New RodMaker Special Publication

For the last few years a new RodMaker Magazine Special Publication has been unveiled at the EXPO. This year will be no different. This time out, however, the publication leans more towards the scientific aspect of rod building and less on techniques or aesthetics. Drawn largely from the biomechanical research done by the U.S. Air…

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New Issue Mails February 1st

The Volume 26 #1 issue of RodMaker Magazine will mail on February 1st, 2023. Most subscribers will receive it during the 2nd week of February. Some will get it a little earlier and some a little later. This issue contains the admission tickets to the yearly magazine reception, which is held on Saturday evening February…

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New RodMaker Article Series for 2023

Two new feature article series will appear in all 2023 issues of RodMaker. First up is a completely new series of Magic Wand articles by Rich Forhan. This time, however, Rich will be focusing on saltwater rods (yes, he’s an avid saltwater fisherman as well!). His freshwater series was so well received over the past…

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Location, Location, Location…

Surely there is a better place to host an international custom rod building event than Winston-Salem, NC, right? Actually no, and this has been proven at least a dozen or more times in the past two decades. Numerous attempts at large scale rod building events have been pursued in Southern California, Washington State, Texas, Kentucky,…

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New Issue Mails Monday

The latest issue of RodMaker Magazine, Volume 24 #5, mails Monday October 4th. Most subscribers will receive it during the 3rd week of October. Some will get it a little sooner, others a little later.

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New Article For the Online Library…

From time to time I like to add a RodMaker Magazine article to the Rodbuilding.org  on line library. There are two main reasons for doing this – First, to help out those who may be seeking an idea or information on a particular subject, and second, to allow rod builders who do not subscribe to…

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