2026 Fall Rod Building Workshop

Rod Building Workshop

One GGACC rod building workshop is being offered this fall for current club members consisting of six meetings, held at the clubhouse one evening a week over the course of 8 weeks.  Meetings will be held from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday save for Nov 24th on a Tuesday.  Each meeting will cover different aspects of rod building and you'll apply what you learn to the rod blank you're building at that meeting and at home between meetings.

Topics include:  choosing a rod blank and components; assembling and gluing up real seats, aligning rod sections, constructing cork grips, preparing and wrapping guides, and coating guide thread wraps.

Supplies: Participants must supply a graphite or fiberglass rod blank, reel seat, cork, guides, thread, thread finish and some simple tools (razor blade,masking tape, glue, etc...list will be provided).  This workshop is geared toward building single-handed fiberglass and graphite fly rods only, from all new materials.  Rod repair or rod reconditioning services are not offered here.  The club supplies rod wrapping jigs and rod drying motor that you will take home between meetings.

Online enrollment will begin at 8:00 AM on Oct 11 on the Events Calendar at www.ggacc.org.  This class can accommodate only six spaces and fills up quickly.

The first workshop will begin on Oct. 14th.  

Costs: $ 45

Cancellation Policy:  There are no refunds.  In the event that a member is, for any reason, unable to attend, he may resell his slot to another GGACC member (by first pulling from the waitlist if one exists).  It is the sole responsibility of the member to manage this transaction.  This is not the responsibility of the leader but I'll be happy to work with you on finding a replacement.

Mark Johann - rodbuilding@ggacc.org