Freshly completed and soon to be shipped to a customer in Bothell, Wa. This rod is one classy looking build. This rod is ready to bring some fish to the net!

St. Croix SCV 9’6″ 8-17# forest green pearl blank. American Tackle Titanium Frame Ring Lock Guides, Fuji Titanium SIC tip, Fuji ACSM blank through reel seat, split grip cork handle design, Titanium colored aluminum winding checks, rubber butt cap, and steelhead decal. Wrapped with copper metallic main with forest green metallic trim which compliments this awesome blank very nicely!

American Tackle Titanium Frame Ring Lock Guides, wrapped in copper metallic with forest green metallic trim

Rubber butt cap, titanium colored aluminum winding checks to compliment the guide frames

Split grip cork handle design

Steelhead decal

The customer also added a dozen Reel Tech Steelhead jigs to his order. The Steelhead in his neck of the woods are in trouble 🙂

Tight lines, bent rods, and screaming drags to all!

Fresh off the dryer, an absolutely beautiful saltwater custom for a happy customer. Greg will be taking this rod to Bahía Asunción in Baja later this week, and wanted the rod to be dubbed “The Fish Slayer”.. This rod will be one Yo-Yo Jig
ging, dropper looping, and live bait fly lining workhorse. He will pair this rod with a Shimano TLD 20II which I just overhauled for him. CANT WAIT to see the action photos of this thing with a severe arc in it! 🙂 Go get em’ Greg!!

Calstar T670H 7′ 30-80# tan colored blank, Fuji DPSH Reel Seat, 10″ tapered hypalon foregrip, 10″ rear hypalon, Braced Carbide Ring guides, Double Wrapped in Metallic Purple, Hot Pink, Fuschia, and Metallic Black.

Braced Carbide Ring Guides, Double Wrapped in Metallic Purple, Hot Pink, Fuschia, and Metallic Black.

Aftco aluminum Gimball (protective cover removed for photo) This gives the angler the option of using a gimbal pin in his rod belt, depending on his needs. A great option to be able to have.

Tight Lines and Bent Rods to ALL!!

Another custom done and on its way to the coast to the happy owner. This rod will be put into action upon its arrival, and will see lots of it.

Rogue SS963 9’6″ 4-8″ blank, American Tackle A-Frame Ring Lock Spinning Guides, American Tackle AERO Comfort Reel Seat, carbon fiber split grip design, wrapped with green main wraps and green/silver metallic twist trim. SWEET!!

Split grip carbon fiber handle, American Tackle AERO comfort reel seat:

American Tackle A-Frame Nanolite Ring Lock Spinning Guides – Green wrap with green/silver metallic twist trim. Very nice!

Keep em’ BENT!!

Custom delivered to Jon Geyer of Jon Geyer’s Guide Service, and within a day of its delivery, has already been responsible for bringing several summer steelhead to the net. This rod will see an unbelievable amount of use being in his boat.

Rogue SS963 9’6″ 4-8″ blank, REC Black Pearl Titanium Guides, American Tackle AERO Comfort Reel Seat, carbon fiber split grip design, wrapped with purple main wraps and hot pink trim finished with glitter epoxy. The custom pink and purple marbling done on the rear split grip area really gives this rod character. AWESEOME!

REC Black Pearl Titanium Spinning Guides – Lightweight, indestructible perfection:

Purple and pink marbling with glitter epoxy done in split grip area – truly CUSTOM !

Already tested and approved!!:

Tight Lines and Screaming Drags to ALL!!

Refurbished an old Fenwick glass salmon rod for a customer. I Removed the old worn out wire framed guides and replaced with new American Tackle Ring Lock Guides. The Stunning neon green with neon orange trim is a real eye catcher too. A hook keeper was also added by customers request as the rod did not have one.

This rod is ready to be put back into service….it is going to be a fantastic Kwikfish rod 🙂

Tight Lines!

Another complete custom salmon rod headed to a happy customer.

Rogue SM 827 8’2″ 12-25# blank, Fuji ECSM blank through Reel Seat, Fuji Alconite Casting Guides, Full Length Carbon Fiber Handle, wrapped in Turquoise with silver trim, Chinook Decal.

Fuji Alconite Guides wrapped in turquoise with silver trim:

Tight Lines!

Reel Tech Custom Salmon Rod ready for delivery! This one came out great, and the gal who gets it is going to love it 🙂

Rogue SM 827 8’2″ 12-25# blank, Fuji ECSM blank through Reel Seat, American Tackle Ring Lock Holographic Guides, Full Length Carbon Fiber Handle, wrapped in Fl Pink with Fl orange trim, Chinook Decal..SWEET!!

American Tackle Ring Lock Holographic Casting Guides – perfect with the Fl pink and Fl orange wraps !

I know this rod will be put to good use, and not only a great fish catcher, but an eye catcher as well!!

Tight Lines and Bent Rods my friends!!

Some more photos of recent times fishing for fall Chinook on the Rogue River. Some great anglers putting some more mileage on their Reel Tech Customs 🙂

Jon Geyer of Jon Geyer’s Guide Service with a very happy customer putting the wood to a Chinook with a custom 10’6″ salmon rod:

George Freitas expertly coaxing some salmon to the net:

Custom beauty gets the job done 🙂

Keep the line tight and a bend in the rod 🙂

Some recent photos of some Reel Tech Custom Salmon and Steelhead Rods doing their job. Being a gear junkie, I love the on the water photos of gear in its element, doing what its supposed to do. 🙂

A pair of Reel Tech Custom Salmon Rods in the holder waiting to bend:

Barry Filippone putting the wood to a Chinook with his Reel Tech Custom:

Me putting a 9’6″ 4-8# Reel Tech Custom through its paces on a fish 🙂

Tight lines and Bent Rods !