The first few minutes are an overview of the rod build starter kit, skip to 5 minutes if you want to go straight to the start of the build. Thanks so much for watching!
Great job on the new rod I started making custom rods for myself and some friends and it makes a world of difference when you can tailor your rod to how you fish... the blanks I use are the 7ft med light American tackle mag bass blanks and the Fuji components great all around blank for light salt and freshwater fishing.. just started to make my own soft plastic swimbaits cause I was tired of always going and buying them so now I just remelt the baits I’ve already used... great channel keep it up!
I’ve been making lures for about 7 months now, and got a random call a few days ago from one of my dads buddy’s that he wants to give me all his custom rod building tools and materials for free! I’ll be picking up the rod building tools tomorrow, 16 year old fisherman’s dream lol!
Wow just seeing this out of the box th-cam.com/users/postUgkxQr1yd4Zc6qJF-scTB6Zb9dQbVpviuRxB recommend I have yet to fish with this set up, but based on the first hands on appeal, I can tell this is going to change the way i pack and carry to a whole new level. If you fish like i do, you know the smaller and less stuff the better. I’ve added a photo of just some of my gear so you can see how serious i am about fishing.
yeah, not everyone is good at everything, thats why its good to see a video where somebody who is inexperienced (like the average viewer) suffer with you and show you they're learning curve to let you know that its normal to be bad at first.
Dont keep moving your handles on and off. Tape off front edge of handles to keep epoxy out of pores of the grips. Start your guide wraps on the 180 degree side of the rod. You must pack your thread starting from the second turn around the rod. Otherwise you end up looking like you did.
I keep wanting to offer tips, but then I realized this video is 10 months old and you probably have learned a lot since then if you got addicted like I did.
You were supposed to use the stepper motor to turn the rod for you while you wrapped the guides. It allows you to use both hands to do your wrap. While you apply pressure with one, you can tighten and snug with the other. You just stop it when you need to if things go a tad too fast for you. Funny enough, I used this exact technique to repair my graphics pen which is absurdly expensive. It fractured down the seam and it would begin to separate as I worked with it, but I gave it 3/8" worth of wraps and then coated/saturated it in superglue and it's perfect! You see kids??!?!?… the lessons learned in Fishing can be used and applied for every day things. LOL Great vid bud, keep them coming!
I am building my first rod right now. I’ve been very picky with my wraps. Learned how to do a lot of my wraps from watching mudhole “live” videos on TH-cam or Facebook. They will teach you exactly how to do complex wraps perfectly .
Yeah the wrapping is tough...I didn't worry about it too much for this video...the idea was to show how approachable rod building is to the novice (that's me) rod builder. I'll be practicing some wrapping for the next video. Pretty threads or not, these custom rods are soooooooo nice...hat is off to Mudhole.
Best to spline the blank first because the butt is perfectly round, do it on level ground or get a bearing tool. Use a wax pen to draw a line up the blank so you can line up everything easily.
I must say, this was one of my favorite videos you’ve put out. I love how you teach the DIY angler how to build their own baits AND RODS!! Nice work man. Can’t wait to see you progress through the rod building process and make us all pros.
My favorite part of the hobby is building my own rods it's been rewording and when you hook fish on your own rod and see the deck of your boat full of your rods it's fulfilling!
Hi Chris. Nice job for your first attempt ! I started out with the same setup you have. If I may share a tip, do your wraps with thread at a slight angle to the left. It will give you more control and a tighter wrap. Also use your burnishing tool to smooth things out. You'll find each rod you build comes out better than the last. Good luck on future builds ! There is nothing more satisfying than catching fish on a rod that you built on a bait that you made. And, it's true what you said. You'll never use a commercial rod again. I know I won't. ;-)
yeah ive been practicing since this video and found that the left angle helps...i think i'll be able to wrap a cleaner rod next time...I have to fight my tendency to get in a hurry..
My son Cole just got the kit (and he & I together got three additional rods worth of equipment). We're 3 rods in and loving it. We spined his first rod with the raw blank and a china marker, then I saw you on Terry's channel and how easy it is to spine it with the end cap, handles, and reel set already on. Thanks so much for that tip. As an impatient craftsman, taking a minute with the burnishing tool (little yellow thing in the kit) definitely helped me keep the wraps clean. Love the channel... Cole & I should be getting our first molds, injector, glitter, and plastic tomorrow - redirected my Christmas gift cards from clothes to lures!. Thanks a ton for all the inspiration.
yeah ive been practicing my wraps...this was truly my first attempt ever and was just happy to even to get the eyes on haha..glad you like the channel and have fun with the plastics...always be safe!
Great job! You will only get better the more you do it. Just finished wrapping up some prototype black hole nano 300 gram and a 400 gram 8’6” rods for fighting bluefin tuna. Those rods super strong used the new titanium alloy guides from AMERICAN TACKLE . I was able to run smaller guides to keep the action. These rods had #3 tip and the other #4 so I double wrapped the A thread and two coats epoxy. Super strong 💪. Didn’t compromise the parabolic bend of the blank. Set up for spinning. Glad to see you building rods. Mud hole is a great outfit. My best friend owns American tackle so I get to play with all the fun new stuff. But would love to see you build a slow pitch 120 gram rod and fish it. I’m setting to build one now for myself. Just called my buddy on the parts for a sweet slow pitch. Use the Bushido diamond weave blanks. You can lift a house with them. If you can afford it stick with American Tackle titanium the guides so much stronger than stainless. And they don’t corrode. Or distort so ring pops out. Use nonolite rings as well. Have fun.
