This has likely been covered, so I apologize if this is a repeat. This is a 2 part question. Building on an NFC X-Ray matte blank. I have yet to apply a decal to a rod yet and I want to insure the best success that I can. I've seen a few videos where the blank is more or less prepped with a very thin lay of epoxy first and then applying the decal after words. I've also seen it done with no pre
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Thanks for all the feed back. I used a 2 sided sewing measuring tape. Inches on one side and metric on the other. Taped it to my work station. It's convenient and for me at least, faster to use metric than to us standard. Depending on who you ask or position on the subject. Getting guides that specifically accurate maybe over kill, but from my point of view. That's why we build custom rods versus
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I see this statement a lot, but I would like a little clarification on it. When you say 21 to 22 inches from the reel seat, at what point of the reel seat are you measuring from? Do you mean the front, the very end of the threads? Do you mean the back side were the reel seat ends and the rod handle begins? Do you mean from the front of the pocket were the mounting brace of the actual reel w
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tony, fly rods already have an objective standard > for rating power. Fly rods are all set. There is > no change for fly rods in the proposal. CCS is > the basis for the current objective standards for > fly rods. ERN/ELN, etc. Read the material here > if you want: > > As I've
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Of all the people here, I am probably the least educated to make a direct opinion on this, but based on the industry I work in that provides my living income. I believe what is being suggested would be extremely beneficial for everybody across the board, but the cost and perhaps increase in price could have some significant impact. My industry is all about calculations and precision with regar
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I'm sure the general consensus would be not to do this, but I feel like in order to achieve what I am after. I'm left with no alternative. With that being said, do the main manufactures follow a set standard. For example, does the thread pattern for Fuji, American Tackle, PacBay, Sea Guide, and Batson match. Could I use a Batson or American Tackle reel seat, but a Thread Hood from say Sea Guide o
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I'm not necessarily questioning the validity of the magazine, but trying to see if it's a magazine that you pay a subscription for that repackages things as new, but there rehashing articles that are several years old. For those who have kids, the Zoo magazine is a good example of that. Now that's not to say I didn't like the subscription, but because of the way the magazine was done. I didn't fe
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I see post that refer back to specific volumes and articles. I'm considering getting a subscription. Does the magazine rehash or perhaps even update original articles to more modern and still available products or improvements on techniques, or is it best to just shop based on older articles and past volumes. I have no interest in building Surf/Ocean rods or Fly Fishing rods. It's not that I don'
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Thanks for the feed back. I am a big proponent of doing things the right way or at least understanding why things are done a certain way. There are a lot of things that are done in my industry that from an outside perspective. May seem ridiculous or unnecessary and I will admit even after understanding it, I still sometimes question it more out of the lower percentage factor, but for somebody who
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Question 1 - I apologize if this sounds ridiculous, but I was curious from a rod building and even use stand point. I've noticed a trigger is not on spinning reels and they also seem to be missing from fly fishing reels seats as well. Why is the trigger there and what purposes does it serve, and the second part being. Can or has anybody used a reel seat intending for a spinning rod and just flip
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As per usual with this forum. A lot of great advice. I don't have the years of experience like these guys do, but I will try and help give you some tips that as a rookie builder. I have run into that more experience guys may not think about any longer. First - Get a set of calipers. This is an important and frankly under suggested tool. You will need it when ordering Wind Checks and rod tips.
