In-Person Beginner Rod Building Workshop

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In-Person Beginner Rod Building Workshop

Name: In-Person Beginner Rod Building Workshop
Brand: Mud Hole
SKU: RBCK-MOB-08-19-2023
Price: 199.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5.0 (71 reviews)

Mud HoleSKU: RBCK-MOB-08-19-2023

71 reviews

Location: Mobile, AL

Date: August 19 & 20, 2023

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Application	Casting, Spinning

Would you love to build your own custom rod? This is the perfect course for you!

Our 2-Day beginners rod building class is taught by top professional rod builders with extensive knowledge of all the techniques and components that build today's top-performing fishing rods. Hosted in Mud Hole’s state-of-the-art Education Center, this class will teach you how to assemble your own spinning or casting rod from the handle to the tip.

You will build a 7'0" medium-light power rod, in your choice of spinning or casting.

Plus, enjoy your first rod build with personalized instruction from the industry’s best!

Over $180 In Products: You will receive over $180 in products including a CRB hand wrapper, rod dryer, rod blank, reel seat, handle, guides, tip top, thread, decals, epoxy glue, thread finish... and more!

You will build your own spinning or casting rod and take it home!

Rod Kit: The class includes the CRB IS701ML Color Series blank, which brings an ideal 7'0" rod blank with a medium-light power and a mod/fast action to build an excellent rod for fishing a variety of freshwater locations and species.

IS701ML in Gloss Black | 6-12 lb. | 1/4 - 1/2 oz. lure

Featured Components:

Genuine cork handle
CRB SSR guide set + tip-top
Personalized custom decal with your name (or other text)

Time & Date

Our beginner rod building classes are a 2-day weekend event:

Day 1 (Saturday) – 9:00A – 6:00P
Day 2 (Sunday) – 8:00A – 12:00P

Location

To find the location of a specific workshop, please see the details in the calendar below. Many of the hosting locations have discounted group rates available when you mention Mud Hole.

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 passiontate 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.

Cancellations made 30 days prior to the class date are eligible to receive a full refund.

Cancellations made 15 to 30 days prior to class date are not eligible for a refund but may be rescheduled up to 1 time.

Cancellations made less than 15 days prior to the class date are not eligible for a refund or rescheduling. All of your class materials, including the instructional DVD will be shipped to you free of charge.

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Houston Rod Building Class

The class was outstanding. Instructors were knowledgeable and helpful. Would definitely recommend the class to anyone wanting to build a rod. Looking forward to the Fly Rod class

Houston Rod Building Class

This class was incredible. We got a ton of 1 on 1 help and instruction. The instructors were all knowledgeable skilled experts and I would recommend this to anyone. I had a great time and built a beautiful rod.

Houston Rod Building Class 2023

The class was well worth the cost.
Professional instructors with good hints & tips on building a fishing rod.
Well organized.
Appreciated the individual attention I received.

Thank you Cindy…Todd…Jesus…Buzz…Mike

P.S - the rod works great, already caught fish with it.

Thanks
John Hall

Houston Rod Building Class 2023

I really enjoyed the course, learned what I needed to know to get started and with the great instructors help my rod build was everything I had hoped for. Leaving the course with the knowledge, equipment and gear to continue building custom rods is a great experience! Highly recommended!

Houston Rod Building Class

I would recommend this class to anyone interested in learning how to build a fishing rod. Thie instructors were top-notch. They were informative, patient and fun. The value far exceeded the cost. These classes fill up fast, sign up before it's too late.

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