Just built my first ice rod this past weekend. Love it ! Didn't buy any tools just the rod, handle , blank, and a spool of thread wrap. used tools I already have .Super sensitive for like $30 ! Mudhole is great can't wait to build more
@@WorldsWorstFishing I wanted to build one basic as possible first. Deffidently gonna invest in a few things. Fun as hell when you got some down time or can't get out fishing! Tight lines brother
Watched the Scroggins video now I’m here. Terrys lack of concern for where the epoxy ended up and your thread job are admirable to me. I wish I could live care free like you gentleman.
I didn't know about how to test for the spine. That's interesting. I just tested my two casting rods. I have a Duckett Ghost and a Duckett Green Ghost for my casting rods(both 7ft med-hvy general use casting). They are made from the same model blank, but the Green Ghost has a different style of grip and slightly larger eyelets. The Ghost is right on spine, not a bit of deviation. The Green Ghost is slightly off. It is barely noticeable, but comparing the two rods, which are identical blanks, you can tell that the Green is off. It looks like only 1 degree, maybe 1.5degrees. This is something I am going to use whenever I buy a rod now. thanks for that bit of information. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome that you built first rod on camera. You’ll be a pro in no time. I started last year. I was lucky enough to have a friend who has been building for awhile to help me out. It can be overwhelming at first with all the different components, guides sizes, etc... mud hole offers rod kits in very length and action to get started. I built rods for friends and family for cost to practice. A St. Croix legend tournament sells for around $300 I can build with quality components for about $115.
I know my grandfather made rods 50 years ago or so. I'm sure it's changed a bit with the grips and reel seat. Awesome video and cool to see your first attempt.
I realize this comment is three years late, but just wanted to say that this is a great video. I really like that you showed us your first attempt at a custom built rod. Like any new skill, getting the cosmetics perfect will come with experience, but as someone who is interested in building my own custom rods I appreciate the fact that it is very possible to get a perfectly functional product that will last for years on your first try. Great job, I'm anxious to try a build for myself!
Just a friendly tip here :) If you find yourself in one area for a long time thats hard to focus on, ex: @24 minute mark and before, get focus on what you want then switch it to manual focus on the lens. It will hold that focus and never re focus.
One word of caution, go slow on the reaming cause it will heat up the ream and the abrasive tape will come off the ream. So go slow and let the ream cool off.
😂😂😂😂 34° wind chill. I’m not in the north but I fished a tournament last month on Table Rock, and the actual temp was 16°F when we put in. Guides were freezing solid every 4-5 casts, and the spools on my reels with braid to leader froze solid after a few casts too. Those days dropping the money on good insulated bibs and tops is so, so worth it
Just one layer on the guides unless you are under wrapping them to protect the blank, which you usually only do on a heavy salt rods. You want maybe a 20 degree back angle on the thread so the theead sort of climbs the previous wrap and lines up on the other side. Gaps will happen, but you can feather them out with a burnishing tool or even your finger nail. The hardest part for me is getting the thread to climb the foot. Burnish the wrap before coating. On guides with small feet like microguides, you can wrap the final couple of wraps around the guide itself then around the blank before finishing the wrap. That'll keep the guide from pulling out if a knot gets hung up in the eye. Dont be afraid to reguide some old rods as it's great practice, and - in my opinion - lots of fun.
Outstanding job! I thought about taking on this task months ago, but didnt because it looked difficult. Now, I'm going to make my own roads from here on out!!!
your first one will be a little scary cause you'll worry about messing it up, but its not all that hard really, just make sure youve got 5 hours or so to do it...took me a while my first time
A good tip is to scuff the blank where you will be applying epoxy. I use a grey scratch pad 3M which is a finer grit than green or burgundy pads. Will give better adherence.
You can use lacquer thinner to help slide on the handles and to clean up the extra epoxy after, it helps so you can make the grips tighter to the blank.
a quick tip on putting the tip top guide on cut a wafer of the glue then cut it into strips that fit in the tube of the tip top.. then heat the guide to melt the glue then slide it on...
I know it's your first time doing this but my eyes started twitching with that first wrap...lol The idea behind neatly and tight packing of your thread is NIT just for perfection of thread wrapping but if you're doing micro guides and you only need one layer of thread (I recommend two) you need to make sure you have enough tension on the thread and tightly pack the thread to give maximum hold down strength to your guide in addition to the epoxy finishing process.
When its comes to gluing the tip guide on,use hot glue and not epoxy. So if you damage it you can just warm it with a lighter and easily remove it without damaging the rod tip.Sometimes you have to cut the blank when Epoxy has been used.Its worth carrying a spare tip and a hot glue stick with you while fishing.Then its an easy fix in minutes.
I’ve build a few rods and always spined the blank first, but I like how you did it, seems to be more accurate for the grip then marking the blank, great video! New sub for ya here :)
I'm not a rod builder but I thought you want an underwrap before the ring goes on, also packing the thread down as soon as you start keeps it neat. I've bought plenty of rods and I'm a fussy bugger. Nice little contraption for whipping though, I really like that.
Maybe if you do another build go over guide spacing and load testing. When I built my first rod that’s the only thing I didn’t do it makes a difference tho. This gave me the itch to build another. Good job!
Yeah man, I did guide spacing based off my carbonlite spacing..don'y know much about load testing, I would assume the blanks are tested prior to mudhole selling them?? interesting thought
World's Worst Fishing so load testing is putting your guides on then running line through them and putting the rod under a load to see where you should put your guides. With the tension on the rod the line should never touch the rod that’s when you either move your guides or add another
World's Worst Fishing yeah I didn’t do mine on my first one but still like the way it turned out as long as you like the rod that’s all that matters just throwin it out there for the next one tho
Pretty kewl glad you picked up on the single layer wrap pretty quickly.. Also hope ya cut the first wraps off n rewrapped em lol.. Yes that price point is the best reason to build n roll your own anything!!!!