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First, thanks for the responses. Once I receive my blanks and lock down some of the other components. I believe I will reach out to www.backcreekcustomrods.com to order some colored guides. This is only my 3 through 6 rod builds. So I don't have a lot of the tools to build or make some of the more advanced things I have seen. As such, I am limited on what I can build based on being able to purcha
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Okay, so on my first go around. While I felt I had to make some compromises in designing and building my first 2 rods. I still feel like I more or less achieved what I was after. Some of the visuals I was trying to achieve didn't work more due to my lack of experience with doing threads wraps. I can admit I was trying to achieve something that my skill set wasn't quite ready for. I also made a ba
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Ok, so I'm sure the first question might be why? It's a rod I've used for several years and it's beginning to show its age. One eye is damaged and needs replaced. When I first learned about rod building and the importance of the spine. I decided to check my store bought ones. Shocker, this one isn't on spine. There are other issues and I'm sure it would be more cost effective to pitch it and star
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So I wanted to post an update based on the provided advise. I'm glad I decided to start over. So I used the placement as a starting point this time. To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure it it improved my starting point all that much. I would probably say it made it worse being that it only maps out 9 instead of 10, so I had to go back and add the more guide tubing and add an additional guide. De
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It's been a minute since I last posted. Really struggling with 2 items. The first is the guide spacing. I am building 2 different rods, both are St. Croix SCV blanks Currently trying to build the 7.0 Rod - SCV70MF The guide train is built as follows Tip is a Fugi KG Torzite Titanium 5 4.5 (1.8mm), then 2 Fuji K-Series single foot Belly model KB size 5, followed by 6 Fuji K-series single f
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So I have officially ordered everything. Feel like a kid waiting for the ice cream truck., LOL
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What's a good inexpensive way to label or make notes on ur rod. I see a lot of references to decals which honestly seems a bit costly based on what I've found so far. Considering all I want to do is make a simple note on the blank to identify it as a a 7'3" M Mod-Action rod/blank. Are decals really the best for this. Are there round stencils one could use to paint then seal with epoxy. Is th
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So just when I thought I was done, behold I've hit another bump in the road. It appears Gudebord was the most trusted thread for the longest time, but that is no longer the case. Mostly because it's no longer made and it appears even if it was, nobody would use them now due to drama around the brand. It appears ProWrap is the most widely used or perhaps approved thread at the moment. I'm inte
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Thanks for the heads up Norman, I have a few followup questions. First one being the "guide train layout that was designed for using micro guides" Do you have a book, video tutorial, or even a wiki link that explains that. I greatly appreciate the breakdown for no other reason than you probably just saved me quite a bit of money. I'm really loving the help on this site, but as
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As always, thank you for all the input. I am running into a few hiccups with the suggestions I have received and I'm sure it's related to a couple things. My lack of knowledge and not being familiar with the acronyms you guys are using, and finally. Not knowing specifically where you are getting some of these components. I will admit I am attempting to due most of my component shopping on Mudhole
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Okay so I'm on to what I believe is the final piece of the puzzle. I have my Rod Blanks selected. Going with the for my jerk bait rod and for my skipping rod I know this doesn't make a difference, but for the jerk bait rod I'm going with a Ohio State/Classic car style the entire rod being Red Metallic with silver metallic thread. For the flipping Rod I'm using my old high school colors of p
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So for the jerkbait rod, something like or . NFC has or . The size values on the site are a bit confusing. I'm guessing there at or a little more than 7 ft. That's about all the options I'm seeing. The choices for Medium fast are almost endless. Might be why it's hard to find that perfect Jerkbait rod. The Shimano he recommends in the video is the 6'10 medium and the action is fast. The St.
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I was afraid the video might have a reverse effect of trying to describe what I'm after. The rod I use now works as a jerkbait rod. When I get my hookup, it does it's job. But I am having the problem he describes in the video. I'm bending my hooks. Now I don't know if this is because I have to much rod or not enough rod that I am over working the rod to get the desired effect of the jerk bait thr
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I didn't think it would be such a hard choice picking out what rod I wanted to start with, but I believe I finally have it narrowed down. First rod I am going for a is Jerkbait rod. I am trying to build a rod as described in this video The Blank I have in mind is the SCV610MXF - Though I don't believe I need the Extra Fast Action. In order to get the action I want. It looks like I would n
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As before, thanks for the input. I understand that there is a separation from what you can buy versus a manufactured Rod. For me at least, it helps to have that matching comparison. The simplest example I can come up with would be comparing hamburgers. Just because you visit a privately owned establishment, doesn't automatically mean that they have a good hamburger. Is the burger on the same l
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I imagine this will get some debates going. The part for that makes this the most difficult is not being able to put my hands on a Rod Blank before buying one. Which leaves me with the opinions of others based on there experience. With that being said, let me try and set a control group if that is even possible. Brands I have personally held in my hand. Bass Pro Carbon Lite - Not a bad rod
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I have been very busy since making this post, but I wanted to take a couple minutes to say thank you to everybody who has responded. I greatly appreciate your input on this subject. This is going to be my winter project while my BASS Club takes a break. Usually November till March. There is not short supply of craft and fabric shops in my area. Lance mentioned (ROD WRAPPING THREAD). What sh
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Getting started into the world of rod building. Mudhole has been the one that more or less showed me that you could even do this as a DIY project. I was set to take a class with them in order to learn the process until COVID put a halt to that. Here I am a year past that and I still have the itch to learn how to build my own rods. Some may or may not agree, but the proper tools can have a larg
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