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Rod Building So, you've landed a nice fish on a plug you made, eh? Now, the next step, building your own RODS!

 
 
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Old 07-13-2006, 07:19 PM   #4
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First guide staight up and next 2 to make transition around the rod rest on bottom of rod usually equally spaced. I find that if I secure the 1st guide and put the rest on with rubber bands,leave the 2nd and 3rd guide on top and rest under. put the reel on and secure the end of the line to something, load the rod a little and the 2nd and 3rd guides will usually twist to close to where they have to be. Some guys like the 1st guide straight on with the reel, some like it offset to the left a little. I tried both, noticed no diff. Get the guides where u think the transition looks good and test cast it, make sure line doesn't hit the blank anywhere. You may have to move guides back or forth a little to achieve that. Trial and error, that's the fun in it. I'll try to post pix of some I've done, it's tough to show in pix though.

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