Fine thread or not I would definately pack your thread tight as your wrapping to make it nice and neat.(I use a popsicle stick to smooth and pack) And cut you tag ends on the opposite side of your guide. I've had many threads come loose cutting it in the grove where you did. Love the color. Nothing beats the casting and hookset of a custom built rod. Wrap on brother!
Right. So on a baitcaster I'll try to cut my tag end on the spine side. Just so they're kinda hidden. I'll even give it a quick flash with a lighter to burn all the frays out before the epoxy is put on. Just some things I do. Everyones different.
I can say your first rod you built was more successful then mine haha. I accidentally didnt get all the glue off of my real seat threads. Now I tape everytime because of that. 🤣
Spine doesn't matter.....no one casts along the spine only, retrieves against the spine only, and sets the hook and fights the fish against the spine only. If it were that important, there's be far more broken rods.
Even though I don't have one yet, I like the hi viz neon colored rods and reels. My neighbor has the Ozark Trail rod and reel and his is neon orange. My Ugly Stick and Shimano are gray and black.. Dark colors. I'm surprised no one has made a neon green glow in the dark fishing rod because I'd buy one.
I have made a ton of rods in my years at the tackle shop. Your rods will get exponentially better as you get more rods under your belt. A burnishing tool will be a big help in smoothing out your guide wraps. I think you are making it a bit hard on yourself with starting the wraps. Just lay the thread down and wrap over it towards the foot of the guide. I wish you would have said what the size of the thread was. Maybe it was the camera but it looked like rope. Anyway you are off and running. The spine part of the vid was very good.
thank you man..its the little size A thread I believe..that was actually my first time ever working with thread in any capacity other than maybe grade school haha
I'm subscribing because you actually showed in detail how to tie the thread on the eyes. That's wonderful. I do have 2 question though which I can't find yet in these videos. 1. How do you know the spacing for the eyes? 2. What type of decal and where did you purchase it from? Happy 4th.
Hey man, big fan of the channel, obviously you're very good at pouring plastics, I'm a drummer and a fan that you are too, am a fan of Big Show Scroggins' fishing ability and pouring abilities.....but his rod building techniques are half-assed at best! You need to get with old man Mckamy at Mudhole and have him guide you through introductory rod building!
Glad you like the channel..we met with Mckamy when I visited actually.. Terry builds a rod with speed and functionality in mind, and they last him for several touring seasons so he gets what he needs from rod building.
@@WorldsWorstFishing Yeah I get that but you seem to be more into doing things right, McKamy knows what time it is. He used to own Custom Tackle (I think that's the name) and he is very knowledgeable, he was a big fan of the original Loomis rods and took many of the original Loomis models to American Tackle and made them better. He took popular Loomis blanks and made them longer and created an incredible line of rods for Mudhole.
You did good. I would suggest getting a burnishing tool to help pack the threads. You will soon critique all factory rods because of the attention to detail that you do. Great video.
yeah ill be getting more detail focused as I practice more, this was just to show people (you can do it your first time and get a great rod built with no prior experience) kinda vid
Chris you should use Isopurple Alcohol to whipe off the Pro Paste. I use that and haven't had an issue yet with it. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one doing Rod Building here in Tallahassee but I do mine under my Soft Plastic Business. Great first build man. I can't wait to see your next one man. I have seen pictures of the one that Simple Jack built.great work from him to.
@@WorldsWorstFishing No I have to get a new GO Pro the one I was using finally died on me. I'm going to try and order a better camera soon so I can start posting again. I don't want to use my phone but I might have to.
I got some custom rods made in exchange for a lot of muskie equipment..dude claimed he'd been building for 15yrs.. well I can without a doubt 100% say your first rod came out better than his.
Chris man Mudhole Live here on youtube will be your daily watching for a while it has become mine when im not here or watching other bass fishing videos lol
Awesome! It looks awesome! I need to try my own! It's been cold here in Alabama too. We had 24° last night. It's good for hunting though! Got a big buck last night! It scored in the upper 120s! Great video!
Got a 7' light turnkey kit for Christmas, but don't really want to use the crb handle or guides it came with. Waiting impatiently for a few specific fuji items to be back in stock.
I would like to make a 7' 6" rod for open face and another for bait casting but I feel like I will spend more money making one. I see folks swinging Alabama rigs alot on youtube but I've never had luck with them things. I do however have alot of luck on what I call a Mississippi rig me and my brothers came up with. I think a 7 6 rod would be perfect for it
@@WorldsWorstFishing good to know they're decent, will be using at least the guides on a CRB blank. For the MHX blank I want to use the KR guide placement software on anglers resource to size then order nicer fuji guides from mudhole, and a few other parts.
So I gotta ask. How does the rod you built compare to rods you've bought 2 yrs later? it's crazy how from wrap one to wrap 3 how much your wraps improved. I'll be building my first as soon as my blank arrives.
I been watching alot of pro video d.i.y rods and they make it look so hard and pushed me away but with this show you did this was simply easy to understand and thanks... now I wanna get this same kit. With the supplys you got how many rods you think you could make before you have to resupply like the guide thread. The way I was thinking since the syringe of epoxy has 14mls you could make 7 total which is great for me.. what action you think you made and from my looking you got a medium heavy. Also could you use this kit to refit old rods by striping everything and using the rod blank with nothing then doin your own customized because my buddy gave me a 20y old eagle claw which its ok and I just got a lews from a drift store that the eva handle is alil wore out and I wanna customized it as my very own on both poles. But besides that great video and nice build and love that green thread and handle color with the black
the shop where i used to work at would build rods from scratch fresh water and pricey salt water ones that would sell to another retailer for $1200 each which would then be sold for $1700 each rod, But had all roller guides and be completely custom
hello good work the development on the rings is not so good but it will be really good with the time for the first rod my first looked similar. Greetings from Germany
yes you have to practice. you can grind the ring feet diagonally then you have a nicer transition from the rod to the ring. and always push the development together nicely. @@WorldsWorstFishing
How do you know what rod blank to order? Do they have blanks for worming, crankbaits and flipping? Then with the difference in blanks which one is best to order?
