YOUR ROD, YOUR WAY
Things escalated quickly. I proposed a short DIY piece on how to repair a damaged wrap on a rod, and somehow found myself sitting at a table covered with spools of thread, unfamiliar tools, multiple sticky substances (I am not good with sticky substances) and an assignment to build a rod from scratch.
I would like to say it went as smooth as Tennessee whiskey, but it didn’t. Nothing ever does the first time you try it, but in the end I had a great custom rod and a newfound hobby. As intimidating as it appeared at first, this rod-building thing is actually pretty easy.
The secret is to order a Turnkey Rod Kit from Mud). The kit comes with all the components and tools you need to build a custom rod. Just follow the steps as outlined in the instructions and on the included DVD. Because Mud Hole details the process so well in the materials, I’ll skim over the steps here and talk about the things I learned.
