :hee:

As always any help is Much Appreciated

There are plenty of good books available too..
How to build a custom rod, cant remember the author (big help huh)
Check out the Rod builders guild website as well, some good stuff on there

Plenty of info here Kevin.:wavey:

http://www.rodbuilding.org/list.php?2

http://www.striped-bass.com/Articles/ninechunk1.shtml

There is a video out by Steve Petri. Great for the guy or gal just starting out. There are a few copies listed on E Bay. Type in "rod building"
and scroll down.....

Just about all the books I think give a pretty good idea of what you need to start with (most of which you probably have in your home already). At least for me the books put me in a place that, with a little knowledge, I knew the next question I wanted to ask.
Paul

one of the best is DALE CLEMENS books on custom rod building.

i just got the steve petri dvd...
if you know nothing about rod building its a great guide. He over simplifies the whole process.

http://www.merricktackle.com/tips/tips.html.

plenty of good info

http://www.merricktackle.com/tips/tips.html.

plenty of good info


there is something on that page that made me laugh very hard... but i can't say what it is on this forum :rotf3::rotf3:

one these things is not like the other :hihi:

Yikes, never knew they actually made a guide for installing one of those....

Well, had my 1st DOH!!! tonight on the rod....used the wrong epoxy on the reel seat and it setup to fast.....Oh Well, I'll remember that for the next one.

there is something on that page that made me laugh very hard... but i can't say what it is on this forum :rotf3: :hihi:

OK, I will:smash:


http://www.merricktackle.com/tips/installing-a-butt-plug.gif

Yikes, never knew they actually made a guide for installing one of those....

Well, had my 1st DOH!!! tonight on the rod....used the wrong epoxy on the reel seat and it setup to fast.....Oh Well, I'll remember that for the next one.

i guess you can get a guide for just about anything these days.