Ordering Information
The order starts with a phone call or an email-Let's talk!
We are a fairly out-of-the-ordinary business. We will not accept your money before we talk to you. You will find that there is nowhere on our website that you can pay for anything.
We intentionally do not allow you to just click on an item and buy it because we want to make certain that you are buying what you want and need. We are not a warehouse store that is only concerned about moving a product. All of the pictures of rods that you see on our website, unless specifically noted are those of custom rods that we have built!
There are simply too many variables affecting a potential order. We want to know our clients so that we can provide the exact products that they desire. As a general rule, our custom rods normally cost less than the MSRP of a standard factory rod with similar specifications. We have also created numerous "In-Shop" specials on many merchandise items. It is against the policies of some companies like SAGE to allow us to advertise these specials on the Web so please ask us about any specials on the items you are interested in. Please also see our "Package Pricing" page. Many of our specials cannot be advertised. We guarantee that our top of the line Custom rods will be priced at or less than the MSRP of the comparable factory rod, unless you increase the price through choosing many of our available upgrades. (Please note that we do not ship to Washington State.) We only collect sales tax for sales in Washington. Please check out our "Rods for Sale" page and our "Pricing-Package Deals" page for examples of current items. We do occasionally accept trade-in rods which we list for sale.
Our premium custom rods are handcrafted and hand-spined using only first quality blanks from SAGE and Epic. Our custom 4, 5, and 6 weight rods also come standard with a SNAKE BRAND nickel-silver reel seat with a fancy burl insert. These rods also come with premium double foot SNAKE BRAND snake guides, a select grade cork handle in either full or half wells, two fish measuring wraps, a hook keeper (if desired), a nickel-silver winding check, and your name inscribed on the rod.
It should be noted that on custom rods, only the blanks are warrantied by the manufacturer.
The components above are included at no extra charge with our custom rods. Even at their prices, factory rods would still be missing some of our standard items and not be spined to our exacting standards.
Our base custom rods above include the options that over 98% of our customers desire. You are only charged extra for non-typical options like feather inlays, optional hardware, special winding requests, and South American Agate/nickle-silver stripping guides.