Nostalgic Fly rod from my fishing youth

[DickM]

When I wrap the guides, I plan on adding more than it originally had to try and speed up the action a little. It is a 8.5 ft rod that had 1 tiptop 1 strip guide and 5 snake guides, quite a bit less than todays glass rods.

If you add more guides you will slow down the action of the rod, not speed it up.

[NderdaFilm]

I did the (common cents) penny thing, and right now it flexes much from the tip. Won't more guides distribute the flex into the blank more, or is it more to avoid the line slapping the blank?

Oh yea, that is what ya said.

Ok, I want to slow it down some. This isn't a rod I plan on fishing much, it is more of a labor of love. Dad wasn't a big fly fisherman anyway, but his stuff is what got me into the sport.

I think his favorite thing to fish with was the spin reel he bought me when I was 14. Funny how that worked out

[dudley]

You might want to fish it "as is" a couple of times before you put any time/effort/money in to it.
I've rebuilt two of my father's rods and one of my grandfather's.
The two cane rods get fished once or twice a year, maybe
My father's old glass stick on the other hand was a POS when it was new....and after all the effort I put in to it, it's still a POS. (no silk purse from a sows ear)
Don't get me wrong, some of my favorite rods are vintage glass..
Dad's old rod isn't one of them

[NderdaFilm]

Finished the fly rod.

[Flyandtie1]

Nice job.