Learning curve Learning to build a quality fishing rod was a process of trial-and-error, Greene says. Gradually, though, he honed the trade, and his custom rods are works of art.

Next Saturday, the best custom rod builders in the world will converge on High Point at the Showplace Center for the International Custom rod Building Exposition.

Rob Horken talks about building custom rods Tuesday, May 22 in his East Grand Forks shop. Known for years as "Ernie the Angler" on WDAZ-TV's weekly summer fishing reports, Horken retired four ...

Crafting a custom rod is slow, careful work that cannot be rushed. Jon Whittle/Marlin While Harris and the local charter fleet worked together to develop rods for charter boats in the Outer Banks and ...

DUNN - John Ballard's reason for starting his own custom fishing rod business isn't too glamorous. "I lost my job, and I needed something to do so I wouldn't go crazy," the Dunn resident said ...

Weaver’s interest in building custom fishing rods started after he took up fishing. When co-workers first asked him go fishing, he had a problem – no fishing rod.

Rod builder Loren Soucie wraps the guides on a Maine Fly Co. signature series rod. Wrapping guides is one of the first steps in the rod-building process.

The International Custom Rod Building Exposition featuring more than 100 display booths and 3,000 custom rod builders is set for Feb. 23-24 at the M.C. Benton Convention Center at Winston-Salem.

VIRGINIA BEACH Getting a custom-built rod from Wayne Fowlkes always came with a bonus. Fishing stories. Fowlkes loved to hear them, loved to tell them. “I remember the day I met him at his sh… ...

Learning curve Learning to build a quality fishing rod was a process of trial-and-error, Greene says. Gradually, though, he honed the trade, and his custom rods are works of art.