SECOND ROD BUILD: Making A Worm & Jig Rod; Custom Rod Building 

Your second rod build turned out much better than my second build. A couple of things you may want to try. Measure out exactly where you are going to place your grips, mark them, and rough up the finish on the blank to create a stronger bond. On a matte blank it's not as important as it would be with a slick finish like the one Scroggins built but trust me it's worth the extra effort and if you don't you will eventually have a grip come loose. Another thing to keep your grips from getting too loose when you ream them is always start the reamer from the bottom of the so the taper is the same direction as your blank, in other words the bottom of your grip is going to be a slightly larger diameter than the top. Another thing you might want to look at is "locking wraps" for your single foot guides. It would be hard for me to type how to do this but there are You Tube videos on this subject. Flex Coat has a pretty good one on the subject. Good luck, love your channel!

I have absolutely loved watching your channel evolve. When I got into soft plastics your channel taught me so much. I can see learning just as much from your rod building content.

Love your rod builds Chris! I think they have both turned out good and I'd be proud to fish with them! Good job 👍

I build rods sometimes, but I often find myself reguiding rods. Even some very nice off the rack rods have not so great guides, or maybe dont have enough guides. My first foray into reguiding was on a shore beater ugly stik I use for cat fishing. It was a two piece rod, and the guides were so far off the spine, that the upper half would rotate under load. It's all a bit easier for me, since I own a motorized wrapper, but even with the experience I have, I still learn a surprising amout from your channel.👍👍👍

Love it dude! I get fired up watchin each time no matter what you have presented. I like knowin that i can take my love for fishing and custom make it. Thank again keep it going!

🤦🏻‍♂️ Im gonna end up with this addiction too. Thanks, Jones 🙂 Thanks for keeping your channel alive with fun stuff.

I started building rods before I did baits. Mud Hole came through town doing seminars. I loved it and couldn’t wait to get home and try it without the help of the instructors. Got home and found wrapping guides to to be the most infuriating thing ever! Maybe it was because it was a little ice fishing rod, but I was so frustrated that I left all my blanks unfinished. Watching this makes me want to pull out all the tools and give it another try. Good stuff as always!

Enjoyed watching your video. I’ve always been interested in building rods. Thanks

I’ve built two now all because of you. I’ve got aluminum rods I practice wrapping with. MudHole rules lol.

Thanks for getting me into this Chris! Saw your first video and immediately put it on my birthday list! Got it and made my first rod!

I have to say that watching this sure is inspiring to make it your self.

Getting there buddy! I've been building for seven years. Finally spoiling myself with a power wrapper! Cant wait

Looks great Chris. Anxious to hear how it cast and feels.

As someone who has built probably 15 or so rods over the years you are doing well. The more you build the better you get and the easier it will become. I have built everything from ultralight pan fish rodsti bass fishing rods to heavy Pike and Salmon rods. There is nothing better than building your own rods for your type of fishing and catching fish on them. I look forward to watching your skills as a builder growing.

I love your soft plastic bait and rod making videos 🎣👍 I wish I had the money to buy the equipment to make my own bait caster rods and soft plastic baits

much better!!! a quick tip.. cut the tips of your paintbrush and as you apply the epoxy to the thread wraps turn the brush so that you are pushing the epoxy to the edge of the wraps with a point rather than a flat brush. this will allow you to get a nice sharp edge to your epoxy..

Nice job on the rod Chris. Practice makes perfect.

Nice job! I like the blue/silver color combo. Rod building is so addicting. I keep finding new rod builds that I “need.” I’ve probably built 40 or so bass, panfish, and trolling rods. One thing I noticed, when you are tightening the wing nut on the thread carriage rod (metal rod that holds the spools), make sure the two nuts in the center are tight to the center post. They were moving a bit when you were wrapping which was why the tension kept loosening. I’ve done that a few times!

Great looking Rod Chris,

Looks great man!! 💪

Dady duty love it. I watch your show and we (the U ) need good example,s keep it up

This rod building is a fun challenge! What types of rods are your favorite to build??

2 tips, on your thread wrapper, tighten the two interior jam nuts so that the spool shaft does not rotate. This allows you to tension each spool individually with the provided wing nuts. When I wrap accents, I find it easier to wrap the accent first and then wrap the guide thread on. Lock the tag ends of the accent thread under your guide wrap thread. This keeps the accent wraps in place until finish is applied.

Looks good Chris. You are getting better.

