Forum: Rod Building

I,m rebuilding an existing rod. The problem is i want to increase the number of guides. It is a finished blank with a gloss surface, when the...

The situation: 8-15kg Red Emperor and rankin cod in 70m of heavily shark infested waters. Saltiga 6500 with PE8 (120lb). Only way we could...

I’m thinking about holding an advanced rod-building weekend for a limited number of people. It won’t be free but it will be worth it with many tricks...

Hi all, Have a customer who is chasing a 10 foot blank to match to his Stella 8000 for casting and high-speed spinning of 1-4 oz metals (and some...

I do rod repairs for my workmates and their friends, one of my 'high maintenance' mates has a perfectly good Shakespear Ugly, I've repaired it before...

G'day all, i have a rod that was the first rod i built, 6 foot boat rod, calstar. Anyway, its showing the signs of pain, heaps of guide foot...

Howd'y Been asked to repair a broken rod. Broke about half way. It is an Egrell and owner paid 500 $'s for it. Instead of making it into a...

Thought this might help a few rod builders out there.I have been using fibreglass international glue for years now with no problems instead of...

Hello all, had a look at a samurai 532 today (made up rod) while I was in Sydney and had some time to kill. Really liked the action & style of the...

Hi guys, im attempting my first wrap (a tiger warp) and im using threadmaster lite for epoxy. I would really want to make sure that the wrap moves so...

if anyone has some spare thread and epoxy enough to fix a double foot runner i would be gratefull

Can anyone recommend a blank along the lines of the Gary Howard G force Extreme range. I'm after something around 7' that can pull the kinks out of...