The company I work for is considering getting a custom fly rod built as a retirement gift. I've built a few rods but I'm not qualified to build a fly rod. So I have agreed to help find someone in the area that can get the job done. Any suggestions for experienced builders in central North Carolina would be much appreciated.

[www.tackleworks.org]



Bill Doherty
Rod Repair, Custom Rod Building
bill@dohertycustomrods.com
7741 Kelley Court
Raleigh , NC , 27615
Phone: 919-523-0821
www.dohertycustomrods.com

Buddy Owens
Rod Repair, Custom Rod Building
3809 Waterton Road
Summerfield , NC , 27358

Cape Custom Rods/David Spence
Custom Rod Building, Rod Repair
dlsada@lycos.com
304 Winding Woods Way
Beaufort , NC , 28516
Phone: 252-728-4796

E.P.'s Custom Rod & Reel
Rod repair, custom rods, reel service, microwave conversions, rod building classes.
eprodandreel@gmail.com
7002 Forest Court
Goldsboro , NC , 27530
Phone: 919-739-0158, 919-738-1019

Mike Bolt
Rod & Reel Repair, Parts, Rod Building
reeldoc@triad.rr.com
2325 Crestview Way
Winston-Salem , NC , 27103
Phone: (336) 768-1715

Mike Pederson
Custom Rod Building, Componentry/Supplies
mike@rileyrods.com
6604 Chesapeake Court
Wilmington , NC , 28411
Phone: 910-352-2715
www.rileyrods.com

Mike Vereckey
Custom Rod Building, Rod Repair
rods@vereckey.com
Huntersville , NC , 28078
Phone: 704-992-1716
www.vereckey.com

Sammy Mickel
Rod Repair, Custom Rod Building
smickel@ptmc.net
153 East Salisbury Dr.
Lexington , NC , 27295
Phone: 336-787-3552
[www.mickelscustomrods.com]

Will Parham/Rodworks
Custom Rod Building, Rod Repair, Rod Part
wap97@yahoo.com
5312 Beretta Way
Wilmington , NC , 28409
Phone: 910-515-0989


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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/2013 09:19AM by Tom Kirkman.

Thanks so much, Tom. I didn't even know that site existed.

One day Jody go to the left and just click on the sites one at a time Check them out
You may just find one or more you could use

Bill - willierods.com

If you are not too familiar with fly rod construction make sure that you specify certain things to guarantee lightness and good performance:
1. Rigid foam as a reel seat arbor (bushing). Absolutely not masking tape. Dry-wall tape is just an O.K. compromise.
2. Thin application of thread finish on thread wraps. just enough to cover threads. No "football" shaped wraps.
3. Lightest guides available. REC Recoils in singe-foot of double foot depending on preference.
4. Lightest tip-top available. Also the REC Recoil
5. If the blank can handle it - short ferrule wraps. As an example: CTS does not have to be wrapped at all, while Gatti needs 15mm.
6. Don't wrap the tip-top area. Just a dab of finish around the tip-top for a 1/8" finish.
7. No overly long thread wraps on guides. Thread should start at the end of the guide foot.
8. Debatable - but I like thread finish to end at thread and not overlap onto the blank. neatest and the lightest.

Remember - fly rods are different than conventional rods and have to be built differently. Weight, of any kind and from anything, in the tip area creates a moment of inertia that slows a blank and negatively affects performance.

Regards,
Herb