Rods for Sale

I currently build rods on customer-supplied blanks. Please contact me if you want to purchase a rod, or discuss a specific build. However, I will occasionally post a rod for sale here since I still have some unbuilt Unstructured prototype blanks.

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CURRENTLY FOR SALE: Conquistador Fiberglass 866-4, "Streamer Sightcast Special," $535 shipped in the US.




This is an 8'6" 6wt streamer and sight-casting fiberglass rod. Medium-fast taper, S glass, 4-piece. Light in the hand, with excellent power in the butt. Loads well in-close, good power for longer casts. (I recommend Outbound Short 6wt line with this rod).  

Downlocking Conquistador saltwater aluminum body/composite hood window seat, Struble rubber button, black hard EVA Wells grip and a tiered check. Single foot TiCH guides and no-tangle TiCH strippers. Single foot guides are all wrapped with the five-turn lock wrap, for additional strength. Clover silk olive windings, tipped red at the handle and the tip. This is a blank from few years ago, made for limited Unstructured/Conquistador Glass series. It will be packed in the PVC tube and comes with the rod sock.



CURRENTLY FOR SALE: Unstructured Fiberglass 754-4, DEMO rod, SOLD



This is a very easy casting, light-tipped 7'5" 4wt fly rod. It excels at shorter distances with a #4 line, but will also cast #3 line beautifully. It is designed so it loads quickly for overgrown stream fishing, and it is also an excellent roll casting tool. For slightly longer distances, lighter touch and smaller flies, it is a also a wonderful caster with a #3 line. The rod features caramel YLI silk wraps, TiCH snake guides, vintage Allen stripping guide, U-1 style screw up-lock seat w/micarta insert, mini butt, and small Powell grip. This demo rod was used for one afternoon, for taper evaluation. It will be packed in the PVC tube and comes with the rod sock.



CURRENTLY FOR SALE: Retrograph 904-4, never used, personal rod, SOLD




This is a personal rod, which was stored as a back-up rod and never used. It was built in 2018. Made on premium USA made blank (made by G. Loomis/currrently North Fork), with moderate action. The blank has a satin natural graphite finish. The rod features burnt orange micarta/oxidized nickel silver seat, oxidized guides and red agate stripper, flor grade Powell-inspired grip. Silk wraps are very dark, translucent burnt orange. The black aluminum tube has few scratches from storage.



CURRENTLY FOR SALE: Prototype S-Glass 6' 4wt 3pc, excellent condition/barely used, SOLD




This is a short 4wt, (6', 3pc,) built for small stream fishing. Brisk dry fly action. Used a couple of times only. It features a ventilated Ritz grip, stacked bamboo seat, apricot guide wraps, spigot ferrules. Tricolor signature wrap. Comes with the cloth bag, no tube. (The reel in the photo is for photographic purposes only.)

I built this rod for a particular small, brushy stream which contains some large browns. The taper has plenty of power to turn larger fish away from the holes in the bank, while still presenting flies delicately.


CURRENTLY FOR SALE: Diamondback Flex Custom, 7'10" 6wt 4pc, excellent condition/barely used, SOLD


This is a shorter 6wt (7'10", 4pc) fly rod, built on a Diamondback Saltwater Flex graphite blank. Barely noticeable soiling on the grip from two afternoons of fishing. I built this rod  for my local flats fishing, since the fish are small. This is a medium-fast rod which loads easy for short and precise casts. It would also be an excellent streamer rod for large trout, landlocked salmon or bass. 

Ventilated Ritz grip with high density composite cork in the upper half, integrated fighting butt reel seat, TiCH snakes and SiC stripping guides and tip top with SiC insert. Comes with a cloth bag and will be packed in PVC tube for transport. 



CURRENTLY FOR SALE:  Hybrid S/Phenolic Glass 813-5DF, 8'1" 3wt 5pc, brand new in tube, SOLD



Long hybrid glass rod, with true parabolic action. Regressive taper in the butt section. Thinner diameter phenolic glass butt section, stronger mid and light S glass tip. Deep controlled flex, with good power for long casts with a light line. Flamed brown finish. Corduroy rod cloth and cordura covered PVC tube with the strap.

