Besides the savings and satisfaction of catching a fish on a rod that you built, you also have the opportunity to build a unique rod.

I built my 4 WT. It's a 7'6" matte charcoal rod with red (medium tone - kinda red wine colored) wraps with a silver accent. I've never seen another like it and have received a few compliments on it ... one came from a guide.

I plan to build a 6 WT this winter. It will be a 9' matte charcoal rod (I really like this blank ), with single foot guides and a full-wells grip. I find that I like the full-wells better than the reverse half-wells that are standard on lighter line rods.

FWIW, I took a rod building class, so I had a couple of very experienced rod builders helping to make sure that everything went well. The class is a real bargain, so I plan to go the same route with this rod too.

Respectfully,

Dave Fulton