Top 3 ways to learn to build fishing rods: #1 is attending a Mud Hole Rod Building Workshop Class. Here you’ll learn from our 6 instructors with over 160 years combined building rods. You’ll walk away with a rod you built with your name on it and the supplies to build more rods! #2 is to watch the “Rod Building 101” series on our YouTube. This walks you through every step of building a rod and helps with what is needed to build. #3 is to get the “How to Build a Custom Fishing Rod” book by itself