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Post by Taiman on Mar 1, 2006 17:17:36 GMT -5
Is it much cheaper to make your'e own rod?If so please tell me the step by step basics!!
Cheers Taiman
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Post by stylie on Mar 1, 2006 17:48:15 GMT -5
Taiman have a look at www.cabelas.com and go into there rod building section. I put together a 10ft 6# sage xp last season for roughly 400 euro, beautiul rod, but got screwed over by customs, however more to the point the retail price of the rod is 795 euro so as u can see i saved a bit of money,,still got screwed by customs,,,i dont recomend starting on a sage blank but u can pick up very cheap blanks and start with them. Its actually a lot more fun than u think building your own rod and very satisfying when u fish with it but heart breaking when u break one |
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Post by Silver Stoat on Mar 1, 2006 19:53:50 GMT -5
There is a good series of articles on rod building here : www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/graphite/You can build a very good rod at a fraction of the price you would pay for a 'name' rod. Obviously the the quality of the finished rod depends on your choice of blank but buying a Sage, Loomis etc. does not necessarily mean you will end up with a better rod than if you buy a cheaper blank. Even with blanks, you are still paying a premium for the name of the better known manufacturers. Dave. |
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Post by ben wynde on Mar 2, 2006 4:51:57 GMT -5
Flyanglersonline is a really useful resource. In addition to the articles, the rod building section on the bulletin board contains a lot of tips and advice. With regard to actually buying the blanks and components this is a really cool place to start…. www.mailordercentral.com/hookhack/And yes it is cheaper, especially if you steer away from the big brand blanks. Additionally it is fun – I have just finished my first rod and have really enjoyed it. In fact I doubt that I will ever be buying a factory built rod again. |
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Post by Silver Stoat on Mar 2, 2006 6:05:58 GMT -5
Forgot to add that in addition to the cost advantage, you get to build the rod exactly how you wish it to be.
You choose the type and size of handle - you can adjust it to fit your hand -, reel fitting, rings and the colour(s) of the whippings.
If you read up on the subject and do a little practice (whippings, applying finish) and work slowly and carefully, you should end up with a rod that is 200% better for your needs than a shop bought one.
There is a lot of useful information in the topics on this forum and it's well worth reading through the posts on here.
Dave.
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