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| Looking to get my first custom rod built.. leaning towards big nasty blank with an extended handle, high quality components, and colors to match the new abu beast. Have a couple builders in mind, will also be attending the Wausau show. Any input from you fellow anglers? Thanks in advance! |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | Franks Custom Rods.... |
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| Website and/or pics? What makes him better? |
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| And besides the blank, handle length, and aethsetics, any other features or components I should be inquiring about? |
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| Jeremy Wagner at Tuscarora Tackle. He built a 9'4 big nasty for me that is exactly what you described |
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| I have three Franks custom rods. They are great. |
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Location: Minnesota | There are some great rod builders out there the "best" there is no best they all make great rods. Find a builder in your area and talk to them ask questions if you like what they say order one if not find some one else. After saying that I would give Lonnie at Thorn Bros top notch guy.
This is what I look for
1 what am I going to use it for what baits
2 length my last 2 rod's were 9 foot 8 inch
3 length of Handel and for grip split or standard grip
4 guides what kind color three standard or spiral rap
5 rod blank most rod builders can get whatever blank you want I recommend predator
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Location: Elk Grove Village, IL & Phillips, WI | Elk River Custom Rods look great. My son bought one of their regular production models and he loves it. I'm sure a built to your specs would be fantastic!
http://www.elkrivercustomrods.com/ |
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Location: Tennessee | Jeremy Wagner. He makes functional works of art and often uses the St Croix blanks. I wouldn't use anyone else. |
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Location: Madison, WI | check out Jawbreaker rods on FB and shoot Nick Ready a message. Great guy and great products. |
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| Thorne Bros built my custom predators. Only thing I would change about the whole deal is I wish I had torzite guides on all of them.... Any good custom builder is worth your money. Just make sure you know what you want as it is up to YOU to order the right rod. Handle length is one of the big things. Wrap colors can really make it your own as well. Ask lots of questions during the ordering process. |
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Location: Manitowish Waters WI | Just picked my 9'6 telescoping from Nick at Jawbreaker. It's fricken sweet. Met him at the expo to pick it up. He took me from start to finish setting up the rod on a TI xh blank. Communication was great. He was sending me pictures all the way as he worked on it. Hell of a guy and awesome product. Very reasonable priced for a custom rod. |
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Location: Valpo IN | nick @ Jawbreaker X3 |
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Location: Land of the Musky | esox1980 - 3/5/2016 8:37 PM
Just picked my 9'6 telescoping from Nick at Jawbreaker. It's fricken sweet. Met him at the expo to pick it up. He took me from start to finish setting up the rod on a TI xh blank. Communication was great. He was sending me pictures all the way as he worked on it. Hell of a guy and awesome product. Very reasonable priced for a custom rod.
I cannot WAIT to see this rod build!!!!
James |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Can you define the word "best" in this situation?
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Location: Detroit River | I heard Barbi makes a sweet rod! 
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Location: Aurora | Perfect example of a builder selling out, supplying both Mattel & Nickelodeon.
Hard to believe, i know, but look closely and you'll see the similarities, trademark yellow thread wraps. |
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Location: Minnesota. | Go see Lonnie at Throne Bros. in Blaine but tell him you really don't want a pink rod w/yeller guide wraps....
He does superb work! |
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Location: Smith Creek | Rodbuilders should warrant what they build. Find out what the warranty is on their rods and how much time and $ it will take to replace if it fails.
Find out how long it takes to build start to finish. You don't want to order in May and not get it till October.
Find out the components used or choose your own. I've seen many a blank ruined by oversized or undersized components, or fancy looking components that are useless on the water.
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | I really like Thorne Bros. custom rods. They do great work. A few years back they did a Big Nasty blank for me with a 18" Flared handle and extended the rod out to 9'8". Awesome rod!! I have most of my rods done with there regular flare (1-1/2" Dia.) on the butt. Last summer they did a -3" Heavy Predator with the large flare (2" Dia.)and I really like that handle.
I just talked to Lonnie yesterday to order a XXL Predator and if you want a rod done by spring you will need to order it soon. He said that there pretty backed up right now. |
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