The kit arrived on day before Christmas Eve. I had to beat him home because he would have found it sitting by the front door.

So how do I disguise a 9 foot fly rod kit for Christmas? It's NOT easy.

He was SOOO excited! We made a trip today and bought the Garcia book on building a rod.

We have the plans downloaded to build a rod wrapping stand. He bought extra thread and some snake guides to practice wrapping with.

The excitement builds...I'll post updates as they come along.

Thank you for your advice on the kit. I think he's ready!

Oh, Son #1 is 18 and Son #2 is 15. We drove to the Little Lehigh today to take the stink off of Son #2's new 7.5 3wt that he got for Christmas. Stinker caught 4 and long released another 2.

Son #1 can't wait to bring his new 6wt up here to take the stink off of it. He's building the 6wt to use for smallies in the Susquehanna. I can tell we're in for a great winter!

We bought a