You had like the World's Worst Instructor of how to build a rod. I'd recommend going back and watching some of the other "Craftsmen" and build a rod like they do.
On those close up shots you could set your camera to manual focus and then you wont have the in and out of focus. Deffinatly wanting to get into custom rod making. With a turnkey kit from mud hole you should only need a new rod blank and eyelets and you should be able to keep making more right?
Be careful with the reamer. I did the same thing with one and crushed the end with the chuck. I ended up eventually getting steel ones made for power reaming. Pricey but way mo' betta!
What’s up Chris!?!? Love the channel! Just wanted to see about that pricing on that stuff? You mentioned your we’re gonna go over it and then never did.
Great video - something new and fun. Have thought about making my own rod for years but settled for just making my own baits. I think I'll have to change that. Got a buddy in Titusville I'm going to see so I think a trip to Mud Hole is in order.
@@WorldsWorstFishing was just thinking that instead of colored string, use white and then color shifting mica to color the epoxy for a truly cool and unique rod build.
I’m in the middle of making a complete rod build video just for those getting started in building rods. It may give you some help. Just look for my name or Sudden Strike Custom rods and Jigs on you tube and Facebook Custom Rods & jigs, hope it will help. Love the Your stuff, keep it up!
Tbh it's probably no harder to put on a single neat whipping layer. U just need tension and a slight angle and it's really easy. I'm self taught and only ever done a couple of rods and the whipping part is easy when u see it being done right.
The first few minutes are an overview of the rod build starter kit, skip to 5 minutes if you want to go straight to the start of the build. Thanks so much for watching!
World's Worst Fishing I’ve been waiting for this buddy let’s go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What model did you end up with?
Yeah you NEED to watch this on mud hole.com it will improve you greatly
@Moewho absolutely..and it is fun.
Great job on the new rod I started making custom rods for myself and some friends and it makes a world of difference when you can tailor your rod to how you fish... the blanks I use are the 7ft med light American tackle mag bass blanks and the Fuji components great all around blank for light salt and freshwater fishing.. just started to make my own soft plastic swimbaits cause I was tired of always going and buying them so now I just remelt the baits I’ve already used... great channel keep it up!
I’ve been making lures for about 7 months now, and got a random call a few days ago from one of my dads buddy’s that he wants to give me all his custom rod building tools and materials for free! I’ll be picking up the rod building tools tomorrow, 16 year old fisherman’s dream lol!
Wow just seeing this out of the box th-cam.com/users/postUgkxQr1yd4Zc6qJF-scTB6Zb9dQbVpviuRxB recommend I have yet to fish with this set up, but based on the first hands on appeal, I can tell this is going to change the way i pack and carry to a whole new level. If you fish like i do, you know the smaller and less stuff the better. I’ve added a photo of just some of my gear so you can see how serious i am about fishing.
If your ever in the Paris TN area feel free to spot by my shop and I'll show you correct ways to build a rod.
I think its great that you are willing to show everyone while you "learn as you go".
absolutely...makes it more approachable for people who want to begin doing it.
yeah, not everyone is good at everything, thats why its good to see a video where somebody who is inexperienced (like the average viewer) suffer with you and show you they're learning curve to let you know that its normal to be bad at first.
Dont keep moving your handles on and off. Tape off front edge of handles to keep epoxy out of pores of the grips.
Start your guide wraps on the 180 degree side of the rod. You must pack your thread starting from the second turn around the rod. Otherwise you end up looking like you did.
good tips...lots to learn, but I am pleased and both excited about how approachable this was for a noob like me...rod feels amazing.
I keep wanting to offer tips, but then I realized this video is 10 months old and you probably have learned a lot since then if you got addicted like I did.
Well you just started a new hobby for me ordered like 4 kits
well you only need 1 CRB kit, after that youll need just the blanks, eyes, grips to do the next rod.
@@WorldsWorstFishing yeah I just thought about that and called the company and changed my order totally wasn't thinking 😂
Ordered a 7' medium spinning rod 7'3" mh casting 6'10" medium 7' mh and 7'11" extra heavy let the fun begin
@@lucasteneyck8577 heck yeah
@@lucasteneyck8577 tell them I sent ya
You were supposed to use the stepper motor to turn the rod for you while you wrapped the guides. It allows you to use both hands to do your wrap. While you apply pressure with one, you can tighten and snug with the other. You just stop it when you need to if things go a tad too fast for you.
Funny enough, I used this exact technique to repair my graphics pen which is absurdly expensive. It fractured down the seam and it would begin to separate as I worked with it, but I gave it 3/8" worth of wraps and then coated/saturated it in superglue and it's perfect!
You see kids??!?!?… the lessons learned in Fishing can be used and applied for every day things. LOL
Great vid bud, keep them coming!
I dont have the step motor..the basic kit only has the slow rotating motor for epoxy..you have to roll by hand with the beginner kit.
I am building my first rod right now. I’ve been very picky with my wraps. Learned how to do a lot of my wraps from watching mudhole “live” videos on TH-cam or Facebook. They will teach you exactly how to do complex wraps perfectly .
Yeah the wrapping is tough...I didn't worry about it too much for this video...the idea was to show how approachable rod building is to the novice (that's me) rod builder. I'll be practicing some wrapping for the next video. Pretty threads or not, these custom rods are soooooooo nice...hat is off to Mudhole.
Best to spline the blank first because the butt is perfectly round, do it on level ground or get a bearing tool. Use a wax pen to draw a line up the blank so you can line up everything easily.
