So, who wants to re-build a rod?
Flea markets and yard sales are a couple of my greatest sources of blanks. The further away from the coast you get, the better the deals usually are. The common comments you get, This was my Dads, Grandfathers, uncles rod. I got it when I cleaned out his garage after he died. Whats it worth? My usual responce, It needs a lot of work, but I think I might be able to clean up that old GREEN reel, will you take $10.00 for it?
I will post pictures of the process of stripping down an old brownie, restoring the blank with epoxy, and re wrapping it with modern materials. The re wrap will also serve as a tutorial for the beginning rod builder as well.
It will have to wait a few days however, as the club will be hitting the canal starting tonight until Sunday. I'll get some sleep and continue this thread on monday.