Fly Rod Kits & Rod Building
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Are your reel seats and guides Saltwater proof?
Yes. Well nothing is truly salt water "proof" but we use the highest quality snake guides available (from Snake Brand USA), our strippers are Titanium on our larger glass rods (686 and above) - all our Carbon fibre rods have Titanium strippers and black nickel snake guides (about as saltwater pro... -
The blank colours you see listed on our site under each model are the only colours we make. While we appreciate you might like a particular model in a particular colour - if it's not listed we simply do not make it. Some models are only made in one or two specific colours - other options, if not...
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Blank diameters & Winding checks
Please take note that the diameters for the butt section of all our blanks can be found on the product page for each blank under the "specifications" tab. When it comes to measurements for a winding check, it's important to consider various factors such as grip length and fighting butt options e... -
Can you do custom wraps and reel seats?
Short answer. No. We allow you to choose stock custom options that we know work well, are extremely durable and we can support you and your Epic fly rod going forward. If you want a full custom fly rod you need to talk with a custom fly rod builder. -
How to Build a Fly Rod. Helper Fly Rod Building Videos For Epic Ready to Wrap Rod Building kits A full collection of fly rod building videos intended to help explain some of the processes required when putting together one of our Ready To Wrap Fly Rod Building Kits can be found here >
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How to Build a Fly Rod. Helper Fly Rod Building Videos For Epic Ready to Wrap Rod Building kits A full collection of fly rod building videos intended to help explain some of the processes required when putting together one of our Ready To Wrap Fly Rod Building Kits can be found here >
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Up to date guide spacings for our current models can be found here on our website under >Discover > Rod Building > Guide Spacings
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Hook keepers on rods and in kits
We do not put hook keepers on any of our fly rods, or include them in our kits - and with good reason, here's why! https://swiftflyfishing.com/blogs/news/drop-the-hokey-cokey-and-make-a-faster-fly-cast -
Pretty straight forward if you follow our step by step instructions. A huge amount of thought and planning went into our kits and the 42 page build book that comes with each of one. Hundreds of rod builders, first time and experienced have built terrific fly rods using our kits. If you have any d...
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Spining a Fly Rod - To Spine or not to Spine Fly rod blanks tend to naturally want to bed more in one direction than the other. This is caused by an effect called the “Spine” and often there is more than one on a blank. The spine is a result of the manufacturing process and is the location of the...
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What do I need in addition to the kit?
Ideally, you'll need a rod turner to help dry your wraps evenly. We offer a simple inexpensive unit that doubles as a fly dryer and can be purchased online at on our site here > You'll need some Denatured Alcohol (Surgical Methylated Sprits) to thin your first coat and clean brushes. You can ...