Rod Building Set - Fishing Product Review

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Part 1 - The Kit

F.R. "Fritz" Nordengren
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Cabela’s Premium Rod Building Set $99.00
St Croix SC III Rod Building Kit $70.00

Because I wanted something to do during the winter months, I was lucky to receive a rod building kit for Christmas. I wanted to add a spinning rod to my small collection of rods and since I already had a medium heavy and medium power rod, I decided on a medium light. To help put it all together, I ordered Cabela’s Premium Rod Building set, and I am very pleased with both products. 

First, some background about these kits. When you build your own rod, you can order each item separately: the blank, the winding thread, the handles, and guides, and the tiptop. You can truly create a rod to your own demanding specifications. The choices can be bewildering. So as a first timer, my gift of the St Croix Rod Building kit included all the parts necessary to build the rod:

Blank
End Cap
Cork handle
Reel seat
Foregrip
Winding check
Guides
Tiptop
3 colors of winding thread
5-minute epoxy (for glue)
Rod finish epoxy to coat and protect winding
Instructions

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