I was thinking about how I enjoy putting a rod together. I build for myself and a very few friends. I've been building since the mid 70's. I've probably not built 50 rods total. I relish the thought of being able to fulfil a need for a particular technique/fish. case in point: I built a friend on th...

should have read more carefully! this is a high quality, small bag. hoping to put a bunch of boxes in it. may end up getting some 3500 boxes and filling it up for a granddaughter to go treeing-I mean fishing! ebay description is accurate for the main compartment :Main compartment dimensions: 8.75"l ...

I don't think mudhole sells matagi components except for their private (Mudhole)label reel seats. no matagi branded components to be found on website. wonder if they might do a special order?

thanks. grabbed one!

got my rod today-levanter F5-72R diablo DSR.FEDEX left it for me and let me know it had been delivered. tube is straight as can be- taken good care of, apparently. pulling rod out now:light as the proverbial feather. rod is in plastic bag; handle is covered with foam sheeting.so far so good. looks g...

it's here! well at least it is on the way. just got a notice of shipping for my levante. preordered from tackletrap in august. i'll update when it gets here.

if i'm tying straight to a wire eye, I (almost) always use a loop knot. exception is when there is a split ring in play. that what I learned to do as a youngster. in my mind's eye I could just see that little rapala humping it's tail off because of that loop knot. any success with rapalas/minnow bai...

we all need more hobbies to use up disposable income. learn to build rods; not that hard to do. if you can put gears and bearings in today's reels you can do rods. you don't have to spend all kinds of money to get into it. welcome to another dark side! you can find weird things to do with broken rod...

I like one of REI's Goretex hooded jackets. recently had a LOT of rain here in NC. kept me dry all of the time. have to say outer shell did get wetted but not me. I did have a another parka-columbia- I used as well. no problems with it, either. REI jacket is very light, has a lot of good features-ad...

may ought to keep 'em, guys. a chapman branded box brought $25,000(twenty five thousand dollars) to some elated ebay seller from a guy with deep pockets in recent years. regularly lure collectors are getting big bucks for boxes in good condition.

saw this online : http://www.hobbymaniac.com/products/160 ... g-4x7x2-5/ I have no experience with either product or seller. hope it helps in never ending quest for for reel nirvana.

I also have an FX68L Viola en route! ordered it sept. 30. it has already left Japan on it's way to me! may be here tomorrow or Monday. pretty fast shipping in my opinion.

I got some tenkara rods off the auction site. they have socks but no hard case. I got on a site I use often out in cheyene wy and got a bunch of orvis rod tubes under $20 each. even found some helios carbon fiber tubes! they work well but are not really in a minimalist vein, so to speak. two rods wi...

in your seco d picture is the black reel an abel? I think so but am not sure. nice collection!

spinning gear cast right reel left. casting gear,cast right switch hands and reel right. I've got lefty casting reels but prefer right hand reeling.