I must say, this was one of my favorite videos you’ve put out. I love how you teach the DIY angler how to build their own baits AND RODS!! Nice work man. Can’t wait to see you progress through the rod building process and make us all pros.
haha thank you man
My favorite part of the hobby is building my own rods it's been rewording and when you hook fish on your own rod and see the deck of your boat full of your rods it's fulfilling!
Hi Chris. Nice job for your first attempt ! I started out with the same setup you have. If I may share a tip, do your wraps with thread at a slight angle to the left. It will give you more control and a tighter wrap. Also use your burnishing tool to smooth things out. You'll find each rod you build comes out better than the last. Good luck on future builds ! There is nothing more satisfying than catching fish on a rod that you built on a bait that you made. And, it's true what you said. You'll never use a commercial rod again. I know I won't. ;-)
yeah ive been practicing since this video and found that the left angle helps...i think i'll be able to wrap a cleaner rod next time...I have to fight my tendency to get in a hurry..
@@WorldsWorstFishing do either of y’all know what kit I need because I clicked the link but nothing popped up
My son Cole just got the kit (and he & I together got three additional rods worth of equipment). We're 3 rods in and loving it. We spined his first rod with the raw blank and a china marker, then I saw you on Terry's channel and how easy it is to spine it with the end cap, handles, and reel set already on. Thanks so much for that tip. As an impatient craftsman, taking a minute with the burnishing tool (little yellow thing in the kit) definitely helped me keep the wraps clean.
Love the channel... Cole & I should be getting our first molds, injector, glitter, and plastic tomorrow - redirected my Christmas gift cards from clothes to lures!. Thanks a ton for all the inspiration.
yeah ive been practicing my wraps...this was truly my first attempt ever and was just happy to even to get the eyes on haha..glad you like the channel and have fun with the plastics...always be safe!
Great job! You will only get better the more you do it. Just finished wrapping up some prototype black hole nano 300 gram and a 400 gram 8’6” rods for fighting bluefin tuna. Those rods super strong used the new titanium alloy guides from AMERICAN TACKLE . I was able to run smaller guides to keep the action. These rods had #3 tip and the other #4 so I double wrapped the A thread and two coats epoxy. Super strong 💪. Didn’t compromise the parabolic bend of the blank. Set up for spinning. Glad to see you building rods. Mud hole is a great outfit. My best friend owns American tackle so I get to play with all the fun new stuff. But would love to see you build a slow pitch 120 gram rod and fish it. I’m setting to build one now for myself. Just called my buddy on the parts for a sweet slow pitch. Use the Bushido diamond weave blanks. You can lift a house with them. If you can afford it stick with American Tackle titanium the guides so much stronger than stainless. And they don’t corrode. Or distort so ring pops out. Use nonolite rings as well. Have fun.
Just built my first ice rod this past weekend. Love it ! Didn't buy any tools just the rod, handle , blank, and a spool of thread wrap. used tools I already have .Super sensitive for like $30 ! Mudhole is great can't wait to build more
yeah man im excited for my next one
@@WorldsWorstFishing I wanted to build one basic as possible first. Deffidently gonna invest in a few things. Fun as hell when you got some down time or can't get out fishing! Tight lines brother
Watched the Scroggins video now I’m here. Terrys lack of concern for where the epoxy ended up and your thread job are admirable to me. I wish I could live care free like you gentleman.
@@boognish. Terry builds rods for the abuse of the MLF tournament year, not as an art project. Same for me, the rod in this video is still going 💪
@@WorldsWorstFishing I love it 💪
I didn't know about how to test for the spine. That's interesting. I just tested my two casting rods. I have a Duckett Ghost and a Duckett Green Ghost for my casting rods(both 7ft med-hvy general use casting). They are made from the same model blank, but the Green Ghost has a different style of grip and slightly larger eyelets. The Ghost is right on spine, not a bit of deviation. The Green Ghost is slightly off. It is barely noticeable, but comparing the two rods, which are identical blanks, you can tell that the Green is off. It looks like only 1 degree, maybe 1.5degrees. This is something I am going to use whenever I buy a rod now. thanks for that bit of information. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My pleasure man, most production rods are not on spine so they are prone to breaking.
Awesome that you built first rod on camera. You’ll be a pro in no time. I started last year. I was lucky enough to have a friend who has been building for awhile to help me out. It can be overwhelming at first with all the different components, guides sizes, etc... mud hole offers rod kits in very length and action to get started. I built rods for friends and family for cost to practice. A St. Croix legend tournament sells for around $300 I can build with quality components for about $115.
amen!! you can match the quality and surpass it for a fraction...and you get to enjoy making it how you want!!
I know my grandfather made rods 50 years ago or so. I'm sure it's changed a bit with the grips and reel seat. Awesome video and cool to see your first attempt.
thanks man
I realize this comment is three years late, but just wanted to say that this is a great video. I really like that you showed us your first attempt at a custom built rod. Like any new skill, getting the cosmetics perfect will come with experience, but as someone who is interested in building my own custom rods I appreciate the fact that it is very possible to get a perfectly functional product that will last for years on your first try. Great job, I'm anxious to try a build for myself!
Definitely try it
Just a friendly tip here :) If you find yourself in one area for a long time thats hard to focus on, ex: @24 minute mark and before, get focus on what you want then switch it to manual focus on the lens. It will hold that focus and never re focus.
One word of caution, go slow on the reaming cause it will heat up the ream and the abrasive tape will come off the ream. So go slow and let the ream cool off.
😂😂😂😂 34° wind chill. I’m not in the north but I fished a tournament last month on Table Rock, and the actual temp was 16°F when we put in. Guides were freezing solid every 4-5 casts, and the spools on my reels with braid to leader froze solid after a few casts too. Those days dropping the money on good insulated bibs and tops is so, so worth it
Love your channel for soft plastics. But I highly recommend u look into a thread packing or burnishing tool.
in time, in time...wanted to truly film my first ever attempt, there should be no perception of mastery or even competence yet.
