Rod Building Classes

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Rod Building Classes

Class Locations

Mud Hole Custom Tackle
2133 Component Loop, Suite 1001, Oviedo FL 32765

Saturday – 9A-6P
Sunday – 9A-12P

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Embassy Suites by Hilton Bloomington/Minneapolis
2800 American Blvd W, Bloomington, MN 55431

Saturday, February 24, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, February 25, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Rapids Airport
3333 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512

Saturday, March 9, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, March 10, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Crowne Plaza Houston Med Ctr-Galleria Area
2712 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77098

Saturday, April 6, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, April 7, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tracy
3751 N Tracy Blvd, Tracy, CA 95304

Saturday, April 20, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, April 21, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Crowne Plaza Edison
2055 Lincoln Hwy, Edison, NJ 08817

Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, May 5, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Holiday Inn Portland – Columbia Riverfront
909 N Hayden Island Dr, Portland, OR 97217

Saturday, May 18, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, May 19, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tulsa South Bixby
8405 E 102nd St S, Tulsa, OK 74133

Saturday, July 27, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, July 28, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Orange Beach
3111 Loop Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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Saturday, August 17, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, August 18, 2024 – 9A-12P

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DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Worth South Hotel & Conference Center
100 Altamesa Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76134

Saturday, September 7, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, September 8, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Location TBD

Saturday, October 5, 2024 – 9A-6P
Sunday, October 6, 2024 – 9A-12P

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Meet our instructors

Todd Vivian

Todd Vivian has been building custom rods for 35 years. After spending 20 years as lead rod designer for Lamiglas in Washington state, Todd relocated to Florida to develop complete lines of blanks for Mud Hole. 12 years and 600+ blanks later, Todd is still just as passionate about fishing, sharing his knowledge as lead instructor for Mud Hole's education program.

Buzz Butters

Buzz Butters has been building custom rods for 35 years. He began teaching high school students about 20 years ago and joined Mud Hole as part of the Teaching Staff about 8 years ago. His company, B&B Custom Rods is a well-known purveyor of Walleye and Ice fishing rods in the Wisconsin-area.

Cindy McKay

As a school teacher, Cindy McKay first came to Mud Hole with the intention of sharing rod building with her students. She quickly realized that parents were just as eager to learn, and joined Mud Hole as an instructor in our nationwide on-the-road series of classes. Cindy has been with Mud Hole Custom Tackle as a regular instructor since 2017.

Curt Baker

Curt Baker has been building and fishing custom rods in the Tampa, FL area for over 35 years. With grouper, snapper and black tip shark as his favorite species to target, he has built countless rods for them over the years. Curt has been sharing his knowledge through Mud Hole's education program for over 10 years.

Mike Kosiba

Mike Kosiba has been a rod building instructor with Mud Hole for about 5 years, though he began his rod building career in the late 90’s – bringing decades of rod building experience to Mud Hole. Mike grew up in Florida but has been able to sharpen his skills fishing in places around the country, for virtually every species of fish… although he still prefers the trout and redfish in the Indian River.

Jesus Peña

Jesus Peña was a student in our very first rod building workshop over 10 years ago! He flew to Chicago from South Texas to take this class in 2009. Soon after, he began helping instruct Mud Hole classes in Corpus Christi, Houston and Dallas. Jesus has been with Mud Hole Custom Tackle as a full time instructor for over 5 years.

Derwood Roberts

Captain Derwood Roberts has always had a passion for fishing and a desire to fish with the best tackle available. Throughout the years he has fished with just about every model of fishing rod that every manufacturer had made and nothing quite suited every unique situation perfectly. His solution was to build his own custom rods that would be able to match every type of fishing situation perfectly. It didn’t take long before he was taking requests to build custom fishing rods for other people and from there his rod building career took off.

Frequently Asked Questions

General

The Beginner Rod Building class offers a two-day immersion that teaches all the essential techniques to construct your first rod.

We offer 2 convenient options for you to dive into rod building. Whether you visit us in person for a weekend getaway, or learn from the comfort of your own home - the choice is yours!

Mud Hole's beginner rod building classes span two or three days, depending on the class schedule. We provide various options to accommodate your schedule, as well as Beginner and Specialty Classes.

Mud Hole's in-person rod building classes are two or three-day events that bring experts and professionals to a location near you or to the education center at Mud Hole.

Our team of instructors shares their extensive rod building knowledge and addresses all of your questions. They are an invaluable resource for anglers seeking to discover a new passion: rod buildin

For the beginner classes we provide your choice of an all-around spinning or casting rod, built on the CRB IS701ML Spin/Cast blank in gloss black.

The CRB IS701ML Color Series blank takes a 7'0" rod blank with a medium-light power and adds a crisp, fast action to catch anything from panfish and trout to aggressive bass in freshwater, as well as redfish, seatrout, and snook inshore.

  • Length: 7'0"
  • Line: 6-12 lb.
  • Lure: 1/4 - 1/2 oz.

Locations

In-Person Beginner Classes

For beginner rod building classes, please see the location map.

In-Person Specialty & Advanced Classes

Our specialty and advanced classes take place at our Education Center at 2133 Component Loop, Oviedo, FL.

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