LA Garcia does a great job of taking you through the way he builds rods. Close up photographs are great, and the chapters are in sequence of building the rods. He has a great section on all the materials needed too. Garcia includes equipment made of materials at home along with more expensive store bought rigs.
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Best book on the subject ever written!!!!,
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This review is from: Handcrafting a Graphite Fly Rod (Paperback)
I have made several graphite fly rods for myself and my children and every one has turned out beautifully. The simple, easy to follow instructions and clear photos make this book a "must have" reference. My Loomis blanks turned out easily as good as the factory rods in finish and I have the satisfaction of knowing I did the work myself. Plus, I saved about 50% on the cost. I customized the rods for each of my kids so they each have a unique, hand crafted rod with Dad's signature on it. Great book, no question about it. Buy it!!
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Beautiful rods & photographs...,
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This review is from: Handcrafting a Graphite Fly Rod (Paperback)
LA Garcia looks to be one of the premier rod builders out there. The photographs are spectacular and are not lacking. The only area lacking in my opinion is in instruction. I still had many questions after reading this book. It is helpful in the craft, but other books and instruction (preferably from an experienced rod builder) will be required for building rods. Tom Kirkman's book is much more thorough.
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Great Step by Step Color Photos,
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This review is from: Handcrafting a Graphite Fly Rod (Paperback)
LA Garcia does a great job of taking you through the way he builds rods. Close up photographs are great, and the chapters are in sequence of building the rods. He has a great section on all the materials needed too. Garcia includes equipment made of materials at home along with more expensive store bought rigs. He does fail to go into detail the differences between guides (single foot, hialoy,silicon carbide guides) and why NCP thread doesn't meet his standards. I actually found consulting the internet on assembling alternatives easier (material written by a gentleman named Al Campbell).
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My attraction to fly fishing is based on the fact that it requires an understanding of several elements; each of which is related to others; some of which will never be learned completely. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
uplocking reel seats, metal reel seat, winding check, ring reel seat, thread sealer, whip finisher, stripping guide, larger guides, finished handle, hook keeper, snake guides, cork ring, guide spacings, wood insert, butt section, rod building, minute epoxy, thread wrap, own handle, phone information, tip section, handle shape Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Graphite Fly Rod, Flex Coat, Pacific Bay, Fly Rod Construction, Wrapping the Tip Section, Glenn Struble Manufacturing, Removing the Mandrel, Rolling the Graphite New!
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My attraction to fly fishing is based on the fact that it requires an understanding of several elements; each of which is related to others; some of which will never be learned completely. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
uplocking reel seats, metal reel seat, winding check, ring reel seat, thread sealer, whip finisher, stripping guide, larger guides, finished handle, hook keeper, snake guides, cork ring, guide spacings, wood insert, butt section, rod building, minute epoxy, thread wrap, own handle, phone information, tip section, handle shape Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Graphite Fly Rod, Flex Coat, Pacific Bay, Fly Rod Construction, Wrapping the Tip Section, Glenn Struble Manufacturing, Removing the Mandrel, Rolling the Graphite New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Flies: The Best One Thousand by Randle Scott Stetzer in Back Matter
- Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple by Skip Morris in Back Matter
- Float Tube Fly Fishing by Deke Meyer in Back Matter
- The Art and Science of Fly Fishing by Lennox Dick in Back Matter
- The Art of Tying the Dry Fly by Skip Morris in Back Matter
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- Graphite Rod Repair by L. A. Garcia in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Technology of Fly Rods by Don Phillips in Back Matter
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