Well the process to building a fishing rod is not simple and involves a lot of attention to detail and a steady hand. While big named companies can mass produce ugly and most of the time malfunctioning rods, hence why they call them Ugly Sticks, HaHaHa, we do not. Time and the hand craftsmanship make ANY custom built rod a treasure.
Ok, so whats involved. This is in the simplest terms...
- Rod Blank (a blank is a blank, and is the canvas to making the rod)
- Guides (these are your eyes on the rod and are now made to with stand a crazy amount of stress)
- Handle/Grips (Most cases Cork is used for freshwater while EVA foam for salt; although I love foam on most rods)
- Reel Seat (this is where your reel sits and becomes one with the rod itself)
- Tip Top (the eye at the top that handles the most stress and must weather the storm)
These Components all become affixed to the rod blank in creating a handcrafted fishing rod. Guides get spaced accordingly to the many charts and depending on rod length, then attached by nylon thread just as a mass produced rod would. Epoxies and Finishes fill out the end products when attaching critically placed reel seats, handles and guides/tip top.
So in a nutshell this is the very very basics of building a rod. Its not that easy and in most cases takes much time to make sure it is done correctly without compromising the functionality of the fishing rod. Anyone will tell you the handcrafted is much better quality then a rod mill rod. So take all of that into consideration, including that there is an art and the use of many tools involved when hand building a rod.
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