In your opinions what makes a rod custom?im just curious how other people define it.i personally believe that if a person comes to you for a rod it's custom as they couldn't get what they wanted at a store no matter how flashy or utilitarian it is.my builds are the latter category with little touches

Hi,

This has been discussed many times. My bottom line is what the customer calls it. Customers think all different things.

Don't they say the customer is always right?

Capt Neil Faulkner



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2013 05:50PM by Capt Neil Faulkner.

I don't think you want to open that can of worms again but since you did...... Most (not all) agree that a"custom" rod is built for a specific person for a specific need. Weather that need is a particular type of fishing or a particular look to a rod. It is ordered by one person and built by another. If a rod is hand crafted ahead of time to sit on a shelf until someone buys it, is it custom or a nice hand crafted rod? I say hand crafted, but that does not mean lesser quality by any means.

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Super Tight Lines......Don

HI Mr. Arnold,

I make what I call" Custom Ordered Fishing Rod ", That is a rod .1 you can"t buy on line ' 2 you can't buy at a tackle shop off the rod rack. When you buy a rod from me, you must pick all the components from my catalog, that is 7 to 10 parts, I will spend what ever time it takes,to help you get to a rod YOU want. This can take 1 hr or more , the last rod I made took about 4 hrs. for him to pick out,(with my help) took me 5 days to build, and 8.hrs.to cure out
YOU'R money YOU'R way . With my help if you need it!
Now I do it that way. You Get what you want.

Need a CUSTOM ROD .. Lets Meetup ,Call me so we can plan a set down to make a plan.

LINEGRABBER CUSTOM RODS 1-706-652-3409 Maysville GA.

What is life without fishing ?

Richard Curry you just made me crave burger king lol :)

to me custom is taking the blank you want and adding whichever parts you want i call this customer because im only making one like this that fits the person perfectly...im not making 300 just like this one...well if you want 300 of them haha

If the order spec card has a name on it prior to the build then its custom. If the order card is for a reseller then its a stock rod imho. Both may be the same specs but both are different products mainly governed by price.

Cheers

Mark Newcombe
Old Bar NSW
Australia
markscustomfishing.com
American Tackle Pro-Staff

Thay are all hand made rods, Hand made custom rods are a specific rod built to a specific persons desires, wants and needs and that is the only difference.

Curt

This subject was hashed to death about a month ago. Do a search on the subject and find that thread.

Customs are on the Photo Page

Bill - willierods.com

Thanks to those who replied and Phil I guess I'll ask my questions elsewhere.i did a search and didn't find exactly what I was was looking for so I asked myself.maybe I've got the wrong forum here

Gaston, don't be afraid to ask your questions here....it seems a lot of people on here would rather tell other users to do a search rather than answer the questions or just ignore them.

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Super Tight Lines......Don

Thanks Don that's kinda the impression I've been getting lately if I wanted to do searches for awnsers instead of small discussions I'd just google my questions

That is kind of harsh. Some of these questions have been hashed over time and time again. Spine vs. straightest axis, spiral wrap vs. conventional, single foot vs, snake and etc. Some people are just tired of repeating themselves. Somtimes searches save both questionarres and peiple who answer a lot of time.

I don't think it's harsh at all if someone doesn't want to awnser my question then scroll on by I don't need pointed towards the search button(I know where that's at)

I use the search on this site all the time. If I can't find my answer then I will ask a question. I guess I would rather be an independent learner than spoon fed.

Well I guess we can each use the forum the way we see fit I'd just rather converse with a person than scroll threw old post.good night

Jon,


I hope I made my point. Did I do that? (L O L )

What is life without fishing ?

Richard

Yes you did And are correct it is a rod one cannot get off the shelf

But a lot of companies are building them with ideas they find on forms like this

Bill - willierods.com

In my mind a Custom Rod is any rod built by a single rod builder to the specs and likes of the buyer. You simply cannot buy a custom made rod off the shelf of a store. Another thing is I never accepted the term "hand made" as ALL rods, mass production or custom, are indeed hand made. As far as I know there is no rod making machine invented so far. So , the important value of a Custom made rod lies in the personal detailed and meticulous attention a good rod builder gives it during its building stage. Indeed I haven't up until this moment heard of any mass production Acid Wrapped rod. And the simple reason is that its construction is far too laborious and time consuming for any mass producing company to take up such a task!

Phillips Hot Rods
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I have not gotten into it but there are spiral rods How they are made I have no idea if the line is checked or the retrieve is checked to see if line goes on one side of the real and then guides adjusted ????

Microwave will probably be here or should I say on the SHELF soon ????

Bill - willierods.com