Building your own fishing rods can be a great wintertime hobby for anglers who like to work with their hands. I started building rods in the early 1970s. Back then, rods were made from fiberglass.

Steve Moran will teach students as they build their own rods in a three-session evening class starting Nov.8 at White's Outdoor. Cost: $60 plus blank and components. Preregister: 535-1875. Class size ...

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — Randy Hively has built some nice fishing rods, but he’s never built a perfect one. “That’s what keeps me building them,” said Hively, who took up the pastime 11 years ago and hasn ...