The lighter the rod the more sensitive it's gonna be. The energy travels through the blank better. Great info.

Your family and friends and fans have every reason to be proud of you working hard to accomplish your dreams!!! Never forget what that last stop and those last casts at your James River tournament meant to your results...always fish hard start to finish...look forward to seeing you fish the Classic !!!

That’s so legit man. I wish I had the time and money to learn how to build rods myself

Thoroughly enjoyed this video, Kyle. Great stuff! If you ever decided to do giveaways, these rods would be hot items, sorta like a tennis player giving his racquets to fan, something people would love as a keepsake.

Half ounce drill bit haha you a true fisherman buddy

Thanks for sharing that. I learned a few things. I just started building rods for myself also. Best wishes for your tournaments.

Can’t wait to see the boat.

Dude I love this Channel, and Im sure I watched you gamble on tv professionally. Im stoked you are a Pro Bass Fisherman. Just a really cool well done channel, thanks a million.

I'll give you some old man advice if you will take it. Use whatever you feel like if the two Port liquid works best for you then use it. Have a good day and keep up the good work

Awesome video man, I'm envious of your patience and knowledge of fishing.

I love your story man and I love the new perspective all us young guys are getting on our classic bass fishing deal

Another great vid! Great explanation without over complicating it.

Awesome Good luck this year 👍

first rod building vid ive seen...thanks for sharing! Good luck this season...cant wait to watch all the videos coming

I can't wait to cheer you on this new adventure, hope one day you will have your on brand of custom rods to sell, you are ahead of the game my man by qualifying for the Elites, Scott Martin is fishing the opens like you were last year!

Awesome video Kyle. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you very much.

Great looking rods....great organization and well conceived...great idea to build a few spares !!! I have been watching your videos and I'm convinced that you have the passion and skills to accomplish your dreams!!! Wishing you tight lines and big bags!!!

Great your building your own rods 363 👍 you cant beat that 👊

Bagus sekali untuk edukasi bagi yang ingin memulai belajar...

Them some fine lookin rods man, stoked to see you load up on some big ones. We rooting for you brother, this is your year!

Great job

Great video thanks Kyle 👍

Rods looked good,nice work, ant wait to see them in action,I know your ready to

Some great info.. always been curious about building rods

My oldest boy wants to make his own rod, thanks for the great video I am subscribing so we can keep up with your work.

Name looks good on that Ranger. Impressive Rods man.......good luck this year ......make it happen

One of these rods will pull in a 10lb bass in FL I'm betting LOL. Glad I got to see that monster up on stage with you today.

looks great

Great video!once you build your own your hooked/never buy another off the shelf rod.Really enjoyed this god bless.

thanks amigo for the info! ordered all my stuff definitely good content to get started!

Super light, cork grips . . thumbs way up! Cooking show . . lol Great vid!

Great job on building those rods! I am about to start building rods myself and I live in Alabama. Love to pull in some big spots on Lake Jordan and Martin. Hope my rods turn out as well as yours. I will be retiring from the military, but still pretty young so I want something to help keep me busy. Best of luck to you and hope you whoop some tail in the tournaments you fish. Keep charging forward and keep up the good work! Love the style of rods that you built also.

Thats what's up man..getting ready to put in work!

Great vid Kyle and can’t wait to follow you this year bud !!! Good Luck !!

Only way to go when you know what you want. About to get started on my XRAY blanks I got half off!

Nice video, I never knew so much goes into building a rod! Learned something knew today. Good luck can’t way to see you slay em!

Video is top notch keep up the good work who know one day you will have your own little shop right in the open area,build a 20ft shed & your in business ma boy...good luck

Great looking rods.. Good luck this year.. Bring some money back to Chattanooga

Amazing! How I wish to have one of that kind.

I really wanted to buy a $200 rod just to see how good it was. I wrapped one for $150ish and its great. much rather wrap my own. there's a good spacing tool from acid rods.

Have you had a brush start coming apart on you yet? The way you are applying the wrapping epoxy you will most likely pull the hairs out of the brush. Other than that you are really producing product so way to go. You can get a cleaner cut in the thread if you hold more tension on it, it will pull the cut end under the overwraps. At this point you probably have built a hundred rods or more and you are perfecting it. Those Point Blank blanks are really good for bass casting rods. Good luck and keep up the work.

I love the rods what kind of blank are you using ? It'd be great to get the number and wait thanks

Nice work. I've heard a lot of guys say that mixing your epoxy on foil gets you some extra working time.

Half Oz drill bit gotta get one of those lmao

Great video!! What point blank blanks do you like best for 1/2 ounce jigs?

Good to know!

Badass man!!

