Fly Rod Building Made Easy: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making a High-Quality Fly Rod on a Budget

by Art Scheck

In clear steps illustrated with hundreds of photographs, Art Scheck takes the beginning rod maker through the steps to creating a handmade fly rod that will fish with the best of them but won't break the bank. Art Scheck revolutionizes the exclusive world of fly rod building by teaching the beginning rodmaker how to build a rod that will catch fish. It doesn't have to be expensive. It doesn't have to be difficult. With a few hours of work, this entertaining book and its 225 step-by-step photos will walk you through all you need to know and do―from buying the parts you'll assemble to putting that last coat of finish on your gleaming new rod. Art Scheck makes this arcane art accessible, enjoyable, and affordable. 225 black-and-white photographs

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 2002

Reviews

[Zach Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a weird book to review, maybe, because it's basically a technical manual, but Scheck just did such a good job of simplifying what could have been a very complicated process. Using the techniques in this book, I wrapped my first fly rod, on a bamboo blank made for me by a friend. Ironically, I later took a picture of that rod in a snowstorm, and that picture wound up being used for the cover of a Very Famous Author's book on bamboo.

Scheck's step-by-step pictorials are clean, easy to follow, and lots of fun to try at home. If you've ever thought about wrapping up any rod yourself, this is the only book you will need.