ACarrell Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Have you ever built a fishing rod with found or oddball materials? If so, I'd love to see it.....please share !!!! I had some free time, and so I built this rod... Mostly just to try my hand at seeing how a rod. goes together so that maybe in the future I'll build a nice one. Anyway, zero dollars spent. All repurposed/found/etc items *6' bamboo plant stake *stainless steel wire for string guides *wine corks for handle *line guides are threaded and then epoxied Anyway, it actually doesn't feel too bad. I might try building a simple reel to attach to it just for fun. The Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 My first rod was built from whole bamboo from the garden center. 3 piece, brass ferrules with a solid fiberglass top section. Length 12' for float fishing. Way too floppy, but I used that rod for many years. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACarrell Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 My first rod was built from whole bamboo from the garden center. 3 piece, brass ferrules with a solid fiberglass top section. Length 12' for float fishing. Way too floppy, but I used that rod for many years. Dave Too cool . Funny what we do "just because we can". (Not because we should !!!) I don't suppose you have a photo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Sorry, I was around 11 - 12 years old which would make it '67 '68. No photos of my life back then. I made everything that it was possible to make back then; fishing floats were first, then the rod. I made my own ledger weights. Made a minnow spinner lure. I taught myself fly tying, then made a glass fly rod and taught myself to cast. It is obvious now, that I was already on the road to being an engineer. When Dad failed to fix the car water pump and fitted a new one, I rescued the old one and fixed it. Mom gave him so much stick because he could not fix things no matter how hard he tried, yet I seemed to be a natural. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACarrell Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Sorry, I was around 11 - 12 years old which would make it '67 '68. No photos of my life back then. I made everything that it was possible to make back then; fishing floats were first, then the rod. I made my own ledger weights. Made a minnow spinner lure. I taught myself fly tying, then made a glass fly rod and taught myself to cast. It is obvious now, that I was already on the road to being an engineer. When Dad failed to fix the car water pump and fitted a new one, I rescued the old one and fixed it. Mom gave him so much stick because he could not fix things no matter how hard he tried, yet I seemed to be a natural. Dave I'm very much the same way. I've always been into building things (though I'm a musician by profession). It's always fascinated me to find out how things are made... and of course I always assume I can improve them !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I too am a musician (cornet) though I packed it in many years ago. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACarrell Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I too am a musician (cornet) though I packed it in many years ago. Dave Nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
