Reflections

Hi and welcome back Sorry I missed last week. As I mentioned before I am currently a college student in my final semester of college. Last week was ruff I had a big project looming on me, and  I did not have a lot of time to squeeze in some rod making. So, this week

10 Lessons learned

So, this week I wanted to talk about the things I have learned so far on this journey. I think a good old top ten list would be in order here. So, without further ado: Number 10, Shop around. I have talked about Mudhole quite a lot and I do love their products, but that

Finding inspiration for your project

Welcome back. This week I thought I’d talk a little bit about where to find components and inspiration when making your rods. So, I think a little top 5 list is in order. Let’s start out with an often looked-over place. For my number 5 place to get inspiration, I would suggest https://www.rodbuilding.org. This was

Cheep Ways to Start Rod building

I originally started this hobby because I was looking for a surfcasting rod that was over 12 feet long. The only place I could find them was at the bait and tackle shops near the beach. Most of the tackle shops I went had a bunch of custom-made rods that were way out of my

On to the next project!

Welcome back. After finely finishing up “Eagle One” it is time to figure out what my next project will be. I wanted to do something totally different from what I have done so far. I originally thought about doing a spinning rod because I have not done one yet. So, all my projects have been

Mistakes were made

Well all my efforts last week were for not. After I finished up wrapping the guides on “Eagle One” I will need to take them off and start all over again, what a let down on my part. I think I was distracted trying to make a video of myself wrapping the guides. While the

“The Green Goblin”

The making of the “Green Goblin”. For this project I chose a green rod blank and a cork handle. I have always liked the organic feel of a cork handle, so this was kind of an easy choice for me, however, mistakes were made. During the process of reaming out the handle things went awry,