The gathering is just 4 weeks away, and here is some of what we have planned;
Tables will be set up and manned for a couple of hours. After that you will just have to grab the person you need information from.
Greg Hromiko will guide us through basic rod building. This will be good as we have two new builders coming and we will build a rod from start to finish. (Well, actually minus the finish as time will not allow the finish to set.) So I guess it will be start to CP.
Not sure who, but we will do static testing.
Roy Miller will show us some on guide wraps and butt wraps. Roy has a unique way of displaying his sample wraps for customers.
Joe Vanfossen is going to teach us in designing and installing decals along with doing our photograhing this event. Joe has helped me out a couple of times so I know he will be good. He is also incharge of our web site. If any of you would like to be listed on it see Joe and he will get you set up. There is no charge at all.
Dave Dosser and Herb Tidrick will have a couple of fly tying benches set up. Dave also is a great builder and can answer rod building questions.. Herb is a fly fishing instructor and will be glad to help in this area.
Ray McGill is going to man the sign up table and help with the door prizes. We also may be able to get him to tell about the grips he makes out of a material you never thought of. I will let him tell you what it is.
If any one else would like something to do , let me know. We never turn down help. We also are taking request for topics.
The list of door prizes contiue to grow with a lot of commitments. The companies who have already sent them to me are:
Mud Hole
Flex Coat
American Tackle
We still have room for 7 or 8 people. Please send me an e-mail, (
bkcustomrods@yahoo.com ) if you are interested. The date is November 3, 2012 in Canton, Ohio. You can not beat the price. IT IS FREE with a restruant in the building.
Every one bring a rod you have finished or are currently workiing on. some one will pick up a tip or two from it.
If you have any tools or excess supplies to sell bring them along with sellers information. I will have a table for them also.
Bill
Ohio Rod Builders
Canton, Ohio
