Houston we have a problem.... sorta..

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My wife wanted to know what I wanted for an early Father's day present since I will be back here in Iraq for it and she wanted to get me something for when I come home in 3 weeks (I THINK). Anyways I told her I wanted a custom built rod... nothing fancy just a 7 foot WORM ROD with a split grip and spiral wrap... and of course a patriotic or ARMY theme... now here is where I am running into trouble... the guy I THOUGHT I was going to tell her to talk to no longer accepts internet orders  :'(

SO can one of my buds here please shoot me a PM and let me know if you can help me out with a name? Its not going to be a high end rod.. we can't afford much with me coming home... we are taking a vacation to Orlando.read $$$$$$$$$$$$..... so I was thinking something in the $150 range shipped

Thanks to anyone that wants to accept this challenging task..

AL

[islandbass]

I hope one of the rod builders can help you out. I am not a rod builder yet, but I just wanted to say at the very least, thank you for your sacrifice.

If you ever get stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, let me know. I don't have a boat but I know a couple of places we can land smallmouth bass from the bank. My treat.

Stay safe and God bless you and your family.

[wavewalker]

thank you an all

[flechero]

Al,

I kept hoping someone else would respond, I hate being a kill joy.

3 weeks isn't much time for a themed rod, unless the builder already had everything he needed in stock, including decals for the theme.  The other problem is money.  I think that your $150 might cover the cost of materials, but that's only a guess since I don't know what blank you are looking for.

Sorry

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ok no problem... the wife asked and I told her what I wanted and she told me to see if I could work it out... I am not going to stress about it, we have had a bad couple of days and believe me the last thing in the world I am worried about is getting a fishing rod...  *shrug* can't talk about it because I doubt if the next of kin has been notified...  anyways I will start saving my pennies and maybe I can work something out with someone for when I redeploy in August.. would that be enough time? what would be a better price range? I wouldn't want anyone to do this for free by any means...

AL

[flechero]

Sorry to hear about the past couple days...  I'll continue to pray for all of you guys (and gals).  I'm just down the road from Ft. Hood, so I have Soldiers in my heart.  

Lead times are dependent on the builder.  I used to quote 4-6 weeks (build time) from when I got materials delivered, but with a few rods in line it became several months.  But I was only building on off time from my real job.  I honestly can't say how most guys price but I always do my actual cost on materials & shipping plus $100 labor for a basic split gripped spiral wrap.  All the decorative extras are priced extra, sort of a la carte.  As you cam imagine, the materials cost are wildly variable.  

You might consider posting a custom rod thread and see who people recommend, that will give you some people to contact for specifics.

Hope that helps.

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thanks for the input... my focus is now on getting and sepending some quality time with the family... in 21 days

AL