First Rod

[Mjg378]

So I finally did it.  I completed my first fishing rod.  I've replaced tip tops. Plenty of guides but had never built a rod from a blank.  My son wanted a rod with his old school colors, FSU.  Now my youngest is asking when his will be finished. (The learning curve is steep!)
Mike
Germantown TN

[JasonGotaProblem]

Dude you freaking nailed it!

[Jimmer]

Nice build Mike!!! I have to try it this year. - Jimmer

[Bill B]

Good looking rod.  I have a build coming up, I just might borrow that thread combo.  Bill

[Bryan Young]

looks great Mike...and so it begins...🤙🏾

[steelfish]

oh-oh  welcome to the Rodbuilding rabbit hole    

that rod looks good !!

[thorhammer]

Nice work Mike! However Carolina Blue would look better against that MHX logo

[Mjg378]

Thanks for the kind remarks!  Now I'll  start my younger son's rod in Alabama colors!   Although my wife is not into fishing, I'll probably find myself building her a rod too in Georgia colors!  (Saturdays during football season I like to go fishing by myself! 😉)

[foakes]

Excellent work, Mike! —-

Best, Fred

[Mjg378]

Finished my second rod for my youngest son with University of Alabama colors.  He wanted his name painted on it and I actually like it better that way, more personalized. He has a Penn jigmaster (completely serviced) that matched just right. 

Mike

[steelfish]

it looks pretty good 

[oldmanjoe]

   Very well done , you took the time to do it right .   The thread work is is nice and tight , the guides look to be in the right place .     All that practice that you did payed off ...

[JasonGotaProblem]

Very nice. Next!

[Donnyboat]

Very nice work Mike, it really helps you appreciate some of the good rods that others have built, once you have a go yourself, but I must say, your first & sencond rods are much better than I have ever completed, thanks for posting them, cheers Don.

[Mjg378]

Ok.  Took a break from reels just long enough to build My new rod.  It's a MHX X fighter that I'll take to the Gulf of Mexico to break it in.  Pretty steep learning curve.  I'm still having a few bubbles, but it's getting there
Mike G
Memphis Tn