Tom Smithwick, who moved to Shippensburg several years ago, builds bamboo fly rods. A couple weeks ago, he found three bamboo rod blanks and offered ... First we cut pieces of wood for the reel ...

Just like open water fishing, success on hard water requires using ... will be flexed by far less weight than would cause a medium or heavy power rod to bend. The typical lure weights listed on the ...

Every other rod in the test made the cut because it excels in ... heavy/extra fast for this test. This blank has proven to be a fantastic power fishing rod for spinnerbaits, bladed jigs, swim ...

It was all an accident. A customer wanted Ed to build him a fishing net that matched his set of custom-wrapped rods, so Ed cut off the tip from a heavy saltwater rod blank to use for the net handle.

This beautiful bass shows the power of a well-chosen rod and reel combo, proving you don’t need to spend over your budget to to find fishing success ... Better rod blank materials, engineering ...