A Case For A Custom Rod - Part 3 of A Series

A custom rod builder has experience to chose the right materials.

The custom rod builder’s expertise can deal with all of the necessary demands of the perfect rod. For example, guide sizing and spacing ought to change if superlines (braids, etc.) are used rather than monofilament lines. If a braided line has a smaller diameter, less memory, and much greater strength than monofilament, doesn't it make sense that the size and spacing of guides should be adjusted accordingly?

A Case For Custom-Built Fishing Rods- Part 2 of a Series

Custom Rods offer diversified opportunities. Lets explore.

Fishermen need to trust their instincts. If there is something special an angler wants in rod performance, it's easier to build it into a custom rod than try to find it in an off-the-rack rod. Fishing lines, leader materials, hooks, lures and reels also have an impact on rod design. Physical stature of the fisherperson even comes into play. It is unreasonable to expect any company or even the entire industry to keep pace with such rapid and diversified change. Where better to experiment with innovative ideas than with a custom fishing rod builder.

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A Case for A Custom Built Fishing Rod

Here is a new series talking about Custom Fishing Rods. Part 1 of a series.

Custom-built fishing rods have a lot more to offer an angler than they did 30 years ago. Once a custom-built rod was little more than a sign of affluence; now it has more to do with function. Component technology has outpaced commercial rod design and continues to do so on a regular basis.

Things are happening so fast with innovations in rod building components that rod design is now an open playground. Anglers who fish a lot know best what they want in their rods, more so than manufacturers. Innovations in rod design will necessarily come from the guys who fish the most, rather than corporate professionals trying to keep profits in line.

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Is It Time For A Custom Fishing Rod? Part #13 of a series

This post will wrap up the things we have been discussing about Custom Fishing Rods and when it is time to pick one out.

This is a quick overview….
* A custom fishing rod is as individual as you are. It will be built to your exact specifications by a professional craftsman who also loves to fish, and understands the essence of fine things.

* Building a custom rod is a process and expense that is not for everyone. But for those who cannot find that perfect rod on the shelf, custom is the way to go.

* Instant gratification it is not, as time is necessary to put together all the parts to the exact specifications. If the builder had your rod already completed and in his inventory, it would not be a custom rod at all, but rather a manufactured rod, much like a factory rod… one that looks the same as the one next to it.

* Once you sample the pleasure of fishing with a rod built for you, the allure and satisfaction it provides is difficult to deny without coming back for more.


Kris Kristufek builds award winning functional custom fishing rods “As Individual As You Are.” At LakeLady Custom Rods, he offers handcrafted fishing tools that are custom-fitted to your individual measurements. Using premium blanks and components, each rod is crafted with care, distinction and attention to detail, creating a unique fishing rod for the discriminating fisherperson.

LakeLady Rods was founded in 1998 as a cottage industry in the lake country at Breezy Point, MN. Kris Kristufek is a Certified Professional Rod Builder by the Custom Rod Builders Guild, Inc. He has built over 1,500 custom fishing rods.
Check out LakeLady Rods at www.lakeladyrods.com

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