How’s that for a set of acronyms? Well, if you know what they mean, the you know what the chart is all about (if you don’t know yet, have a look here). North Fork’s itinerant graphic designer slaved for two days over hot pixels to get this thing into shape, and now it’s yours to [...]

If you got a letter like this:  And you catch a lot of these…

Gary wants to talk with you: info(at)northforkcomposites.com

Cork is a pretty amazing substance. It’s comfortable across a range of temperatures, it’s easy to hold on to, and it’s easy to shape to one’s liking. In other words, its a really good material for making rod grips. It’s also a natural material—it literally grows on trees. Of course, that means it’s a finite [...]

Part two of the Gary Loomis Story by Terry Battisti is up on Tackle Tour.

We had a friend of ours come up and shoot a little video of Gary on a number of topics. Some were decent on the first take. Others will require extensive editing. I suppose that is to be expected, our on-camera talent is a rod designer, not an actor! In this clip, Gary talks about [...]

If you are interested in a story about the history of Gary Loomis, you might check out this article:
A History by Terry Battisti

Announcing the Gary Loomis/NFC Approved Rod Builder program.
http://northforkcomposites.com/arb.html
Update: The PDF-based program application form is now available on the main NFC site. If you want to save a click, you can download the form directly from here.

One reason Gary got into this business is to help his custom rod builder friends. He wants to hear from you. If you have questions about blanks, rod making, graphite, CCA, fishing, whatever. Write them here (or email them). I’ll make sure that Gary gets as many of them answered here on Monday as he [...]

I’ve always known that Gary believes that custom rod makers are responsible for most of the new developments in rod making. One day I asked him what developments he was talking about.  He paused, and then said: “Probably everything! Split-grips, rod balancing, how to spine, enclosed handles, reel seats, the graphite trigger, Robert’s wrap…”
Just thought [...]

It’s no secret that we are huge fans of CCA out here in the Pacific Northwest. Gary is a one man wrecking crew when it comes to fish policy. And although North Fork Composites isn’t up to full capacity, we’ve made the commitment to do our part.
At every CCA PNW banquet, there will be a [...]

Gary has been making graphite rod blanks for 35 years. To celebrate each of those years, the first 35 of each of our models produced during the current year will be commemorative editions, and will carry a special gold-ink decal (thus the oh-so-clever golden ticket reference).
While we’re happy that a number of these blanks [...]