These custom rods were built especially for my nephew's kids! (6 and 10) They were a part of the process from start to finish—picking out their own custom colors and hands-on hydro dipping the blanks to make them truly unique. They picked out the stickers and I arranged them.
Build Specs:
Base Blank: Mud Hole Custom Tackle Color Series (6'0")
Custom Length: Cut down to a perfect, kid-friendly 4.5'
Real: Built for Zebco 33 micro spincast trigger. This will give them the ease of a spincast but rod and guild layout allowing them to use a regular spinning real in the future.
Rod Blank: Mud Hole Color Series Rod Blanks (6'0")
6' rod cut down to 4' 5"
SKU: IS601L-NBL
SKU: IS601L-TL
Reel: Zebco 33 Micro-Trigger Spincast Reel
Note: This specific triggerspin reel mounts on the underside of a rod (like a standard spinning reel) but utilizes an easy-to-use casting trigger.
Reel Seat: Standard spinning reel seat (sized to match the blank's butt outer diameter). Mud Hole Color Series Spinning Reel Seat
Grips: American Tackle 2-Tone Split Grip Kits for Spinning Rods
Guide Train: American Tackle SSR Concept Style Spinning Guide Kits
Hydro-Dipping Supplies: Magic Marble Swirling Paints – Easy Marbling with Tap Water (1oz Bottles).
Used 3 colors for each dip ~8 colors used
Build cost for 1 rod:
Blank 30.00
Seat 11.50
Grip 25.60
Guides 12.40
Total $52.50
Misc.
Real 35.00
Paint $15 ea x3