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Jan 17, 2024 · Hosted annually by Rod Maker magazine editor Tom Kirkman, the 2024 ICRBE promises to be the biggest and best yet, with more exhibitors, seminars, and opportunities than ever before for custom rod builders. For this article, we sat down with Tom to learn more about this year’s expo to talk about all the reasons why rod builders should attend.
Whether you're trying to while away the winter months, create the best-performing rod possible, or you are just trying to save a few bucks, Rod-Building Guide will show you how. This is a book a beginner can understand and from which an old pro can learn some new techniques.
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rod blanks were de-stroyed during the making of this article. All had been in perfect 1st quality form and were simply ruined by twisting, crushing, high-sticking, overload-ing and any and all manner of physical tor-ture and abuse you can think of. It sounds bad and it is. But it’s what you must do if you really want to learn how to identify the va...
The good news is that only about 2% of rod failures are due to manufacturing defects. The remainder, which constitute the vast majority of rod breakages, are due to misuse and abuse. A quality rod blank is remarkably strong but seemingly little things like sudden impacts, “high-sticking” and other assorted bumps and lumps can quickly reduce an othe...
Rods are easily damaged by any type of crushing force. Stepping on a rod, sitting something on a rod or falling against a rod can easily fracture the structure. It may break immediately or the break may happen later when the rod is put under load. Astute fishermen and rod builders can usually spot damage from a crush prior to the actual failure - i...
Sometimes it takes more than one incident of damage or abuse to cause complete failure. Many of the rods broken during the research for this article were “high-sticked” to a point that put the top half of the rod into a full 180+ degree flex. And yet, most held up to such abuse unless and until they were carrying a fairly hefty load in that positi...
Yes, defective rods do slip out pass the manufacturer’s quality control departments from time to time. This doesn’t happen nearly as often as most fishermen seem to think, 16 but bad rods do indeed manage to get out to the dealers’ racks. A rod with a serious manufacturing defect or which has been constructed from defective material will tend to f...
Rods do not suddenly become defective after several seasons of use. True defects in materials or workmanship generally show themselves via a failure within the first few uses. A rod that has given good service over many fishing trips and then suddenly fails is almost always the result of some type of damage or abuse by the customer. Fishermen who ...
Jason Brunner - St. Croix Rods True manufacturing defects will reveal themselves very early in a blank’s life. How early depends on how the blank is actually being used and how often. builder can do very simple visual inspections on a blank before building on it. I would first focus on the tip area as this is the section of a blank that is most v...
Oct 13, 2010 · By Tom Kirkman | October 13, 2010 | 1. About this time last year I was in the early stages of preparing an article on how to identify the causes of rod breakage by examining the broken rod sections. Every break leaves behind telltale clues – you just have to know what to look for and understand what you’re seeing.
Jul 19, 2023 · On the Mastering Rod Building podcast, host Bill Falconer welcomes Tom Kirkman, Editor of RodMaker Magazine, to discuss custom fishing rod handles and grips. Tom shares his story of getting into the rod-building world and the magazine he founded.
47 min. Custom Rod Building Better Than Factory on Your First Attempt with Tom Kirkman Mastering Rod Building. How To. The podcast discusses whether a beginner can build a fishing rod as good as a factory rod on their first attempt. Tom Kirkman agrees it's possible if the builder has good hand skills and common sense.
