Archive for the ‘Fishing’ Category

2010 US OPEN Leader

We’re proud to share that a pro using our blanks is leading the US Open Bass tournament at Lake Meade.  Bink Desaro is on top of the board with one day left to go. Bink’s weapons of choice are built by Fetha Styx on North Fork blanks.
We’re rooting for you Bink! Good luck tomorrow!
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Coastal Field Test #7

We saved the best for last.

Coastal Field Test #6

Nice fish, not so sure about his choice of colleges, but I suppose ducks are people too. I mean, Peter went to UO and we think he’s okay.

Note to you that haven’t chosen a school yet, no UO shirt = bigger fish.

Coastal Field Test #5

Nothing better than bright fish on a St960.

Coastal Field Test #4

Hmmm.  Headed to the BBQ.

Coastal Field Testing #3

A double shot here.

Coastal Field Testing #2

Another pretty fish.

Coastal Field Testing #1

Jesse Zalonis has been staining the handles of our St 960, 961 and 962s red. Looks like he’s been pretty successful.

A First!

Our fearless and dedicated business intern, Peter Dixon, decided to find out what all this steelhead hoopla is all about. So, with a warning to dress warm and have good rain gear, I made the arrangements. Besides, a little field testing is always good and I needed to show our sticks to Charlie Johnston, a [...]

A Review from Australia

It’s always good to see our rods being used and putting smiles on folks faces. Here is a few words from our Australian distributor about some FW 702s he has been testing. I think I may need to take a trip to Australia!
Hi Jon
Thought you might like to see what sort of fish we catch [...]

Not Only Do Our Sticks Cast Well…

Here is a short video shot on the Olympic Peninsula. Jake Nelson is the star.
Jake hits some steel with a new ST 961-2(IM)

Print, Radio, and Now Video…

First we had the Tackle Tour Interview article.
Then came the Intinerent Angler Podcast.
Now, we have the story of how Gary got into rods on video.

Kistler Z-Bones Reviewed

We’re proud to be building blanks for Trey and any other rod maker that is interested in moving to blanks made in our little shop in Woodland, Washington, USA.
You can see a review here.
If you watch at the video, we don’t recommend yarding up on the middle of the blank with your off hand!

Some More Rod Testing

I was lucky enough to go fishing on Saturday with Paul Howarth, head of sales for REC, and Jesse Sampson of Small Stream Outfitters. We fished a small coastal river in search of steelhead. Despite a really rough beginning stretch involving a queasy stomach, three lost bobber rigs and continuous retying, we settled into the [...]