MB Custom Rods is on to you something with the addition of the
Haldin Ready 2 Wrap Fly Rod Kits now offered on their website. There are two different blanks to choose from and a long list of ways to fine tune the fly rod build to your liking.
Marc Beissler of MB Custom Rods and I traded notes this week and he sent along some great information to read below on these fly rod kits that when you run the currency conversion, won't break the bank.
Marc wrote... "After putting the Haldin HDT S-Glass blanks on
our website at the end of April, I received various requests from customers for
recommendations on matching components, thread colors, hardware
and instruction
on how to build these fine glass sticks.
The Haldin HDT 37 and 57 S-Glass blanks are
great tools for
fishing small to medium sized creeks or streams. Their fast but
sensitive taper
allows to perform various casting styles in close to mid range.
They are
extremely light in hand and bend to the butt when you get hooked
on.
So we decided to put a kit with optional but
always matching
quality components together, which will allow the builder to
have a plug and
play experience with building his new HDT glass fly rod. Knowing,
that there are rod building
kits out there which consist of a great blank, but when it comes
to the other
components this is where the quality lacks and often the end of
fun begins.
The kit comes with industry leading guides
from Snake Brand, Kimono
silk thread from Superior Threads, A Grade aluminum reel seat
hardware and
assorted wood or cork inserts. The blanks come in brown canvas
Haldin branded
rod socks and are available in three colors and in two line weights.
If
you are already
in the rod building game, I assume you wont need supplies like
varnish, glue,
mixture cups and brushes. But if not, we supply these basics
along with the kit
as an option.
The customer can choose between two different
reel seat
options (Garrison or Payne models) and there are also different
colors for the
hardware available to match the taste of the new owner.
Optional to the kit, there are matching
Haldin rod tubes
available.
I have built on these blanks for myself and
enjoy fishing
them very much, so the idea behind the kit is to bring glass
rods back to the
surface, where they belong. Therefore the pricing is moderate to
address the
people who intended to build a glass rod but the effort of
collecting
components from different shops and maybe a not matching setup frightened them
in the past.
We are here to help, so customers can get in
touch if they have
questions regarding the kit or if someone wants special parts or
components to
personalize his future rod a bit more.
So, lets make glass great again!"