Great video! Hey Kyle what is a ballpark figure you have in each rod you built? Not counting the equipment to build just blank , cork , reel seat and guides!

What are the blanks that your useing. Great videos

Hey I really like the video!!! Where do you buy the blanks to build the rod's???

Man I want a custom KW rod

Sick!

Nice

God bos👍👍👍

I’m late as all get out but just found the channel but u can tell your mind was on fishing brow win u start using a 1/2 oz drill bit instead of a 1/2” inch bit LMAO but can’t say anything I build GO DEVIL motors every day for GO DEVIL up in Baton Rouge LA the long tails and SD but I manly build the new FNR motor we have so I now how it is main one is win someone instead of use a 12 mm it’s use a 12 ga socket to take something off keep up the good work

Where do you get your rod blanks, parts, and building supplies

I can tell where your mind is..you said “1/2oz drill bit” lol good luck this year bro!

Have you any input on finding the spine?

awesome video man ! i would like to get into this as well. could you tell me the blanks you used ? looking for something super light with awesome sensitivity. (comparable to NRX)

Great job do you make rods for people

You ever try a Winn grip? I have a Winn split grip alps reel seat point blank mh 703 that I'm about to wrap this week . First point blank rod and first time using Winn grips

Could you build a fiberglass blank catfish rod in a video that would be super cool if you catfish

Hey man what brand blanks do you use? I fish with the Highschool bass nation and I am Thinking about getting into rod building.

Where did you get your blanks at? I’m lookin into makin rods and to get the best bang for my buck.

Hey man how much does it cost roughly per rod with guides and everything? Thanks your awesome to watch! Learn a lot.

How much does it cost to put one together?

Haha I’ll use this half ounce drill bit 😂 tell your a angler

How much would u charge for something like one of those cork ones?

Hi Kyle, new subscriber here so I apologize if you already did this. In your information section you say that Point Blank is on of your favorite equipment to use. I have been considering getting into rod building and was wondering if you could do a video on why you chose Point Blank. I was looking at using the St Croix SCV modulus as I've been happy with their rods, but if there is something that stands out with Point Blank that makes them a better choice I would love to hear about it and the process you went through in choosing a manufacturer. Thanks for a great video.

Thanks for posting this. After building a dropshot rod on the Point Blank, can you give a recommendation? I'm looking at the PB701MLF and the PB691MLXF. Can either of these handle regular sized jerkbaits? I do more casting than vertical dropshotting. Thanks!

What blanks are you using to build your rods, I might have missed that and if anyone else caught that feel free to chime in.

Love video if you can do a more in-depth that would be nice

How are the actions on the rods. Looking for something that is stout backbone but softer tip for A Rigs and 4.8 and 5.8 keitechs using 1/2 and 3/4 oz swimbait jig heads. Any recommendations?

Great video man! Rods look great! How do they balance tho being so light? Are they tip heavy or do you fix that at the butt?

Where did you buy your rod blanks from?

Love building my own rods....i keep mine stupid simple as well!! Let us know how the hold up!!

Did u finally get rid of all your old Ducketts are sell them off but awesome very informative video

What guides do you use on your casting rods? and also what rod dryers do you have? ! want to try and make a rod myself.

Pls tell me what I need to make rods

Any discounts on point blank rod blanks .

You should do a rod give away

Where did you get your soft plastic storage bags with zipper?

Is an SK2 blank related to a K2 blank? What would you compare these 7’3 rods you made to in the production industry

Any of your old Shimano reels for sale??

Hey man, great job! Where did you buy those "empty rod's?" I would like to try make one for me and I can share results with you 🍻 👍🏻

Appreciate all of the videos Kyle. I was wondering if you could tell me exactly which reel seats, handles and caps you are using? I am actually going to build some rods myself and I notice how you build everything extra light so I'm having a difficult time figuring out exactly which Reel Seats are they lightest and I was hoping you could enlighten me. Thanks in advance.

Do you use the 73MHXF or the 73HXF for flipping 1oz TX rigs?

hook keeper wrong way round? or nah

Love the info and the step by step , some rod companies are making longer than I like butts any recommendation for cutting the blank to shorten the butt length, high speed dremel ?

How much does each rod cost for you?

What guides do you use

Can’t freaking wait! What does it cost to build those rods?

Built or assembled? I'm looking to build one from scratch.

i was getting ready to order parts for a build, how do ya know if the cork handle will fit into the real seat ? are they all standard sizing?

What’s the average cost for you building them?

What guides are you using?

I wouldnt recommend holding the cork with your hand and drilling it... might end your season pretty quick. Lol

Is that hook keeper not facing the wrong way?

I will working backstage on the St. John’s River

Those rods are awesome are you using micro or standard line guide's