Instead of spending the money I just use carpenter shims cut lengthwise with a razor blade knife .
Just one layer on the guides unless you are under wrapping them to protect the blank, which you usually only do on a heavy salt rods. You want maybe a 20 degree back angle on the thread so the theead sort of climbs the previous wrap and lines up on the other side. Gaps will happen, but you can feather them out with a burnishing tool or even your finger nail. The hardest part for me is getting the thread to climb the foot. Burnish the wrap before coating. On guides with small feet like microguides, you can wrap the final couple of wraps around the guide itself then around the blank before finishing the wrap. That'll keep the guide from pulling out if a knot gets hung up in the eye. Dont be afraid to reguide some old rods as it's great practice, and - in my opinion - lots of fun.
Yeah I've been practicing just rapping since I filmed this build.. definitely getting a little better..cleaner wraps
Outstanding job! I thought about taking on this task months ago, but didnt because it looked difficult. Now, I'm going to make my own roads from here on out!!!
your first one will be a little scary cause you'll worry about messing it up, but its not all that hard really, just make sure youve got 5 hours or so to do it...took me a while my first time
A good tip is to scuff the blank where you will be applying epoxy. I use a grey scratch pad 3M which is a finer grit than green or burgundy pads. Will give better adherence.
I've been making rods for a while. Welcome to the addiction. You can build a high end rod way cheaper then buying on from the store.
DEAD WINTER where do you get parts other than mud hole, they don’t have the selection that interest me.
absolutely!!
@@efferm What are you looking for specifically?
DEAD WINTER I’ve seen a lot of custom rod builders on instagram using these nice metal reel seats.
@@efferm The anodized aluminum ones?
Awesome! I just started building my first rod.
have fun man!! youll never go back haha
You can use lacquer thinner to help slide on the handles and to clean up the extra epoxy after, it helps so you can make the grips tighter to the blank.
Hello from south FL,
Great video my son and I love watching your videos. Keep up the great work.
thanks so much man...tell your little boy I said hello.
a quick tip on putting the tip top guide on cut a wafer of the glue then cut it into strips that fit in the tube of the tip top.. then heat the guide to melt the glue then slide it on...
I know it's your first time doing this but my eyes started twitching with that first wrap...lol
The idea behind neatly and tight packing of your thread is NIT just for perfection of thread wrapping but if you're doing micro guides and you only need one layer of thread (I recommend two) you need to make sure you have enough tension on the thread and tightly pack the thread to give maximum hold down strength to your guide in addition to the epoxy finishing process.
When its comes to gluing the tip guide on,use hot glue and not epoxy. So if you damage it you can just warm it with a lighter and easily remove it without damaging the rod tip.Sometimes you have to cut the blank when Epoxy has been used.Its worth carrying a spare tip and a hot glue stick with you while fishing.Then its an easy fix in minutes.
Yeah I used the hot glue stick they provided...would never epoxy the tip, I know that from replacing a few tips over the years.
I’ve build a few rods and always spined the blank first, but I like how you did it, seems to be more accurate for the grip then marking the blank, great video! New sub for ya here :)
thanks for the sub!
I like that you specified that this is a "see, you can do it" video. But I hope nobody takes this as instructional.
I'm not a rod builder but I thought you want an underwrap before the ring goes on, also packing the thread down as soon as you start keeps it neat. I've bought plenty of rods and I'm a fussy bugger.
Nice little contraption for whipping though, I really like that.
yeah you can lay down thread and then set the guide...lots of ways to skin the cat.
Maybe if you do another build go over guide spacing and load testing. When I built my first rod that’s the only thing I didn’t do it makes a difference tho. This gave me the itch to build another. Good job!
Yeah man, I did guide spacing based off my carbonlite spacing..don'y know much about load testing, I would assume the blanks are tested prior to mudhole selling them?? interesting thought
World's Worst Fishing so load testing is putting your guides on then running line through them and putting the rod under a load to see where you should put your guides. With the tension on the rod the line should never touch the rod that’s when you either move your guides or add another
@@jnt023 oh okay I see...I'll do me homework on it for sure..
World's Worst Fishing yeah I didn’t do mine on my first one but still like the way it turned out as long as you like the rod that’s all that matters just throwin it out there for the next one tho
Pretty kewl glad you picked up on the single layer wrap pretty quickly.. Also hope ya cut the first wraps off n rewrapped em lol.. Yes that price point is the best reason to build n roll your own anything!!!!
I still have a rod i built in 1971, and still fish it. Buy good blanks they last a long time. Have fun
nice job plan on making mine here shortly thanks again
Fine thread or not I would definately pack your thread tight as your wrapping to make it nice and neat.(I use a popsicle stick to smooth and pack) And cut you tag ends on the opposite side of your guide. I've had many threads come loose cutting it in the grove where you did. Love the color. Nothing beats the casting and hookset of a custom built rod. Wrap on brother!
so you would cut tag ends "away" from the guide?? wanna make sure I'm hearing your advice properly
Right. So on a baitcaster I'll try to cut my tag end on the spine side. Just so they're kinda hidden. I'll even give it a quick flash with a lighter to burn all the frays out before the epoxy is put on. Just some things I do. Everyones different.
I can say your first rod you built was more successful then mine haha. I accidentally didnt get all the glue off of my real seat threads. Now I tape everytime because of that. 🤣
@@codydonath8785 oh okay I see..gotcha.. thanks man..I'll try and remember that for next time.
Also, spine the rod before you install any hardware on the blank, mark the spine with a China marker.
I prefer the feel I get once the end cap it on rather than rolling the bare blank, thanks for watching.
Spine doesn't matter.....no one casts along the spine only, retrieves against the spine only, and sets the hook and fights the fish against the spine only. If it were that important, there's be far more broken rods.