More close-up pics and detailed description: Milenkovic 813-5 DF: Phenolic/S-glass Hybrid 8'1" 3wt 5pc ~ Rod Catalog


 CURRENTLY FOR SALE:  Orange S-Glass Prototype 7'6" 5wt 3pc, brand new in tube, SOLD

 Very crisp rod, ideal for most trout situations on medium streams. Also, very nice rod for hopper and streamer fishing. Best with 5wt line. Imported blank, Mike Montagne-inspired split uplocking reel seat w/aluminum and rubber button, dark guides and burnt orange jasper thread wraps. Black rod bag, dark blue aluminum tube. 

 More pics: https://rodcatalog.blogspot.com/2019/02/orange-s-glass-76-45wt-3pc.html



 FOR SALE:  Hybrid Phenolic/E-glass Staggered Ferrule rod (6' #4 or 5'9" #5, 2/2), brand new in tube, SOLD

 More details and photos here: https://rodcatalog.blogspot.com/2019/04/short-story-about-two-6-footers-part-2.html


FOR SALE: DEMO Unstructured Glass for TFM 804-4 (8'0" 4wt), SOLD

 This was a demo rod for The Fiberglass Manifesto loan program. It is in remarkable shape. While the rod cloth has few small stains, the rod almost looks unfished. This series of rods really went "under the radar." A true 4wt medium fast taper, blonde glass. Exceptionally nice quality flor cork handle, burgundy micarta seat w/bright hardware (tapered ring), and hand-painted "brookie spots" artwork by my signature wraps. Matching color guide wraps with red single turn thread inlays. Guides are original Belmar-style Mildrum stripper and Snake Brand snakes and tip top. The rod comes with its custom cloth, and will be shipped in a sturdy PVC tube, since the original aluminum tube was lost. It was built four years ago.

 Original post when the rod was built, with photos from 2014:
https://rodcatalog.blogspot.com/2014/05/unstructured-glass-for-fiberglass.html

 Current pics:

 

FOR SALE: "Antiquary Edition" Unstructured Fiberglass 835-4 (8'3" #4/5wt), SOLD

 This is a brand new, special edition rod. It is also the very last Unstructured Fiberglass series build, since there will be no more. Slight upcharge in price from my standard build reflects the extra work done on the reel seat and the agate guide. More pics and details:
http://rodcatalog.blogspot.com/2017/09/antiquary-edition-unstructured.html


 FOR SALE: Unstructured Fiberglass 804-4 (8' 4wt 4pc) "Orange & Green", SOLD

Brand new rod w/tube and sock. More pics and details:


FOR SALE: Paradox 824 2/1, 8'2" 3/4wt, 3.4oz Fiberglass-Bamboo Hybrid, SOLD

 Brand new rod w/tube, sock and ferrule stopper.
Detailed pics and info:
http://rodcatalog.blogspot.com/2017/04/paradox-824.html
http://rodcatalog.blogspot.com/2017/04/paradox-824-flexing-curve.html


FOR SALE: Paradox 734 2/2, 7'3" 4wt Fiberglass-Bamboo Hybrid, not available
Tobacco glass butt with glass-ferruled bamboo tips. Original prototype 7'3" #4, tried on the lawn and briefly on the stream for casting evaluation. Excellent+ condition. Comes with two tips (only tip #2 was used during casting sessions), handmade heavy canvas sock, ferrule stopper, aluminum tube.


FOR SALE: 8' 4wt 4pc Fiberglass Fly Rod, SOLD
This is my personal rod and the first complete Unstructured Glass 804-4  prototype, built in March 2014. The rod has been fished, and remains in excellent shape. The rod features slim Ritz grip, handcrafted burnt orange micarta reel seat with white micarta button, blued nickel silver slip ring, and blued Snake Brand guides with matching stripper/tip top. Wraps are in burnt orange/yellow jasper thread. Rod comes with its original rod bag and a brand new brushed aluminum tube.

The Unstructured Fiberglass fly rods are out of stock. However, I will occasionally post different newly built rods for sale here, so please check back!


8'0" 4wt 4pc progressive taper, green glass SOLD
 7'6" 3wt 4pc "The Old Empire" semi-parabolic taper, dark red glass SOLD pic1, pic2,
7'6" 3wt 4pc "The Old Empire" semi-parabolic taper, dark red glass SOLD
8'0" 4wt 4pc progressive taper, green glass SOLD

Prices include shipping in the USA.

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