Maine Fly Company builds off-the-shelf and custom fly rods by hand in Maine, USA. Here's a look at how they do it. Print Subscription-$35 for the Best Field & Stream Stories · Subscribe Today ...

Now, with ARC Fly Rods, the business owners say their plan is to not only sell high-quality bamboo product, but also host workshops in which customers can create their own.

Most of us don't give much thought to fly rod grips. We take what is there and use it. My 4 weight fly rod has a different grip than my 8 weight, but why?

PJ’s Fine Bamboo Rods will open its first brick-and-mortar store in Pagosa Springs on Oct. 8. The custom fly rod maker has been servicing Southwest Colorado with its e-commerce business since ...

Zack’s Custom Rods started in a basement with a 10 year old and a dream – now it’s a million dollar business. Zack and his team hand build thousands of fishing rods every year in Westport ...

Making a bamboo drift boat is just like making a bamboo fly rod – times 10. “Instead of 700 hours, this is about 70 hours,” Ron Knowles said of the handmade fishing gear he makes at his home ...

Kistler Custom Fishing Rods was founded in a garage by an Army veteran 25 years ago. ... The Bakk Series Fly Rod is a saltwater-style rod designed for heavy lines. Photograph by Jeff Wilson.

He broke his favorite fly rod while fishing out west some 25 years ago, which prompted her to take classes and build him a new one. Things blossomed from there. Custom rods take time ...

If you want ultimate protection for your fly rods, leave them in their tubes – they’re custom-built to keep your rod safe. But when you fish a lot, putting together and breaking down your rod ...

Bartz, who owns one of the Sobieniaks’s custom-made fly rods, said Sobieniak became well-known for buying, repairing and selling pre-owned bamboo rods. “He was very interested in the history ...