I saw some kits on Cabelas for a St.Croix rod building kit, with an SCIII blank and every thing included. I think it would be a lot of fun to build my own rod, but are the components good? I know the blank will be superb, but what about the guides, thread wrap, epoxy etc??

Been thinking about making my own rod also, I don't think I am going to spend that much on my first build as I'm sure I will make plenty of mistakes. I've been looking at the MHX rod building kits from Mudhole, the blanks have gotten really good reviews from rodbuilders some even comparing them to Loomis IMX however I can't attest to this personally.They don't come with epoxy, rod finish or thread but I have everything but the handle epoxy.

Check them out here..

http://www.mudhole.com/MHX

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Thread and epoxy are fine, it's the guides, reel seat and handles you have to check.

If you want a kit, get the MHX kit; dollar for dollar it can't be beat.  However, one of us could assist you through spec'ing everything you'd need from Mudhole for a non-kit build, which is even better.  PM me if you want help - it's not complicated.