A crisp, practical guide to designing and building a customized fly rod with graphite blanks.
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This compact, practical guide is for everyone who would like to design and build a custom fly rod with graphite blanks to his own specifications.Morris describes the complete rod-building process - from selecting components wisely for specific fishing needs to handsome finishing. There are invaluable chapters on reel seats, cork grips, thread wraps, and adding a signature to your work; and Morris has included an important chapter on how to make all of the repairs that, sooner or later, a well-used fly rod requires.There are also chapters on design and advanced building techniques for the sophisticated rod builder - and an essential section on safety for everyone with a home workshop.The helpful diagrammatic drawings and dozens of carefully framed photographs make Skip Morris's description particularly clear. (7 1/4 X 10 1/4, 132 pages, b&w photos, diagrams, charts)
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Skip Morris is among the most prolific fly-fishing and fly-tying authors alive--his name is known to anglers around the world.
Skip has written twelve books, including the established standard beginning fly tier's volume Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple, and The Art of Tying the Bass Fly, Morris & Chan on Fly Fishing Trout Lakes (with lake-fishing guru Brian Chan), Concise Handbook of Fly Tying, and Fly Fisher's Guide to Western River Hatches.
His videos and DVD's range from instruction for tying nymphs, to tying bass flies, to tying and fishing flies for sea-run cutthroat trout.
Skip has published over 200 articles in magazines from Fly Fisherman to American Angler. For three years he was among the hosts of the "Fly-Fish Television Magazine" show.
Skip's newest book releases are "Trout Flies for Rivers: Patterns from the West that Work Everywhere"(Stackpole Books), and "Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple 2: Advanced Techniques" (Amato Publications).
Skip has written twelve books, including the established standard beginning fly tier's volume Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple, and The Art of Tying the Bass Fly, Morris & Chan on Fly Fishing Trout Lakes (with lake-fishing guru Brian Chan), Concise Handbook of Fly Tying, and Fly Fisher's Guide to Western River Hatches.
His videos and DVD's range from instruction for tying nymphs, to tying bass flies, to tying and fishing flies for sea-run cutthroat trout.
Skip has published over 200 articles in magazines from Fly Fisherman to American Angler. For three years he was among the hosts of the "Fly-Fish Television Magazine" show.
Skip's newest book releases are "Trout Flies for Rivers: Patterns from the West that Work Everywhere"(Stackpole Books), and "Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple 2: Advanced Techniques" (Amato Publications).
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The Custom Graphite Fly Rod : Design and Construction,
By David Kilhefner (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Custom Graphite Fly Rod (Hardcover)
The Custom Graphite Fly Rod is a great book for the fly fisherman who'd like to save money building his own rod, customize or repair a cherished rod or simply learn more about fly rod design and construction. And the information spans subjects I previously didn't know existed, such as altering the action of a fly rod blank, stripping and refinishing graphite rods, several different ways to build your own cork grips, etc. The basics of thread wrapping + guide spacing charts are included along with excellent tips on making your rod beautiful. One thing I really like about this book is the building techniques illustrated show you how to build a rod by hand, with hand tools. Most books I've seen on rod building tend to rely on specialized rod building machinery, which is nice if you have it but creates a road block if you don't. However, some advanced techniques do require power machinery and Skip Morris gives you enough information to build your own machinery from garage sale items. Regardless if you want to build a rod from a kit as simply and easily as possible or really go all out on customization, this book is money well spent.
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