One of the benefits of having a custom rod made is picking the best handle combination for the way you fish. Whether it’s cork, burl, shrink tube, EVA, or carbon fiber grips to match your standard, trigger, aluminum, painted or ergonomic reel seat, there’s no shortage of options for your build. The right handle/seat will help to balance the rod and reel in your hand, allowing you to reduce fatigue, fish longer, and detect more bites…. hopefully resulting in more fish! We rece

It’s quite the compliment when I go to deliver rods to my friends at Saltwaters Tackle and I watch those rods leave the shop before I do. It’s happened at least 3 times over the past year and will never get old to me! I’m happy to share I’ve been working with the guys to keep a mix of custom rods in stock throughout the season. As of Sunday, they have painted and gloss finish snap jig rods, Seeker wire line & trolling rods, and ODM Evolution surf rods (9ft, 10ft, and 11ft wit

Over the past few years, Fiberstar Composites has become a popular surf rod choice for anglers along the East Coast. Without question, the most commonly asked about model is the MB1327, also known as the "Montauk Marauder". This blank was designed to handle the variety of conditions and plugs that are associated with fishing in Montauk...One minute you can be casting a 3oz pencil popper on a sand beach, the next could require a 3/4oz bucktail to be gently casted 40 feet in fr

I was happy to deliver another CTS Vapor Trail to a repeat customer in Martha's Vineyard recently. Modeled after another Vapor Trail I made for him in 2015, this build features Fuji Silicone Carbide K guides, Infinity style shrink tube grips, and a Star/Snowflake decorative wrap. The rod will be used extensively this fall in the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby; I hope it puts a winner on the sand for you Ned! The CTS Vapor Trail blanks represent some of the li

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