Is It Time For A Custom Fishing Rod?

In the next series of blogs, we will talk about Custom Fishing Rods, the why, when and how.


There are choices beyond one’s wildest imagination when looking and testing all the rods on the rack at a sporting good store. Which one is the best? Which one will work for me? What makes that one different from all the others? These are questions we should ask. The manufacturers of fishing rods are aware of these questions too and thus the mass display of merchandise to get us excited.

Every fishing rod built will catch fish, provided it is equipped with the terminal tackle to hook the fish. When I was a kid we used willow branches with line and a hook, stuck the branch into the creek bank, baited the hook and waited for Mr. Catfish to take the stink bait. It worked. My son and daughter started fishing with a Snoopy pole, simply because it was cheap and if dropped into the water, not a big loss. They caught buckets and buckets of panfish off the dock, and then dad would clean them for fish and chips.
As we gain in fishing experience, becoming technique-specific in our attack on the species of choice, the choices seem to blur. Short rods for jigging, longer ones for live bait, swim baits, crankbaits, bouncer, trolling, and the list goes on. Fifteen years ago, one rod did it all. I still have mine and use it on occasion, as it was my favorite for a long time. I think I paid about $50, plus the reel for the outfit. Today we can still purchase rods in the $50 range. Many are available but will these rods do everything we want today? Likely not. Is it time to think custom?

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