New Issue Mails Wednesday

By Tom Kirkman | January 23, 2025

The latest issue of RodMaker, Volume 28#1, will mail on Wednesday January 29, 2025. Most subscribers will receive it around the second to third week of February. This is the Expo preview issue with information on exhibitors, seminars, the magazine reception, etc. If you are not currently a subscriber and wish to receive this issue…

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It All Started Here…

By Tom Kirkman | January 9, 2025 |

This past week I sold the last back issue of  RodMaker Volume 10 #6. It brought back a lot of memories and for good reasons… This was the issue that launched carbon-skin/foam-core grips to the rod building universe. No such thing existed for fishing rods until this issue hit the stands all the way back…

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New Issue

By Tom Kirkman | November 30, 2024

RodMaker Volume 27 Issue #4 mails this Wednesday, December 4. Subscribers should receive it during the 3rd week of December.

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New Issue Mails October 1st.

By Tom Kirkman | September 23, 2024

RodMaker Volume 27 #5 will mail middle of next week (October 1st). Most subscribers will receive it during the 3rd week of that month. Some get it a little earlier and some get it a little later depending on location. If you’re not a subscriber and wish to get this issue, go to https://www.rodmakermagazine.com and…

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Why North Carolina?

By Tom Kirkman | April 25, 2024

The topic often comes up – “Why is the EXPO located in North Carolina?” Well, it’s not because I happen to live here. It’s because North Carolina ticks more boxes than any other state in the ability to draw the most builders, at only a marginal risk of bad winter weather while also being affordable…

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