Thats right we are talking about Carbon! With American Tackle being the leader in Carbon parts and technology you know we have a special place for all things carbon. Winner of ICAST 2020's Best Fishing Accessory, the G2 Tsuka Handle System is the most advanced rod handle ever produced. While fishing rod blanks have improved through modern advances in carbon and resin systems, handles have r
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If you have not seen our new offerings for Kite blanks and kits here is a quick breakdown of some of those new products: Kite blanks: -Solid glass fiber construction -Gloss black finish -20” and 38” length options -Designed to fit AG-2 gimbal or AUB2 Uni-Butt Standard Kite rod kits: -38” Solid Glass Fiber Kite Blank -4” EVA Fore Grip -AH24M Aluminum Reel Seat -11” SB-2 Nylon Smooth
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Hey everyone we wanted to congratulate the top 3 of the 2022 International Rod Building Challenge! 1st- Danny Thomson, USA 2nd- Hoove Brieuc, Belgium 3rd- Gary Allner,Wales I have posted photos of the top 3 in my member gallery for everyone to see. We will be uploading more over the coming days.
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I appreciate the comments on this. It was a live announcement and the international press releases, and other media will be available at 1pm EST today. Thank you all that participated in the competition and followed along yesterday.
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Find out who the 2022 International Rod Building Challenge at 2pm est on the American Tackle Facebook page!
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American Tackle Co wrap up of ICRBE 2022!! We had so much fun at this event and look forward to next year! Go check it out!
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As I am fairly new to rod building I am very excited to build on these!
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all of those points are correct!
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Today in day 2 of judging the Top 10 of the 2022 International Rod Building Challenge, Todd Vivian, the Vice President of Product Development at Mudhole Custom Tackle, came in to take the time to dig into these builds. The attention to detail and overall knowledge of rod building was on display! Every time we see these we are blown away at not only the level of skill but also the amount of parti
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Today started the Top 10 Judging of the 2022 International Rod Building Challenge! Today we had Paul Sims, president of the C R B G, and Howard "Barney" Barnes, Director of Membership of the C R B G. They poured over all the top 10 and spent hours judging and scoring these amazing works of art! Stay tuned each day as more judges take time to score the largest and most participated Ro
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While at ICRBE we had all the rods for the International Rod Building Challenge! Some amazing rods were shown and I have to say this year is a step above last year! The work everyone has done is mind blowing. It was tough picking the top 10 to bring back with us to our HQ here in Oviedo, Fl. With that being said, the top 10 are stunning. We will have more photos of the rods as well as info a
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Tom, We all thank you for the work you have done for our craft. Between the show, magazine, and this forum your invaluable contribution to the rod building community can not be seen as anything other than great. From everyone at American Tackle Co and others we thank you for everything you have done!
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Thank you tom!
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But we are thrilled with how great ICRBE went! It was an amazing show! It was great to meet everyone and see the next generation builders there! We have announced the top 10 in the International Rod Building Challenge! Head over to our facebook page to see the 10 announced by Don. We are headed home tomorrow so bear with us as we get back and get through our emails. Cant wait to see everyone n
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So for my first ever ICRBE it was amazing. I have met some amazing people and builders. It is interesting how many people know each other and it felt like a family reunion. Doors opened at 8 am and it was off to the races. It was amazing hearing the outpouring of support for American Tackle products and hearing how many of you build with our stuff. We were busy right up to the end of the day
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We are all set up and ready to go for tomorrow! Meeting everyone has been awesome. The food has been really good and this town is very cool. Stop by tomorrow at the booth and say hi! We will see everyone bright and early. Also do not forget to vote for your favorite MicroWave Rod! 2x$100 Gift Cards are up for grabs for anyone that votes!
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Welp we made it! 2 gas stops, me snoring, lunch at cracker barrel, and a fun yet slightly haunted elevator ride, but we are in Winston-Salem! We cant wait to see everyone. If you are traveling here it is a bit chilly for us from Florida. We will be packing in tomorrow and getting ready for the show! Who all is here or will be here tomorrow?
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Dont worry we will! Photos and videos will be posted all weekend and we will have more stuff after!
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I second what Don has said! Here is the video we did about the install of the G2 full length handle.
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I am personally excited because this will be my first one! I have been told its a pretty fun event. I look forward to seeing some cool stuff!
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This week is a big week for us! We are headed up to the International Custom Rod Building Expo to see old friends and meet new ones! We are excited to be apart of this amazing industry. We love being apart of this show because we LOVE ROD BUILDERS AND ROD BUILDING. We understand how vital the rod building community is for the betterment and improvement of our industry. Without builders like
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Hey everyone! As you know we are headed to ICRBE this week. We will be shooting photo and video of the event to showcase how awesome ICRBE is for our craft. Part of this is interviews with builders! Stop by and answer a few questions on camera to be apart of our end of the event video! The more the better. We really want to showcase the amazing rod building community!
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The last few weeks have been non stop with the International Rod Building Challenge! With more and more rods coming in everyday I have to say there is some stiff competition. With the title of International Rod Builder Champion on the line it is only going to get better! The rods that have come in are from all over the world and this year looks to be even better than last year! We cant wait f
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Hope everyone is a having a good day! With everything going on I was wondering how many of you are headed to ICRBE this year. We are looking forward to showing off some amazing rods for the International Rod Building Challenge. We keep getting more and more rods in and wanted to make sure everyone who is going knows you can vote on the People Choice. We look forward to seeing everyone!
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From everyone here at American Tackle Co we want to say Tom has been an outstanding partner and a great person for pushing our craft further. Without him and this forum we know that the growth of this craft would not be the same. Tom, we thank you for all that you have done and wish you the best. We will see you ICRBE in a few short weeks and look forward to even more shows!
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Mike Ballard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The level of work and even ideas in this > competition is beyond belief. Top notch stuff. We have quite a few coming in and its crazy!
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It is based on many different categories and looks. Here is the Link to the International Rod Building Challenge with rules, past winners, and explanations on all of it.
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We have had some amazing rods come into American Tackle lately and I have to say yall can build some rods! We will have all of them at ICRBE for yall to see! The creativity and technique is kind of amazing. Also don't forget to vote for the people choice for the Microwave challenge at the show as well! Good luck to everyone! I will be posting some shots in the photo section of some really coo
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Awesome time with Don at ICRBE talking about Epoxy finish! We are really looking forward to seeing everyone!
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With everything happening in both the industry as well as Covid, we wanted to reassure everyone we will be there!! We understand how important ICRBE is and we are proud to be apart of an amazing industry and group of people. I personally look forward to meeting everyone and getting to put some faces to names I keep hearing from everyone here. We look forward to seeing everyone! Happy building
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