The sixth annual North Central Regional Chapter of the Custom Rod Builders Guild will meet Aug. 17-19 in Park Falls, Wis. Co-hosted by St. Croix Rods, the get-together features an exchange and sharing ...

Until you ve felt the sensation, there s no way you can know how it feels. I simply cannot convey with words how it feels to be standing in the surf with big red drum coming in all around you when ...

GRAND FORKS — In his quest for the perfect ice fishing rod, Brandon Greene says he never could find one he liked and that fit just right. So, he built one that did. And hooked a booming side venture ...

GRAND FORKS -- In his quest for the perfect ice fishing rod, Brandon Greene says he never could find one he liked and that fit just right. So, he built one that did. And hooked a booming side venture ...

In his quest for the perfect ice fishing rod, Brandon Greene says he never could find one he liked and that fit just right. So, he built one that did. And hooked a booming side venture in the process.

The man on the other end of the phone was noticeably hesitant, perhaps even a little embarrassed. He had spent 34 years in the quiet, comfortable background of the sport-fishing industry, most ...

. 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 instead I ...

The International Custom Rod Building Exposition featuring more than 100 display booths and 3,000 custom rod builders is set for Feb. 23-24 at the M.C. Benton Convention Center at Winston-Salem. The ...

If you’re the kind of person who dives headlong into hobbies, becomes obsessed, and enjoys the process of figuring out how to do things, Brady Syde is your kindred spirit. Syde is the proprietor and ...

The lights are dimming on another unforgettable SEMA Show, and the 2025 Battle of the Builders Presented by Mothers Polish is officially in the books. After a week of head-turning craftsmanship, ...

Finding your passion in life is everyone’s goal and if you’re lucky enough, you can sometimes figure it out at a young age. For Christian Bueter, he discovered that building and wrapping fishing rods ...