Clamping-with-String-Fishing-Weight Published January 4, 2013 at 340 × 445 in How to Build a Shop-Made Clamping Jig for Making Fly Fishing Rods This shop clamping jig, developed by Everett Garrison, uses upholstery string and fishing weights to bind the rod tightly together. ng wraps of upholstery thread. Glue is applied first, using a toothbrush to spread it over all six strips, which are lined up side-