rod wrapping kit blue prints

[katja5]

I want to make my own rods any one have any ideas or blue print to get me started

[cfruel]

Katja5,

I build my own rods, keep in mind that comparing apples to apples it is not really cheaper to build your own rods but you can build a better rod and the enjoyment of building it.

I would recommend that you buy Advance Custom Rod Building by Dale Clemens and/or Fiberglasss Rod Making.  Amazon has it or your local book store might.  There are also other books on rod building but I haven't read them.

You can do several things for rod wrappers ideas check Cabelas or Mudhole.com.  I would suggest that you request the Tackle Craft catalog from Cabelas.  I bought my wrapper from Cabelas for $100 and few other things.  There is a lot little stuff you need for rod building that the book will help you ID those things.  You will need lots of masking tape!!!

You can also check out this forum www.rodbuilding.org

Good Luck.

Cy

[MickD]

http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/buildjig.html

Make a couple V stands to extend the wrapper, then mount a small motor with a cobbled chuck on a third stand to provide a dryer function. I got my small motor at Ebay. If you can get one that runs about 45 rpm it will work nicely for putting finish on the wraps, too.

[MickD]

Motors as slow as 6-10 rpm will work fine for drying, maybe better than the higher speeds for drying. However, the faster speeds are better for applying finish.

[BobP]

I make most of my own rods and think there's a cost/benefit breakpoint. Below a certain cost, maybe around $100, you will spend as much buying parts for a rod as it would cost to purchase one ready-made with the same parts Above that cost point, building your own rod saves you more and more money. Why? Lower cost rods are usually built cheaply in China, although they may have good quality components. As you get into higher priced rod blanks, you really begin to save more and more money by "rolling your own". Of course, this doesn't address the satisfaction you may get from building your own rod, or the benefit from building a rod to to different specifications than you could find in a factory model. I recommend building an inexpensive rod first time out (in case you screw it up!), then switching to the rod blanks you REALLY want to be fishing after you've learned the ropes. It's not difficult and doesn't have to be expensive to get started.