I am thinking about building fly rods and sale them in my tackle shop. I am mostly interested in bambo rods. What do I need to start and what books and DVD should I get?
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Hawes, there are numerous books, video’s, and instructional guides out there on the subject. One of the best I have seen is over on Global Fly Fisher, a 7 part series I believe, maybe 8 parts. It is truly a fun thing to do and it is addictive, but you have to really enjoy it. I would have to agree with what Bugsy has said with special emphasis on items number 1, 5 and 7, and number 4 would be a HUGE concern as it is a thief of time and attention. You should be so lucky as Joe Martin and end up as an “apprentice” in a shop like he is in.
We offer a rodmaking class at the shop. Cost is $1200, and you can apply half of that towards the purchase of a piece of our equipment (Hand Planers Friend, Gang Saw, etc…). Sell one of your rods, and you’ll have paid for the class. Feel free to take a look at teh website for more info: http://www.genuinebellinger.com/index.html
Regards,
Joe Martin