BUTTING your fly rod

Here's a little project which I have done yesterday.

Not all fly rod comes with a fighting butt. Some 6wt fly rod has them and some don't.

This time I am adding a fighting butt to a Redington 6wt fly rod.

First I clear the soil on the cork using sand paper. 

I was supposed to remove the butt cap only but it just wouldn't want to come out. So, the whole thing have to come out.

A hole was made on the butt cap for blank insertion to fix the fighting butt.

The fighting butt was then glued to the blank which is protruding from the butt cap.

 

The final steps is to insert the threaded shaft and nut back onto the reel seat.

And there you have it. How to DIY a fighting butt to your fly rod.