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Part of our  goal is to provide exceptional service to our customers.  As a part of that service, we feel it is in our own best interest, as well as the best interests of our customers, to provide recommendations of specific books and materials that we have found to be helpful.  Amazon.com, is consistantly competitive in book prices (10-40% off suggested list prices on selected titles), and their service has been very good.

Please check our site for current recommendations, and then click on the link to order them directly from Amazon.com.  We will only link to items that we feel are particularly good sources of information, and also good values.   In addition we have linked to some other books and products we feel might be of interest.  It is our hope that you, our customers, will appreciate our assistance, and return to our site often to check out new offerings.

To find more information on these specific titles, either click on the picture or on the "order this book" link.  Once on the Amazon page, you can click the "BACK" button on your browser to return to this page.

Rod Building Books                           Rigging Books                            Fishing/Weather Related Book

Rod Building Books

advrod.gif (6223 bytes)In our opinion, Advanced Custom Rod Building is the best all around book on building custom fishing rods.  This book covers it all - from selecting and splining your blank, to decorative finishes.  There is even a section on weaving!  If you want one book that covers it all, this is it!

Order Advanced Custom Rod Building for up to 30% off the suggested list price!

clemens1.jpg (3842 bytes)Fiberglass Rod Making is Dale Clemens' original book on rod making.  While it is not as complete ate Advanced Custom Rod Making, this book is still a good choice for the beginning rod builder, and at about half the price...

Order Fiberglass Rod Making, by Dale Clemens, for up to 30% off the suggested list price!  

thrd_art.jpg (2478 bytes)Custom Rod Thread Art, by Dale Clemens, is a collection of designs, from simple, to complex.  This book covers, in detail, the process of layout and design, including graduated layouts for tapered blanks. Color photos are included of most designs, and this book also covers basic weaving.

Order Custom Rod Thread Artt for up to 30% off the suggested list price!

hc_fly.jpg (2818 bytes)Handcrafting a Graphite Fly Rod, by Tony Oswald, is an easy to follow guide to building a graphite fly rod.  This text includes clear instructions, and helpful photos, making it useful addition to the custom rod builder's library.

 

Order Handcrafting a Graphite Fly Rodt for up to 30% off the suggested list price!

This book contains everything to guide the beginning rod builder, from selecting a blank to finishing.  This book is our recommended first step in learning to build your own custom rods or perform simple rod repairs

Flexcoat Step By Step Rod Building:  This book is not available through Amazon, but you can order direct from us.

$4.95 + $3.50 S&H

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Fishing & Weather Books

   
 

Makolin.bmp (536318 bytes)Orvis Fly-Fishing School Video (NEW) Just released this february, this video provides the opportunity to get a taste of the Orvis Fly Fishing school. 

Order Orvis Fly Fishing School Video for up to 30% off the suggested list price! (click the link for details)
Mako's Video Pick

fatal strom.gif (11655 bytes)We have included this book for our anglers who are interested in the weather, and personal accounts of those who survive them.  This book is an account of the 1998 Sidney-Hobart Sailboat race, during which a massive low-pressure system generated gale force winds, and resulted in the worst sailing disaster in history. Over 50 sailors were rescued under near-impossible circumstances. Seven died, and five boats sank.
Fishing the Flats (Salt Water Sportsman Library)
by Mark Sosin, Lefty Kreh

List Price: $16.95
Our Price: $13.56

You Save: $3.39 (20%)

Paperback - 160 pages Reprint edition (December 1988)
The Lyons Press; ISBN: 0941130657

perfectstorm.gif (10776 bytes)The Perfect Storm is the tale of a doomed ship caught in the middle of what some meteorologists have called the storm of the century. At its heart is a gripping narrative about struggling for survival in a tempest of ferocious winds and 100-foot waves. But rookie author Sebastian Junger does more than simply spin a good yarn. His account of how fishermen ply their trade and lead their lives in the 1990s is fascinating. The same goes for his descriptions of storm formation, wave physics, and the terror of drowning.

 

Rigging Books

bait_r_t.jpg (5227 bytes)Bait, Rigs & Tackle, by Vic Dunaway, is one of the most complete books on rigging.  This book covers everything from simple knots for tying hooks to leader, to rigging baits for trolling.  This book is a "must have" for every angler.

Order Baits, Rigs, and Tackle  for up to 30% off the suggested list price! (click the link for details)

 

fishknot.jpg (2335 bytes)Fishermen's Knots, Fishing Rigs and How to Use Them (Bob McNally's Complete Books)
by Bob McNally

Our Price: $16.95

Paperback - 305 pages Revised edition (May 1995)

Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title.


 

 



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