I would love to see you build a spinning rod or a fly rod. The rods you have build do look great. I would love to try building a rod, but it seems expensive

Great job! 👍

Great skills and a great channel. Nice Nitro you got there, I got one just like it

When your doing the eyes you can leave that first tag end till just before your done to snug everything up by pulling it back towards your first wrap.

Love the difference from the first video to this again lock that threaded rod the spools are on tight and your tension will be adjusted by the wing nut and that will certainly help with how tight the threads are against one another and pull the tag end on the opposite side of the guide to secure it tight also filing down the tips of the guides will help the thread transition from blank to guide tight lines

You are doing very great job

Hey Chris. Your wraps are getting better and better, man. :-) Inlays are easy once you get the hang of them. They add a very nice accent to the wrap. You're going to like the feel of those Winn grips. I built my first rod with them. I'm about to build another one with them.- Ted

Badass, bro! Big fan of those colors! You did good! 🤙🏼

thank you, I want to start building rods for myself.

That's pretty awesome looking

Looking good! Keep practicing and it will get easier and easier. One thing you may want to try is A or B sized thread for the wraps and may want to tighten the bolt on the hand wrapper. I keep mine tight so the thread spoil rotates around the bolt, good work bro!

Slx reel on the blue rod would be 🔥🔥🔥

Looking good!!! If you use a thread that contains nylon, you can use cigarette lighter to give the thread a little burn treatment after wrapping. That way you do not need to rush putting on epoxy as the nylon in thread burns a bit with heat treatment and and "secures" the thread form getting loose. :)

Getting better with this. The Wynn grips are forgiven but I like to keep the taper of the reamer and the taper of the blank the same.

I've been looking forward to this and you did not disappoint. The 2nd looked better than the first and I'm certain the 3rd will look even better. When do we get to see that bad boy in action? 👍🍺🎣

Hey! Im just getting into it myself. Just bought my first building kit and first blank im gonna build on is a northfork xray sj736-1. What was the length of that one you just built and what eyes did you use? Thanks

Awesome rod u built , when we gonna see it in action , 🤙🏼🎣😎

nice looking rod

Awesome work

Great vid! What size was your reel seat? In this vid?

Rod looks great man! I got to make one myself!

I saw something cool, they put Mark's showing different length. We cant keep some over 20" and others too short , thought something you might like.

Did you grind the guide feet as well as the hook keeper? That will give you a neater thread run on the guides without being raised too high. If you are using size A thread on small guides, double wrap them so you have a good strong tie down. When you epoxy, it will have more thread to penetrate and make those points much stronger. Place those types of hook keepers in the opposite direction. Very darn good try and work for a second time. The more you make, you will achieve perfection in no time. Especially when taking pride in your personal rods and work. I dont have nice mud hole equipment buy I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning. I have just remade my first complete unique spiral wrapped jigging rod, medium heavy action 30- 80lb. I have a makeshift wrapping station with wood and I have no power wrapper or dryer so I am forced to use 5 minute epoxy so I turn with my hand till it sets up. Thin coats at a time. There is nothing better than making your own personal customized fishing rod and going out and using it and catching lots of fish knowing you have good strong reliable equipment in your hands.

As a rod builder myself, I tried not to cringe too much watching your first build. I had to keep reminding myself that you had no lessons and we just looking for something that functioned well. But, as it is with all things, once we do it once, we immediately start looking for ways to make the next one better (it can’t be just me!). You appear to have done exactly that, as your second rod is far and away better (looking) than your first. One thing that will help you keep things “in line” is to get a view of your blank to where you can see the lights from above you forming a line along the blank, and use that line from the lights to set up anything that needs to run lengthwise, like your decal. (Ie. bring the top of the decal, or the top of the writing, in line with the light-line, and it’ll be level with the rest of the rod). Your first decal was askew, the second looked a Lot better. This method will also help if/when you do a lot of decorative wraps, keeping your crossing points lined up, etc. (Of course, I am just now realizing that these videos are from 3 years ago, and since I haven’t scrolled through your channel yet, you may not need these tips…but maybe someone else will get something from all of our comments)

Great video

Nice vids. I’m not sure about the threads acting as a fastening system tho. They’re certainly pretty and customizable, but seem pretty archaic given the incredible glues and epoxies available these days. I know you’re going over the thread with epoxy anyway but it really makes the intricate and time consuming work of the threading seem pointless. Thoughts?? Thx!

Is there any difference between that rod building paste and just some standard 2 part epoxy? I was thinking maybe some 30 minute or 1 hour set time epoxy would work the same.

