Originally Posted by stuart
spot on Stuart..
knew a well respected rodbuilder in Sydney who had a Brickie putting walls all around his house. WHen the brickie realised that he built custom rods he ordered one... top of range blank & fittings, specified colours & an extremely complex butt wrap. When given the price ( at the time it was something like $150) he almost dropped to his knees in shock exclaiming 'jeez thats bloody expensive' mate said ' ok, what is the hourly rate you are charging me for brickwork?' replies '$40 ph) 'alright i'll just rework price for you..... that will be $460 thank you very much'
needless to say he almost choked when he realised how much really does go into a rod,
i haven't built a rod for a long time, but the last few i have built for myself have been black on black as will the imported graphite that i WILL do in the next 6months ( only had the blank for 18 months, can't rush these things) all the extra work decorative does not equate to extra fish, at least not for me it doesn't..they are just a tool to do what we enjoy doing & i like to get the best possible tool for my money..