Posts Tagged “Building”
In this video walkthrough Todd Vivian demonstrates the start-to-finish process of assembling one of our cork handle kits. Includes: • How-to align the parts • How-to ream your cork grips to properly fit your rod blank • How-to install the reel seat • How-to glue the cork grips • Final inspection and re-alignment Mud Hole [...]
The last step in Get Bit Outdoors’ instructional series “Rod Building Made Easy.” In this video, Capt. Kevin Brotz demonstrates how to apply an epoxy finish to the guide wraps, decals, and trim bands on the blank with a hand and power wrapper. For a schedule of our live Get Bit Rod Building Academy classes, [...]
Trim bands are an easy and attractive way to add accents to your rods. This short tutorial demonstrates an easy and effective technique for adding trim bands to your rod wraps.
In this short film, we join renowned Adirondack Fly Fishing Guide Doug Moody at the Adirondack Folk School for a brief tutorial on constructing bamboo fly fishing rods.
The winner of our Roughfish.com Species Contest gets a custom built fishing rod. In this video, I shape the cork handle as wll as a few other things.
This short instructional video teaches you how to wrap a single foot guide. For more videos like this, and the BEST SELECTION of rod building components and supplies visit us at MUDHOLE.COM. Tight Lines!
This short instructional video teaches you how to build up tape arbors on a rod blank for reel seat installation, the proper usage of a china marker when building a handle and techniques for installing foregrips. For more videos like this, and the BEST SELECTION of rod building components and supplies visit us at MUDHOLE.COM.

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