Tradition Fly Rod Building Kits

[zimrx17]

Hook and Hackle are promoting these, and I just bought a fly rod building dryer, threading holder, etc.. and looking to build my first rod!!! Does anyone have any experience with the Tradition Kits? What kind of rod are they as far as action? Thanks.
Drew

[Joe Valencic]

I built the 7'-9" 3wt 4-piece and I love it. For $65 you just can't beat it. The 4-piece 3wt is the only blank in the Pac Bay tradition II line that is rates as FAST, and the rest of the 4-piece rods are Medium Fast.. Go to http://www.fishpacbay.com/products/rod- ... index.html scroll down to Tradition II and click on Show Product Detail. There you will find the the 4-piece rods that H& H is marketing under their name.

Here's what mine came out like:

Before coating the wraps with Flex Coat Lo Build



After coating wraps. You can see that the hadrware is very nice, and rivals much costlier kits with lesser components.





Joe

[pearow]

I have built several from the kits; good deal-p-