I am lucky enough to have a great group of friends who pitched in and bought a custom rod for me to show their gratitude for running our local fishing league. All of us have to make excuses to put more time on the water. My friends and I took it to another level and make it a weekly excuse most of the summer.

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  Once I realized the difference between a store-bought rod and a custom rod, I knew I needed to share it. I started by building rods for my father and father-in-law for Father's Day back in 2013. By the end of the summer, I was asked numerous times to replicate rods that were either discontinued or too expensive to own many. Before I knew it, I was up to my eyeballs in blanks, cork, guides, epoxy and scouring the internet for new methods and designs.