Looking to get my first custom rod.What should I look for in a rod builder?Any advise would be helpful.Thank you for your time! Brian

Looking to get my first custom rod.What should I look for in a rod builder?Any advise would be helpful.Thank you for your time! Brian

The ability to visit the shop to view the work, and good communications.

This list is of all the registered builders in Fl in the tackleworks directory on rodbuilders.org

Britt Custom Rods

Custom Rod Building, Rod Repair

jbritt01@tampabay.rr.com

6435 92nd PL N. Unit 904

Pinellas Park , FL , 33782

Phone: 727-547-5544

website under construction

Dick's Custom Rods

Custom Rods, Rod Repair, Rods Rewrapped

dickz6@comcast.net

Englewood , FL ,

Phone: 941-460-0761

Masters Bait & Tackle

Custom Rod Building, Rod & Reel Repair

bill@mastersbaitandtackle.com

1810 S. Pinellas Ave. Ste L

Tarpon Springs , FL , 34689

Phone: 727-945-7191

www.mastersbaitandtackle.com

Reels Inc. of S.W. Florida

Custom Rods, Rod & Reel Repair Center, Custom Applications a Specialty. Visa and MC accepted.

18990 S. Tamiami Tr. #4

Ft. Myers , FL , 33908

Phone: 941-334-3221

www.reelsinc.net

Also check your local yellow pages for Custom Rod Builders and Repair..

Good Luck & Tight Lines!!! 

Lott bros custom rods

Try Andy at Extreme on Lantana & Congress.

Try Andy at Extreme on Lantana & Congress.

X2

Also, go to Tuppens on Dixie and 10th Avenue in  Lake Worth. Ask them for the guys phone number who does their rod repair work. His name is Mike Petrikus (sp). I use to build rods with him when he owned his own shop. The guy does some great work and unbelievable custom wraps. I have lost contact with Mike but Tuppens would be a good starting point for locating him. He could wrap some beautiful wraps (not stickers) to include the American flag and a variety of fish.