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, ...

. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a warehouse with heavy machinery and assembly lines, but inst ...

But there is something you can look forward to in the meantime - getting your own custom-made fishing rod. That's what David Walls in Putnam County specializes in. "I've always been an avid hunter ...

Mauston fishing enthusiasts looking for a custom ... as a school teacher and football coach in Mauston. Taake made custom rods for friends and family as gifts for many years, but never thought ...

That Kistler Custom Fishing Rods is still around 25 years ... (Kistler’s other rods use blanks made elsewhere, including Japan.) The blank is essentially the spine of the rod, without the ...

It’s always nice when students can take learning out of the classroom and into the outdoors. That’s just what some juniors ...

and we made it happen.” The Southeast region of the US is a major hub of sport-fishing activity, so it’s no surprise that there are numerous people involved in building custom rods in the region. It’s ...

There are packages of line guides and jars of epoxy and cork handles stored neatly to the side — all of the components of his handcrafted, custom-made fishing rods. Lesch has been building ...