I am looking into getting started building rods. I have seen where places like Cabela's sells a "kit" but I don't know how much of that is just fluff, and how much you actually need. For instance, it seems like a drying rack is easy to build for juat a few $$$ if you can find a small motor.

Anyway, my question is what really needs to be bought versus what can be gotten cheaper outside of a kit (if that makes sense). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!