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Bruce's Custom Fishing Rods |
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Auburn, Massachusetts |
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508-832-4563 |
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"SERIOUS GEAR for SERIOUS ANGLERS" |
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Email Bruce's Custom Fishing Rods |
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Home / Index Page |
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HOT SHOTS |
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Choosing Blanks and Components |
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A brief history: |
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I live in Auburn, Massachusetts and am an avid outdoorsman. Growing up in Auburn was a real treat for me I was surrounded by numerous ponds, lakes and streams and spent most of my spare time engaged in some sort of activity associated with water and the outdoors including hunting and fishing. Fishing especially has grown to be a passion with me, all sorts of fishing, From Brook and Stream Trout Fishing to Spring and Fall Cape Cod Stripers. From Lake Ontario Salmon and Brown Trout to Blue water Billfish. |
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I began building fishing rods at the age of 20 out of necessity, I had such a wide variety of fishing interests that required a vast array of rods, and since funds for store bought rods was at a minimum it was time to learn how to build my own. The rest is history. I have been designing, building and field testing custom fishing rods now for over 25 years and I've never grown tired of the satisfaction I get when I complete one. Many of the rods I build are my own designs and each individual design has gotten it's share of field testing and refining over the years. |
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I build everything from Custom GRAPHITE and FIBERGLASS Ultra-Lites weighing in at a whopping 2.5 Ounces and running 1-4 Lb Test line to IGFA 80-130 and Unlimited Class roller rods designed to run 100+ Lb Test. |
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Start with a top name blank from the following manufacturers like; Lamiglas and Lamiglas Perigee - Seeker - St.Croix - GLoomis - All Star - Cape Fear - Benchmark CUI -Powell - Pacific Bay - Calstar - Rainshadow - Amtak - Shakespeare. And if you fish the surf where extremely LONG casts are the order of the day, manufacturers like CONO-FLEX and ZZIPLEX, blanks developed and manufactured in England and Legendary for long casts and Very High Quality. |
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Now choose your Guides, Reel Seat and Grips from top names like; Fuji -Perfection - Aftco - Stuart - Lakeland - Mildrum - Strubel - Pac Bay - Amtak - REC - Benchmark - MOOSESKIN - St.Croix. |
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Now it on to color combinations, limited only by your imagination, use Favorite colors or match the colors to your boat or other equipment, and for those of you who like fancy, Custom Thread Weaving is available, or keep it simple and functional. All my rods, unless otherwise requested, come with a Beautiful Diamond or Chevron Butt Wrap and a Hologram of your preferred fish species, which I incorporate into the design. You can check out some samples of my custom thread art using the links on this page or come up with your own design, "It's Up to You, It's a Custom Rod". Each and every rod I build is Unique and a Work of Art which is why I Hand Sign and Date them all. |
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The attention to detail and quality that goes into each one of my rods can only be obtained for a Custom Rod Builder and not off of a rack or out of a catalog. So if your shopping for price, go to Wall Mart, if you're looking for the very best in Quality, Style and Design then give me a call. I can be reached for prices and quotes at 508-832-4563. Or you can email me at bgrici@charter.net. You will always find a good selection of my fishing rods available on Ebay at some GREAT AUCTION PRICES. Also check out my Ebay Store where you can find some great deals on rods as well as reels, tackle and accessories. I also keep many Hand Builts in stock for immediately delivery and all of my rods are very carefully boxed and shipped FedEx Insured. International shipments are welcome and I can provide shipping calculations in minutes. |
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"All of my rods are built BY ME, BY HAND, ONE AT A TIME using only the finest components available and come with a 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTY and the MANUFACTURERS FACTORY COMPONENT WARRANTY." |
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A CUSTOM BUILT FISHING ROD makes a great Birthday, Christmas or Fathers Day Gift and can be personalized with special COLORS, the owners NAME and or the name of a boat or get creative and come up with your own special way of personalizing. It's a Custom Rod and It's Up To You!! |
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"If you're as serious about your fishing as I am about building fishing rods then you should be fishing my rods!!" |
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HOT SHOTS |
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ULTRA - LITES |
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BIG GAME SERIES |
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Home / Index Page |
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FLY RODS |
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SURF RODS |
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DOWNRIGGER RODS |
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Choosing Blanks and Components |
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BOAT & TROLLING |
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RESERVOIR SERIES |
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ON LINE QUOTES and ORDERS |
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