02-23-2005, 09:57 PM
Thanks TD, for now i am just getting ideas, i looked through m cabelas rod building catalog and started getting ideas, but for now thats all that they are going to be is ideas. I want to build one just so i can say that i built the rod that i caught the fish on, if that makes sence.
I read the discussion on the utah board, and i posted this here, i forgot about the rod building board, but the general concess is that the cabelas rod blanks are good, is this true, or would you look to other brands, im not a hard core fisherman i just do it for receration so i wouldnt need top of the line items.
If i were to go ahead and build a rod i would need 1. a blank that fits my needs. 2. a handle, foam is fine with me, cork is a little slick for me. 3. eyelets. Am i missing anything, i noticed that the thread and epoxy can come with the rod plank if you get the "kit" for a few dollars more. And is it completly nescessary to get a rod wraping station, cuz i think that i could just build my own of that, they look rather simple. Am i missing anything else, oh yeah, about how long would a task such as this take, cuz i have lots of free time in the evening.
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I read the discussion on the utah board, and i posted this here, i forgot about the rod building board, but the general concess is that the cabelas rod blanks are good, is this true, or would you look to other brands, im not a hard core fisherman i just do it for receration so i wouldnt need top of the line items.
If i were to go ahead and build a rod i would need 1. a blank that fits my needs. 2. a handle, foam is fine with me, cork is a little slick for me. 3. eyelets. Am i missing anything, i noticed that the thread and epoxy can come with the rod plank if you get the "kit" for a few dollars more. And is it completly nescessary to get a rod wraping station, cuz i think that i could just build my own of that, they look rather simple. Am i missing anything else, oh yeah, about how long would a task such as this take, cuz i have lots of free time in the evening.
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