Looking for builders to install guides!

[CBenninghoff]

Im not even sure where to begin..

 

I am needing guides installed on a large number of rods (100+) Where can I find a list of builders that may be able to help achieve this. 

 

Thanks 
Clinton Benninghoff

[roadwarrior]

Call Mike at Delaware Valley Tackle

http://www.delawarevalleytackle.com/

[evo2s197]

Walker Nelson at Nelson rods, build quality is second to none and he responds to inquiries right away not a week or more later.

[S Hovanec]

All the guides on the rods or just one or two on each rod? 

[Alpster]

5 hours ago, S Hovanec said:

All the guides on the rods or just one or two on each rod? 

 

More details?

[Michigander]

That's a lot of rods!

[MN Fisher]

Just now, Michigander said:

That's a lot of rods!

Come on George, you'd have fun with that and you know it.

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13 hours ago, CBenninghoff said:

Im not even sure where to begin..

 

I am needing guides installed on a large number of rods (100+) Where can I find a list of builders that may be able to help achieve this. 

 

Thanks 
Clinton Benninghoff

Go on Mudhole or another building site and find someone local. Shipping all those rods doesn't make sense.

[S Hovanec]

32 minutes ago, Alpster said:

 

More details?

 

Just repairs, replacing a couple guides per rod or full builds, wrapping all the guides on the rods?  Are the grips already installed?

[CBenninghoff]

Rods are complete except for 7 Single foot guides.  They would need to be installed and epoxied. I would supply thread, guides, and epoxy. Just trying to see how I could go about this. 

[S Hovanec]

That's a bunch of work for most of us small builders. That would likely take months for most of us.

 

I charge $7/guide to wrap/finish single foot guides.  I normally build 12-15 rods/year plus a bunch of repairs.

[spoonplugger1]

You don't need a rod builder, you need rod wrappers one gentleman I know wraps at about 20 seconds per on a bad day, rarely do they also have the drum dryers on the premises for finish and drying the rods, the rod companies do that in house. They will wrap at a contracted price per guide than ship them back to you. Rod manufacturers in your area can help, they are contract workers who wrap for many companies so the info isn't proprietary by any means.