Making a "New" Two Piece Baitcaster

[mosquito13]

Got to fish with a friends new St Croix Legend Xtreme .  Best rod I have ever thrown with ... But not in my budget even with a her employee discount. Still nothing like factory warranty returns! Picked up a couple broken ones and going to make a two piece out of the two . 
  

[Juan]

Good luck. Those are sweet rods. Pricey but sweet. I've seen a few used ones on eBay under $200 but eBay scares me.

[mosquito13]

If it all works out, be a 7'6" med heavy  and about $100 bucks into it.  Got a Shimano Curado Dc for xmas and needed a rod to match it to. Think I will go with yellow thread(rod blank is green) and make it a Packer themed . The factory grinds the rods label off and need to cover that mess. No life time warranty ... Going one piece couldn't find any ferrules I liked.

[mosquito13]

Well it is finished . Green Bay Packer tribute.  Ended up making a 8' one piece , real happy with the splice and wrapping. Casts a country mile with nice predictable load . 13 micro guides. Taking to the glades next week to fish some canals along Alligator Alley on 41. Put a revo sx from another rod on it for now.
 

[Juan]

Nice. I like. emthup I use mostly 7'6" but have a 9' I'll throw now and then. I think the longer rods have more action but they're a bit@h to carry. You get your rod build and repair stuff from Mud Hole?

[mosquito13]

No buddy does it. I use his stuff and roller.