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    Default All opinions,who is the best on site for building a rod.

    I have recently bought a discontinued st croix legend ultra 7'6" 4 weight 4 pc rod.I mostly would use it for beadhead nymphs for panfish.Now i have not used it yet, but was somewhat disappointed in the really small grip the factory rod had,also i have never been found of a multi piece rod.I see that gloomis still makes the fr904 blanks in gl3 2 pc.I would like to see what the rod would cost to build with the like single foot tic guides with a sic stripper and a rec uplocking nickle reelseat,wood is really not a issue.Simple wraps to match the blank with maybe a wrap of silver thread at the ferrule ,stripper guide and hook keeper.I want it to look as close to a factory rod except the reelseat which loomis has a uplocking cork insert reelseat.

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    G Loomis does not sell blanks anymore...Stopped a few years ago.

    Take your St.Croix to a builder and replace the grip. It takes no time at all to do that. In fact, have one made with some nice burl cork..

    Randy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigdadyrods View Post
    In fact, have one made with some nice burl cork..

    Randy
    I don't think there is such a thing. In my opnion burl cork is ugly.

    Brad
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    I own 2 rods built by members of this site. Both were affordably done with excellent craftmanship. I think you would be happy with either one. Not to snub any of the other rod builders here...these are just the two I have experience with. I would recommend these guys to anyone.

    These members go by the following screen names on this site:
    Apachetrout
    Midwest Custom Fly Rods
    David Merical
    St. Louis, MO

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaboom1 View Post
    I don't think there is such a thing. In my opnion burl cork is ugly.

    Brad
    Ditto that........double butt ugly!
    When you can arrange your affairs to go fishing, forget all the signs, homilies, advice and folklore. JUST GO.

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    I have only seen the work of Kevin Proctor in person, he does a beautiful job and Kevin tells me Steve at Midwest Custom is also a great guy. His work surely photos well.
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    Steve and Kevin are both excellent builders. You can not go wrong with either one of them. After building a few hundred rods I would use either one of these guys to built me a rod.

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