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Help starting rod building ?


Corey Bechtold

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I would like to start making my own rods for both ice and open water fishing. e-bay has some misc. stuff but I need a little more. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

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Corey,recently I started building,repairing,and modifing rods myself.I've built a number ice fishing rods using natural material for handles.DO you have a wrapper?I would like to exchange imformation with you,if you are interested please e-mail me at [email protected] SW icer

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Try rodbuilding.org there is a lot of info available, and a pile of links for vendors to left side. Lots of question and answer type of stuff.

There is also a small shop in Marine, MN called Wild River Distributing that carries all sorts of stuff, you can call and get a catalog, his prices are real good.

Good luck it is a fun and rewarding hobby.

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Corey-

If this is your first try at building rods, I'd suggest going through Thorne Bros. You can buy a blank from them, get all the needed supplies, and use their shop to build your rod (for a small extra fee). The plus is having a pro there helping you along the way, you learn a TON. Also, you can then determine if it's something you really want to start doing as a hobby without a big investment in the rod wrapper/dryer, threads, etc.

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I'd recommend a shop that has all the components and staff that can help you to get started as well. They usually have pamphlets from component manufactures with How-Tos such as guide placement formulas, wraps and so on.

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Does anyone have the phone # for Wild River in Marine, MN? I have looked on the internet and found nothing.

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Wild River phone number is 1-651-433-2217 fax is 651-433-2610.

Address is:
P.O. Box 223 Hwy. 95 North
Marine-On-St.Croix, MN 55407

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