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I'm an ebay hound and jump watch out for deals on blanks/kits, and they don't come often. This may be my best one yet. Normally it would have cost around $365 to build it, which is still a great price considering a new one is $699. I picked up the complete kit for $204.02. eBay - New & used...

Give it a shot pitbull. Check this out on Cabelas...

Thanks for the feedback guys. If you like tying flies, and if you have the room for it, you would like building rods. Anyone who wants to build one, I invite you to ask questions.

Well the rod had been complete for a couple days. It's good to rest a rod for at least 3-6 days after the final coat to avoid any potential stress marks developing in the epoxy while it cures. It'll at least me another month until I use this and cannot wait! It's not a bad idea to treat and...

Another thing to keep in mind is dust. You want to apply the rod epoxy in as much of a dust free environment as posible as anything and everything will stick to the epoxy when wet and tacky. Be aware of this if you have a forced hot air system and you might want to consider covering or filtering...

Coat one of epoxy has been applied. Below is all that is needed besides a fiber free brush or spatula set. Make sure you use rod epoxy. When mixing the epoxy, you can buy the little plastic stirrers, but I just use McDonalds plastic coffee stirrer. Mix the epoxy in a plastic shot glass that...

Between Dr.'s appointment, watching TV and tying flies, I was able to wrap 90% of the rod yesterday. For me, the thread wraps are the most enjoyable part of building a rod. While completely unnecessary and purely cosmetic, I always do some form of funky thread combination near the grip. I...

The next step in the process is finding the spine on the blank. Here is a quick guide how to do that from rodbuilder.org site. There are tools on the market, referred to as "spine finders" that allow you to do this quickly and easily. However, you can also find your blank's spine manually...

Thanks Andy. I'll keep posting more up as I go through the steps. ---------- Post added at 02:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 PM ---------- I'm trying to make this a blog post as well.

Last night I started a thread regarding a Sage 99 rod that I am building. I completed a bunch of steps without photographing and walking through the steps, so today I decided to do so with another rod that I want to build. I am not a professional rod builder, but was taught by one and I am...