Rod Building

Those who build their own fly rods

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Colt Actionrod Restoration Mar 11. 2023 Refurb Jim Burchette restored an old glass rod - stripped and rebuilt it - and it came out as good as new Read the story here	Reel seats and reel feet Aug 9. 2018 Nerdy Why is it that some reels simply don't fit some rods? There is a standard of course... but not all manufacturers seem to follow it. Dive into the details here
Sierra Nets Dec 2. 2017 C&R A Q&A session with California based landing net maker Greg Madrigal from Sierra Nets Read the intverview here	Home made rod tubes Nov 23. 2016 DIY Making your own durable, fabric covered rod tubes that can hold several rods each is pretty easy See the photo instructions here

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Article Colt Actionrod Restoration Mar 11. 2023 Refurb Jim Burchette restored an old glass rod - stripped and rebuilt it - and it came out as good as new Read the story here	Article Reel seats and reel feet Aug 9. 2018 Nerdy Why is it that some reels simply don't fit some rods? There is a standard of course... but not all manufacturers seem to follow it. Dive into the details here	Article Sierra Nets Dec 2. 2017 C&R A Q&A session with California based landing net maker Greg Madrigal from Sierra Nets Read the intverview here
Article Home made rod tubes Nov 23. 2016 DIY Making your own durable, fabric covered rod tubes that can hold several rods each is pretty easy See the photo instructions here	Article BaR: Handle May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 2 The handle is both an important part of any rod and a whole project in itself when building a rod. Jan-Ole Willers helps you choose a shape, select the cork and plan added features such as a fighting butt. Read the instructions to building a rod handle here	Article BaR: Wrapping May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 3 This time we look at guide selection and preparation as well as the critical process of wrapping the guides. Learn some neat tricks from German Jan-Ole Willers in this third part of his extensive rod building series. A guide to guides is found here
Article BaR: Coating May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 4 We're now at the final stage of our rod buidling process, and ready to coat the wrappings. this requires a clean room and a lot of care. Jan-Ole Willers shows us in great detail how to do the best job and where to do it. All the advice you will need is found here	Article BaR: Testing May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 5 The rod is done and you need to determine what line is best for it. Don't always trust the fine print on the blank, but join Jan-Ole Willers on the water for a test of the newly built rod to find out whether it was worth the effort. Last installment of our rod building series here	Article BaR: Parts May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 1 The first part of the Global Flyfisher article series on building your own graphite fly rod, which takes you by the hand from the very beginning of the process: identifying and selecting the parts and materials you need. Jan-Ole Willers helps you take the first steps.
Article Build a Rod May 14. 2007 BaR The introduction to the cover-it-all series on building your own grpahite fly rod, which will run through the whole process of building a complete fly rod, covering selection of components, handle, guides, coating and testing. Start your rod-building career with Jan-Ole Willers here.	Article Writing on rods May 12. 2007 Pen and ink One of the hallmarks of rod builder Dave Lewis' work is the handwritten details on each rod. The writing is done by Dave's wife Mary Lu and in this article Dave briefly explains how to obtain the best results when writing on rods. Learn about tools and materials here.	Article Lamiglas Dec 16. 2005 New Blanks for the Rodbuilder This past season, I had the pleasure of fishing rods built from two blanks from Lamiglas, the XMG50 and the "Blue Ridge". These two blanks are Ying and Yang, fast and slow, high modulus graphite and fiberglass. As different as can be. Click here to read the entire review
Article Rod care Feb 28. 2005 Equipment The first part of a three part harmony about maintaining your precious fly fishing equipment - Rod, Reel And Line - by tropical fishing guide Roland Henrion. Learn how to prolong the lifespan of your fly rods. See lots of good advice and instructional pictures in the article.	Article Bamboo part 7 Aug 23. 2004 The last installment Follow along as Harry Boyd takes us through the process of trimming the bamboo blank to the proper length, preparing and mounting your ferrules, and adjusting the fit of the ferrules. Many thanks to Harry for this well received series of articles. Click here to read the last chapter.	Article Rising Star Jun 11. 2004 Review The Austin blanks from All Star Rods are quickly gaining a reputation among custom rod builders as being among the best performing blanks on the market, regardless of price. Bob Petti had a chance to build and fish a 4wt recently. Click here to read the review of All Star Austin 9 4wt 2pc blank

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