I was wondering if anyone builds their own custom rod tubes, I've done some out of off the shelf PVC but I've been looking around a bit for fiberglass or aluminum and cant seem to find piping/tube with a large enough diameter or wall thickness. Anyone have any leads to look into?

I also looked into making my own aluminum rod tubes. I spent a lot of time looking. I found the tubing at a metal mart type store in my state but it was ridiculous pricing! I never did find the tube ends. I buy my aluminum tubes from a guy in Colorado. They would be simple to make quality tubes if you could get access to supplies. I'm interested to see what you find. Good luck.

I have seen some pretty rod tubes made from PVC and painted with fishing motifs.

Back a few years there was some SIX sided tubes made out of wood , I forgot if it was in this FORUM or on a different one , the man that made them was very good in wood working

William Sidney
AK

Ridiculous pricing indeed for 3" OD...

[www.grainger.com]

Bill Sidney Wrote:
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> Back a few years there was some SIX sided tubes
> made out of wood , I forgot if it was in this
> FORUM or on a different one , the man that made
> them was very good in wood working


Same guy who just won the AT rod building contest

[www.rodbuilding.org]

Hard to argue with the tubes available from brands like TFO.

what I saw was one made out of lighter color wood , it was a six sided wooden tube , with one end filled in with a block of wood , [ to fit the tube ] the other end was fitted with a larger six sided box to slip over the end
of the long tube the cover was held in place with a leather strap , can not recall where I saw it . hope some other people can fill in the blank spots , [ I hope ]
it was on how it was planed an laid out , step by step an put together , I through it was in The Rod maker , could be wrong , getting old

William Sidney
AK

These are the ones I make out of wood
[www.rodbuilding.org]

Derik,
This might interest you:
[www.rodbuilding.org]

Mark Talmo
FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE.

Mark Crouse does some great work. I built something similar back in 2012. If you have access to the proper tools they're fun to build. 2nd one used rare earth magnets to keep it capped.

[www.rodbuilding.org]
[www.rodbuilding.org]

Thanks,
Chad Huderle

Huderle Custom Rods
Prior Lake, MN



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Dick, where do you buy your bottom cap and screw lid? I could never find a place to get them. Thanks, Todd

I noticed these aluminum and brass tube caps.
I have no experience with them however, and they do seem a bit small depending on the application, so couldn't say if they would meet your needs or not.

[www.flyrodcrafters.com]

[www.goldenwitch.com]

thanks Steve. I have seen the caps on flc but it is only the cap. The others are PRICEY!.

I get the caps at landmark. He has them in different diameters

Thanks Dick. I buy my tubes from Ron at Landmark. I've been hesitant to ask him to sell me caps thinking he might think I wanted horning in on his business. Thanks again.