AM...I know that's rite. Watch Scott Martin he sets the hook sideways, up, down, and all around. He be crazy, man.
@@andrewmetzger4167 not to mention those who flip a right handed spinning combo upside down so they can reel on the left
@@green.reider ROFL... Apparently they haven't figured out how to swap the handle!
Bro! Just did my first rod with this vid! A question tho, where did you get the tubing for the guides??
That has to be the greatest thread wrap job I've ever whitnessed.
Sarcasm aside..this rod has held up better than any of my cleaner wraps..not one guide has come loose
Great video, thank you. Please more on rod building, and any pointers on eye alignment..tips,tricks...
thanks...i'll def do many more and add tips as I learn them..I am brand new to this.
Even though I don't have one yet, I like the hi viz neon colored rods and reels. My neighbor has the Ozark Trail rod and reel and his is neon orange. My Ugly Stick and Shimano are gray and black.. Dark colors.
I'm surprised no one has made a neon green glow in the dark fishing rod because I'd buy one.
Great video 💯 now I want to try building my own. Thanks for sharing
thanks for watching!
I have made a ton of rods in my years at the tackle shop. Your rods will get exponentially better as you get more rods under your belt. A burnishing tool will be a big help in smoothing out your guide wraps. I think you are making it a bit hard on yourself with starting the wraps. Just lay the thread down and wrap over it towards the foot of the guide. I wish you would have said what the size of the thread was. Maybe it was the camera but it looked like rope. Anyway you are off and running. The spine part of the vid was very good.
thank you man..its the little size A thread I believe..that was actually my first time ever working with thread in any capacity other than maybe grade school haha
Beautiful bait caster combo 👍🎣🔥
I'm subscribing because you actually showed in detail how to tie the thread on the eyes. That's wonderful. I do have 2 question though which I can't find yet in these videos. 1. How do you know the spacing for the eyes? 2. What type of decal and where did you purchase it from? Happy 4th.
Hey man, big fan of the channel, obviously you're very good at pouring plastics, I'm a drummer and a fan that you are too, am a fan of Big Show Scroggins' fishing ability and pouring abilities.....but his rod building techniques are half-assed at best! You need to get with old man Mckamy at Mudhole and have him guide you through introductory rod building!
Glad you like the channel..we met with Mckamy when I visited actually.. Terry builds a rod with speed and functionality in mind, and they last him for several touring seasons so he gets what he needs from rod building.
@@WorldsWorstFishing Yeah I get that but you seem to be more into doing things right, McKamy knows what time it is. He used to own Custom Tackle (I think that's the name) and he is very knowledgeable, he was a big fan of the original Loomis rods and took many of the original Loomis models to American Tackle and made them better. He took popular Loomis blanks and made them longer and created an incredible line of rods for Mudhole.
You did good. I would suggest getting a burnishing tool to help pack the threads. You will soon critique all factory rods because of the attention to detail that you do. Great video.
yeah ill be getting more detail focused as I practice more, this was just to show people (you can do it your first time and get a great rod built with no prior experience) kinda vid
Great job for your first time. I just might have to give it a try
Interesting, I may give it a try. Looked pretty good for the first one.
Yeah even if it's not pretty you can build a great rod that will spank your store bought ones...wish I did it years ago.
I've had two Loomis rods break on me, kind of tired of that! Too expensive for that to happen.
@@FCPFishing absolutely.. usually if they break it's either been damaged or it was never on spine.
After watching your video, pretty sure they were both not on spine. Good info, thanks.
If you hold the thread slightly back of the wrap it will wrap perfect, once you get the angle.
yeah I figured that out after some practice, this video was a raw, real first ever attempt haha.
Chris you should use Isopurple Alcohol to whipe off the Pro Paste. I use that and haven't had an issue yet with it. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one doing Rod Building here in Tallahassee but I do mine under my Soft Plastic Business. Great first build man. I can't wait to see your next one man. I have seen pictures of the one that Simple Jack built.great work from him to.
hey whats up man, good idea...you got a video of one of your rods?
@@WorldsWorstFishing No I have to get a new GO Pro the one I was using finally died on me. I'm going to try and order a better camera soon so I can start posting again. I don't want to use my phone but I might have to.
I got some custom rods made in exchange for a lot of muskie equipment..dude claimed he'd been building for 15yrs.. well I can without a doubt 100% say your first rod came out better than his.
You got screwed hard if that's the case.
Chris man Mudhole Live here on youtube will be your daily watching for a while it has become mine when im not here or watching other bass fishing videos lol
hey whats up man! yeah ill be learning from others as much as I can
Awesome video. Thanks
Awesome! It looks awesome! I need to try my own!
It's been cold here in Alabama too. We had 24° last night. It's good for hunting though! Got a big buck last night! It scored in the upper 120s!
Great video!
yeah thats a fine one!!! def hunting weather
@@WorldsWorstFishing It's just rough for fishing though.
How's this rod been holding up for you. Do you use it to fish with or does it just sit put up in a corner.
Got a 7' light turnkey kit for Christmas, but don't really want to use the crb handle or guides it came with. Waiting impatiently for a few specific fuji items to be back in stock.
I hear ya..but the CRB parts have lasted me well
I would like to make a 7' 6" rod for open face and another for bait casting but I feel like I will spend more money making one. I see folks swinging Alabama rigs alot on youtube but I've never had luck with them things. I do however have alot of luck on what I call a Mississippi rig me and my brothers came up with. I think a 7 6 rod would be perfect for it
@@WorldsWorstFishing good to know they're decent, will be using at least the guides on a CRB blank. For the MHX blank I want to use the KR guide placement software on anglers resource to size then order nicer fuji guides from mudhole, and a few other parts.
