Rod building class – near Cedar Rapids

Attention folks – we are holding a G. Loomis or St. Croix spinning rod building class near Cedar Rapids. The classes will be held at Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center near Toddville on February 8,15, & 22 from 6:30-9:30 pm. Class is being taught by Greg Buckendahl of Bend River Fishing Tackle with other experienced builders on hand to help out as well. We are supplying the materials but you will choose what blank you want to build – price varies depending on your choice. Contact me for more information at [email protected] Our deadline to pre-register and pay is coming up quickly so don’t hesitate to contact me soon if you have questions. Great opportunity to learn the craft with experienced help on hand to guide you. This is our fifth year holding the class and we could use a few more folks to fill out the class roster. Chuckles

I took the rod-building course last year, and I feel a word of caution is indicated… it damn near ruined my life. Understand a few things- 1) after taking the course you will never buy another rod in your life- you will build your own, and more importantly, 2) sadly, rod-building is truely addicting, and I am afraid that there is no known cure.
So go ahead- please sign up- the more rod-building addicts we have in Iowa, the sooner I can get a self-help group up and running for rod-building addicts such as myself….