OK I know this is a little off but the board seems slow today. I was curious as to the most common geographical location of builders. It appears that the majority of the builders here are from the Coast be it West or East. California seems to pop up a lot.
Myself , I am from Indiana just ten minutes south of Lake Michigan.
Not totally landlocked!!!
Mark Schulte

I'm from Lockport, NY which is just north of Buffalo. Yes...You can actually be north of Buffalo!!!

I've seen a few post from here in houston. Gotta have something to do in the evenings when I can't make it through traffic to get to the water!

Amarillo, Texas (center of the Pahnahdle and closer to LA than Houston)

I'm in Canada - yes you can actually be north of Buffalo!Of course you can be in Canada and be south of Buffalo.

Andy Snedden

That is true. Canada is due south from Detroit. Anyways...At least we are known for many things in the Buffalo area...Snow by the yards, instead of feet, great salmon and trout fishing, one of the world's greatest smallmouth fisheries, ice fishing opportunities galore, etc, etc.

I can give you the states that have the greatest concentrations of rod builders, at least as far as the mailing list from RodMaker Magazine is concerned.

1. Florida
2. North Carolina
3. California
4. Texas

From there it's a toss up with fairly good concentrations in the New England, Midwestern and NorthWest areas.

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South Florida, 15 min. from my boat on the southern shore of Lake Okeechobee........Do you guys in Buffalo really have to drill a hole in the water to go fishing in the winter...... :-)

Ray Alston

I am from Fargo ND, a new builder, and needed something to do in the winter evenings. It has been the most addicting thing I have done in a long time. Very enjoyable.

Almost the geographical center of South Carolina, about 5 minutes SE of it, St Matthews, SC
Very close to Santee-Cooper, Lake Murray, and about 1 1/2 hrs from the coast.

central Wisconsin where the state bird is the mosquito and the state
meal is brats, cheese, and beer.
Buzz Butters

Tampa, Florida and the Tarpon have showed up!

Far Southern New Jersey 2 minutes to Delaware Bay 10 Min. or less to the Ocean at Cape May (Striperland)

New rod builder but long time fisherman. Rohnert Park in Northern Califiornia. 1 1/4 hrs from lunkerville Clear Lake, 30 minutes from the coast. And you have to love the Salmon and Steelhead runs up north.
P.S. Tom I love the magazine and the web site. Thanks.

I'm from southern Connecticut!!!

Anchorage Alaska. Looking forward to the start of the King run.

I'm in Huntington Beach California. That's Just south of Los Angeles. 30 minutes from Disney Land and about 8 minutes to the beach from my house......Jim

Wilmington Illlinois, just 10 miles south or so from the famous Joliet prison, near the banks of the Kankakee River, known for smallmouth, the state record walleye, and full of catfish and rock bass. There are also three cooling lakes within an hours drive. Bob Vasko

Portland Oregon, Where we have Salmon runing right through downtown at the moment. gotta love the Northwest!

I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I'm surprised I haven't heard anyone else chime in from PA. I know Gudebrod and Clemens both (among others) are located in the state. Anyone out there near me here?

Rick
rkoontz@andrew.cmu.edu