Hello friends! I’m happy to share that after a 12+ year career in healthcare, I’ve left corporate life to build rods full time. This has been a dream of mine for years and while there are many uncertainties in life, the biggest regrets we have are often from not taking a chance. And who better to take a chance on than yourself? First and foremost, I have been catching up on orders for some very patient (thank you) and loyal customers from the past couple of years. Whether it’

I had the pleasure of meeting John at the Ward Melville Fishing Club show back in March. After looking over my personal collection of custom fishing rods, he threw out a wild idea: an acid wrapped rod for targeting tuna and swordfish on the Helen-H offshore trips out of Hyannis, Massachusetts.  Doesn't sound so wild does it? "I want every guide a different color"...now we're talking! The pictures below are the final product; "Beatrice" starts off on a Phenix Black Diamond Hyb

After buying a pair of "demo" rods I built for Pelagic Outfitters, the customer came back and ordered two more for general purpose tuna and offshore fishing here on Long Island. These rods start off on Calstar Tackle 6455XXH blanks, trimmed to an overall length of 5’6”. Winthrop Adjusta-Butts offer the ultimate in “form and function” when it comes to custom fishing tackle. These super strong, lightweight butts have the benefit of going from a straight butt to a bent butt with

With advances in electric reels and new daytime tactics, deep drop sword fishing has been gaining in popularity from the Florida Keys to New England. I've been fortunate enough to make several deep drop rods for customers in Florida and New York, each slightly different to account for the owner's boat and fishing style. This builds starts with a Calstar fiberglass blank that was trimmed to offer a more powerful tip section while maintaining the proper action for a rod that wi