Josey and Timberland I purchased materials from Hook and Hackle. They have great sales and were quick to answer any questions I had. My 3wt is a 4 piece, but I would prefer a 2 piece. I build another last weekend for my old man, a 4pc 9' 5wt for bass and trout. The second one turned out much better. Picking compatible parts was the hard part but was easier to figure out after the first build. I used two types of thread on the first build and one of the threads was pretty frayed and left the finish bumpy on a few of the wraps.

I will be building a bunch more rods. I've extended the offer to friends and family that if they pay for the components I'll do the build for free. Once I get much better I plan to purchase some higher end parts to build a really nice rod!

I can't emphasize enough that it's really not that hard and there are more than enough tutorials and resources online to reduce the learning curve. I'll probably never buy another factory rod again.

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I just started building rods over winter also. I rebuilt a 7'9" Jack Benson Featherweight aluminum 6wt. It was made in Manitowoc, WI and has a really nice slow action. I also finished building a 7'6" Blue Halo 3wt glass rod just in time to not catch fish on it on the opener.