Custom Rod Builder

[bullcanyon]

Gary's new company is Edge Rods.  They are out of this world nice, but darn expensive. 

[TheHunt]

Gary's new company is Edge Rods.  They are out of this world nice, but darn expensive.

So North Fork Composites is dead or did he sell it? 

I see lots of people that sell North Fork Composite rods as Gary's company.  I am not sure Gary is a spokes person to sell more rods or if he is actually the owner of the rod company.  Did you ask the question at the Edge Rod booth at the Sportsmen show? 

[Button Nubbs]

The best rod I own is a casting rod for steel/salmon custom made by my brother.  (mallard79) Absolutely beautiful rod, forest green with deep blue wraps.  Strongly suggest Rainshadow blanks.  I hooked into a 20# class silver on the OP years ago that immediately took off up river and slammed the rod against a 90 angle cement bridge pillar, bent completely around it until I gained control of the fish pulled it off and landed it (barely a scratch in the rod).  That was just one of the countless fish that I landed before and since on that rod.

Personally I have had great experience with Rainshadow and heard really nothing bad about their blanks.  So wether you dicide to make one yourself or have another do it for you, I would definitely take a look at Rainshadow.

I wad witness to this! Hahahaha. Ill never forget that.

[fishcrazy]

out of at least 20 rods I own, all but 5 are Rainshadow. The other 5 are Rogue.

Can't say enough about Rainshadow rods but I do prefer my Rogue plug rods over my rainshadow plug rods.

I've been kicking around buying my dad everything to get started building rods. Maybe for his birthday someday. I'm needing a couple dozen more rods built.

Kris

[ML_Hunter]

Gary's new company is Edge Rods.  They are out of this world nice, but darn expensive.

So North Fork Composites is dead or did he sell it? 

I see lots of people that sell North Fork Composite rods as Gary's company.  I am not sure Gary is a spokes person to sell more rods or if he is actually the owner of the rod company.  Did you ask the question at the Edge Rod booth at the Sportsmen show?

All Edge Rods are made from North Fork Composites blanks. They are the same company, but more so different divisions under the same umbrella, both of which owned by Loomis.
http://northforkcomposites.com/
http://www.edgerods.com/catalog/rods/salmonsteelhead