That little eye for mount your bait is upside down, rod is nice :)
the baitkeeper is where I like them...
If you ever sold those, count me in on buying one!! 😂 Awesome job it looks great!
thank you man
So I gotta ask. How does the rod you built compare to rods you've bought 2 yrs later? it's crazy how from wrap one to wrap 3 how much your wraps improved. I'll be building my first as soon as my blank arrives.
That was awesome man!! I bet it was a great feeling to use a rod you had built.
it felt great...wayyy better than my other rods...although my powel rods are pretty nice.
I have some Favorite Rods and FX Custom Rods that are pretty awesome, but I would love to build my own someday.
@@Jeffs-Journey yeah it's definitely fun..I hear good things about favorite.
i just love it Love it love it
I been watching alot of pro video d.i.y rods and they make it look so hard and pushed me away but with this show you did this was simply easy to understand and thanks... now I wanna get this same kit. With the supplys you got how many rods you think you could make before you have to resupply like the guide thread. The way I was thinking since the syringe of epoxy has 14mls you could make 7 total which is great for me.. what action you think you made and from my looking you got a medium heavy. Also could you use this kit to refit old rods by striping everything and using the rod blank with nothing then doin your own customized because my buddy gave me a 20y old eagle claw which its ok and I just got a lews from a drift store that the eva handle is alil wore out and I wanna customized it as my very own on both poles. But besides that great video and nice build and love that green thread and handle color with the black
That part that you showed us about the spine wS great tyvm
the shop where i used to work at would build rods from scratch fresh water and pricey salt water ones that would sell to another retailer for $1200 each which would then be sold for $1700 each rod, But had all roller guides and be completely custom
hello good work the development on the rings is not so good but it will be really good with the time for the first rod my first looked similar. Greetings from Germany
yeah I got a few guides clean, but def a learning curve...prost from florida.
yes you have to practice. you can grind the ring feet diagonally then you have a nicer transition from the rod to the ring. and always push the development together nicely.
@@WorldsWorstFishing
the first step is to find the spine. more accurate to find and the reel seat will be placed correctly
and the eyes lined up
How do you know what rod blank to order? Do they have blanks for worming, crankbaits and flipping? Then with the difference in blanks which one is best to order?
Yes you can buy them based on their application... If you have questions on what to purchase I would call them and get advice.
Hell yeahs man that turned out nice, and you showed that is definitely a doable project. A+ Dude and a ⭐️! 🤠👍🏼
thank you !
You had like the World's Worst Instructor of how to build a rod. I'd recommend going back and watching some of the other "Craftsmen" and build a rod like they do.
Congratulations!! Cant wait to do 1 of my own! Maybe 3!!
yeah give it a try
Really nice build. Congratulations.
On those close up shots you could set your camera to manual focus and then you wont have the in and out of focus. Deffinatly wanting to get into custom rod making. With a turnkey kit from mud hole you should only need a new rod blank and eyelets and you should be able to keep making more right?
a great idea, and yes, once you have the building kit youll just need another blank, guides, grips to build a second rod.
Well its been two years! How is it holding up?
Be careful with the reamer. I did the same thing with one and crushed the end with the chuck. I ended up eventually getting steel ones made for power reaming. Pricey but way mo' betta!
Yes they are much much better
Awesome job
Also noticed you didn't use any winding checks between the handle pieces.
Great job. I replaced an eye one time and always wanted to do a custom rod.
haha right!! its fun man
I have been waiting for the video.. It was awesome!!
thank you joe
I haven't ordered my soft plastics kit and yet you post a DIY Rod Vid. My wife gonna be mad I am spending $, CJ!
haha my bad man! just try one thing at a time
Great video man just the video I was looking for
When you wrap your guilds just do one layer of thread don’t wrap over itself
100% that made me cringe so bad. Spending money on a rod you wanna make and show off o ly to wrap the threads like that i almost puked
@@Lefishn Same, I'm glad you spoke up. I didn't want to sound discouraging, but it's not that hard to wrap without huge gaps.
Guide wraps are hard to watch. I hope he doesn't take up making bow strings.......ouch.
Ya, exactly. Use a burnishing tool and pack those threads as you go and they will lay down perfectly with no gaps.
What’s up Chris!?!? Love the channel!
Just wanted to see about that pricing on that stuff? You mentioned your we’re gonna go over it and then never did.
My apologies..the link to this rod kit is actually in the description..
Great video - something new and fun. Have thought about making my own rod for years but settled for just making my own baits. I think I'll have to change that. Got a buddy in Titusville I'm going to see so I think a trip to Mud Hole is in order.
yeah give it a try, tell them I sent ya!
@@WorldsWorstFishing was just thinking that instead of colored string, use white and then color shifting mica to color the epoxy for a truly cool and unique rod build.
Loved the video! Great looking rod, love the colors and it seems fairly straightforward! Thanks for sharing!
yeah its very approachable...thats why I filmed my first one with zero prior practice
You did good! Keep practicing on the wraps and you’ll be adding accents and inlays in no time.
thats the goal!!!
I’m in the middle of making a complete rod build video just for those getting started in building rods. It may give you some help. Just look for my name or Sudden Strike Custom rods and Jigs on you tube and Facebook Custom Rods & jigs, hope it will help. Love the Your stuff, keep it up!
I meant finding the spine. ¿True or false, off center spines effects the accuracy of the cast?
Awesome video. And the rod turned out freakin amazing 😎
thank you
Great work looks good always enjoy watching all ur vids
Tbh it's probably no harder to put on a single neat whipping layer. U just need tension and a slight angle and it's really easy. I'm self taught and only ever done a couple of rods and the whipping part is easy when u see it being done right.
been wanting to try it. I didn't I could do it now I think I can
you def can!
Great job! You made that look easy lol.
There's nothing to it...you could build one today!
I might do that one hanks