Monsterfishin, it wasnt easy. Ive searched and searched and searched and it appears that you pretty much have to buy the stuff in bulk, and its not cheap at all. For the most part, every site Ive found that sells it, it would cost about the same (sold by the foot) to buy it and make one, as it would to just buy the $5 ones from BPS, or call this Ernie fellow mentioned above….I did Finally find 1 website that sells it cheap enough by the foot, that I think I can make me some for about half what it would cost to buy them. However, until I got some of the material and checked it out, I cant say for sure its the exact same thing people like BPS and rodsox, etc… are using for theirs.13 PIV w/ 200 MercIG: WarriorRiverCustomRods