Fly Rod Building Made Easy: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making a High-Quality Fly Rod on a Budget - Softcover

Scheck, Art

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881505110 ISBN 13: 9780881505115

Publisher: Countryman Press, 2002

Synopsis

Art Scheck has revolutionized the exclusive world of fly rod building by showing that anyone can do it. In clear instructions illustrated with hundreds of photographs, he takes the beginning rodmaker through the steps to creating a handmade fly rod that will fish with the best of them but won't break the bank. It doesn't have to be expensive. It doesn't have to be difficult. With a few hours of work, this entertaining book will walk you through all you need to know and do-from buying the parts you'll assemble, to attaching a reel seat, to putting that last coat of varnish on your gleaming new rod. Art Scheck makes this arcane art accessible, enjoyable, and affordable. Includes information on: Determining which blank is right for you; Picking the right reel seat and handle to fit your blank; Selecting guides; Making wraps; Applying finishes.

About this title

About the Author

Art Scheck is the editor of Saltwater Fly Fishing magazine and a columnist for Fly Tyer; he is a former editor of Fly Tyer and American Angler magazines and has written dozens of articles on fly fishing and fly tying for these and other periodicals. He lives in Anderson, South Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881505110
• ISBN 13: 9780881505115
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208