Hi Chris what brand guides are you using?

To make your highlight band easier, tape the highlight thread to the blank after you get the guide banded down. I like to wrap up to the ring, then start wrapping back.place two pull loops when your about halfway back to the starting point. Use one to pull your main thread under.( I like to pull under at least a quarter inch, by pinning the thread just under the first wrap. Then cut the tag end about an eighth inch long. That way when you pull your loop, you don't have that little fuzzy nub to deal with.) Then, do the trim band the same way. It's faster, neater, and much easier.

DIY fishing rod😉👍🎣👏👏👏

Nice great job.

Can you show how your getting your guides straight in line

Hey Chris the Old Man here again Great Video Keep up the Good Work.

Is that a Calstar rod blank? Good vid man! Richard from Kansas;)

Great rod a lot better than the last one keep making more rod videos

Guide spacing....I haven't bought the kit yet and I will, but was there a spec sheet for spacing or is it a shot in the dark?

What color is the blank? Just the default slate color?

Awesome video. How long did it take start to finish? Also where is the drum role? Thanks again for your time.

Looks great 👍 . Ever thought about wearing fingerless gloves when fishing? Ya got a bit of the burn going on there by her thumbs. Used to happen to me but no longer skin cancer ain't nothing to b messing around with. Great vids, and keep up the good work.

I didn't see a drumroll on the fishing pole. How do you space the eyes. And did you purchase the blanks at mud hole ?

You want to put your pull loop on the back of the rod so it doesn't end up in the gap where the guide foot sits. It can loosen up on you before you put the epoxy on, if your not careful. Also it will be less noticeable when you hold the rod. Good work! It is nothing but practice to get it down.

hello The fishing rod looks much better than the first very good job. if you grind the ring feet a little diagonally you get a nicer transition. Greetings from Germany

What guide kit did you use?

Where did you have your logo made for you as I would like to put my own logo on my rod builds

Do you sell your rods they look awesome thanks

Would it be easier to find and mark the spine before assembling the grips, etc.

What would you recomend fishing at lake Jackson this weekend, I got a tournament there

How long do you let your beats it and cool before removing them from the mold

looks great!! However, just a good practice is to pull your tag ends through the opposite side of the guide foot. If you pull it through near the guide foot there is always a gap between rod blank and thread, and the tread could work its self loose. Just something I do for added assurance nothing will come loose.

How do you line up the line guides on the blank ?

Does anyone know where to find tadpolly blanks or replicas?

So reem rods need need an arbor?

How do you line up the guides?

Great Video it Would Be Awesome if You Add The Links To Rod Blanks Were To Buy Thanks

Nice rod build what reel are you going to put on it

How do you determine where you put the eyes en how do you keep them inlined?

good job! I don't have the patience.

I want to build a rod but money has been short. I love those grips. How much would you say that whole set up cost?

A thin layer of tacky clear paste under your thread and good tension is the key to good looking thread.

Thats a sexy rod. Id use the crap out of that. I have 1 of my favorites had a eye come loose can i use regular thread to tie my eye back in and by that i mean to spin it on the eye as u did with ur new rod? I dont have epoxy however is there a specific kind that i need to buy? Thanks for the video btw always down for learning something new whether its a new method of lure presentation or how to fix something i broke. Thanks man. Good day to u

Hey bro, can I please have the link to that

You really find and mark the spine before setting the handle

Does the reel seat come with a cap?

Does anyone know what the tubing stuff he uses to set the guides is?

my parrents said maybe for my birthday i could get the equipment to do this and i am exited to start making rods

The nuts on your hand wrapper are lose the wing nuts shouldn’t turn. Tighten the nuts next to the plastic.

Remember that the rod is tapered. Pushing the threads towards the reel seat will tighten them up but pushing towards the tip is going to loosen them

What size of rod?

When I'm building rods I feel like the operation I talked to the fishing rod and say don't you die on me

I wanted to be bait maker like you I end up rebuiltig fishing rods

Rather than pack in epoxy into the end of the reel seat, I would think a sized O-ring epoxied at the screw-lock would ensure the blank was centered into the reel seat.

So close to 30k subs I can’t wait for 30k sub giveaway!!

I am making my own rod in a week

Almost had to make sure you had your edumacation with that 2 instead of 4 hahahaha but that rod looks great, I gotta try and build my own

Dude, set your camera to "MANUAL FOCUS" that way you won't give everyone a headache watching.....

Reamers chris