clemmens book
 

what a great book, last night i read the chapter on guides. lots of info i missed the first read through. what a critical step it is in a true custom rod, the cone of flight theory and the gradual choking of the line through out the guides or the higher mounted smaller dia. butt guide doing most of the choking, and line slap, static test all kinds of good info. helped me alot.:D

It's a pretty good book - I read it cover to cover 3 times before attempting my first rod...

Im reading it too . I also have fiberglass rod making by Dale Clemens .

chris check out advanced rod building by dale clemmes, it really digs into the info from the first book.

I have that book too and practicing on a boat rod that had some broken guides .

I got Pfieifers Complete Guide to Tackle Makeing for x-mas; how does this compare to Clemens, adquate for a beginner?

I built my first 5 rods straight from info I read in the 3 Clemens' books. Some of the info is a bit outdated (specifically the finish section), but there is just so much in there about every aspect of rodbuilding you'd be crazy to try and build a rod without it.

Got a copy of Advanced Custom Rod Building last night at the shindig, will study it before leaping into my first rod. Thanks Don B.!! :D

THANK YOU BILL!

For all your help with the event!...

Let me know when you're ready & maybe we can both start building rods at the same time!

Clemens books are the barometer for which all others are to be measured against. There is another book out there I beleive is easeir to understand for someone just starting out.
Its by Tom Kirkman. He has the rodbuilding.org site and publishes Rodmaker Magazine, a fine publication.
My 2 cents
Chris

Yea....Clemmens thread art book is great too lots of patterns...In that advanced book there is a section that teaches you how to weave in letters if you want to put your name or whatever, woven in the thread on the blank. Its really easy to do and seems to impress people...Clemmens custom grip material was awesome stuff...I miss them...too bad there gone.

Tagger what do you need? I mistakenly thought they were gone, so I ordered a TON of 18" square stock Black size 1/2, 5/8, and 3/4. I think I have 50 pieces.

Then I find out Custom Tackle Supply is supposed to carry it. Then I find out #^&#^&#^&#^& French will be carrying it when he opens his supply shop next month.

I think me and Greg are going to order some Bernie's Strips. Anyone here is interested in those & has bandsaw?

Billy any online that show wrappings and fancy ones? how to do it up?
I wanna nose around.
How many dollars is that rod building book
Thanks for teh help:D

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...404602-8918563

http://www.millercustomrods.com/samples.html

http://www.kensfishingrods.com/works...wrap_intro.htm

http://www.fishingphotos.net/

http://momentoffame.com/category.html?id=270

As far as instructions, the only site I know is Ken Preston's. I'm sure there is someone on teh Cape that likes you and wil help you out if you gave them a couple of plugs, no? IF we lived closer, I'd trade some how-to plug making for a butt wrapping lesson (don't get gay on me here) It's very hard to explain over the internet, that's why you're not getting the responses you need.

thanks Billy, I can only do a basic diamond wrap I did 2 rods.
I build My sticks for performance and Hate Big wraps and all the extra stuff to weigh a blank down,But thats Me.
I got 2 more rods I wanna do a 1087 ans a 1088
If I get around to it.
But next I got to do the 136 2F I need that stick. guess Im old school with them blanks No.....
But Me cut it down I got 1 1362F and Im due for a good rod snapping :smash:
cool sites and like Yours ar atleast I think its Yours, My pc froze
On teh site:D
thanks Billy 50 Nice stuff. I may go get that book. I got to see what i got for guides for the conv 136 2f I know I may need a few.
I allways Buy spares Ya never know.
I cut them off if they pop and still fish the rod, Hell 10X10 and I was fishing and I was killing teh Bass on a busted 1083
tossing a tattoo Yellow darter. darters work good off the point there.

Hell 10X10 and I was fishing
 

:( :( :( :(

I never got the cahnce to meet him. Remember all the times when it was the three of us in the Chat? Damn.

:( :( :( :(

Sorry about that guys.

Billy He was Pissa , I snapped that rod and ripped the tip off and went nuts. they would Hit a darted then stop then a needle then stop, awsome bar and I was dragging the yellow Tattoo darter over it. I lost the darter later in the year. If I had an option I would take the plug and snap the rod:smash:
Ken Was looking at me digging it, We was truly Nuts.
It was great.
I went to that same spot with the blankl that replaced that blank and snapped it on the 9th or 11th cast no bs.
I think the rainshadow 1087 smokes the 1083

Sure does:btu: