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Good info guys..Here is my take on it. I was fortunate enough to have a highly skilled female rod builder show mw how it done. For a couple of hours she let me practice and that was it. She said preparation and patience were the key and once you establish the backbone your set. I picked it up fairly quickly. I have only built 4 rods but all have turned out absolutely perfect. The lady that showed me was so impressed she wanted me to take over her work but I passed since I had a job at the time. I bought a thread holder, a swivel magnify light and that was it. I used a variable speed drill to turn the blank with the cork, just rigged up a little setup. Same as the finish epoxy, I just rigged up a rotisserie style rig and slow let the blank roll as I applied the finish, perfect. It was crude but it worked because of the slow speeds and anywhere the blank touched was just wrapped with masking tape. So if your mechanically inclined, patient and have a good head on your shoulders you should not run into any big problems. Go to your local tackle shop and ask them if they have broken rods that they are throwing out. Just practice on them. When I get my stuff out of storage I will take some pictures of the finished rods to show it can be done with patience. I did buy a video and book and they helped but for the life of me cannot remember the names, sorry. It is definately a passion, not a money making thing as the other fellows will agree. I hope to get back into it oneday once my life is settled. Good luck.

Yup moved in December....I will add you to my MSN... ;D Sounds like a good idea.

Ah your right...I never saw the top header of this page, only thought this was a forum. I will go right now and start reading....

I totally agree that reading articles is the way to go but that is the problem. Although the article may tell what they are using they never go over how the lure or bait is rigged. Is the lure tied directly to the end of the line etc... do you need weights...you know what I mean.

I have just moved from British Columbia where my fishing experience was centerpin drift fishing. Now that I have moved to southern Ontario a whole new fishery has opened up. Particular bass fishing is a popular fishery here but I have no idea how to rig up. I will have a casting rod/reel combo soon but can't find any information on actually rigging up from the line to the lure. Any help would be great, whether it be links or info.