PAST PROJECTS
CPR Custom Rods
CPR Custom Rods
CPR Custom Rods

Batson Rainshadow RX8 Spinning rod

Design: A split grip spinning rod for soft plastics

  • Batson Rainshadow RX8 XSB842
  • Guides: Fuji Alconite
  • Custom burl grips
  • Fuji Deluxe reel seat
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custom smallmouth bass rod
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This rod was donated for the benefit of the 2009 Susquehanna River Spring Clean-UP

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Temple Fork Outfitters TiCrX 10wt fly rod

Design: A 9ft 4 piece 10wt fly rod for the saltwater applications

  • Blank: TFO TiCrX 4pc 10wt
  • Guides: Alps
  • Reel seat: Alps triangle seat in Tin/Pale gold
  • Custom turned burl grip
custom fly rod
custom fly rod
custom fly rod

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St.Croix SCIII Spinning rod

Design: A 6'6" MH spinning rod designed for working hard jerk baits with a "Made in America" theme

  • Blank: St.Croix SCIII 3S66MHF
  • Guides: Fuji SIC
  • Fuji "soft touch" reel seat
  • Custom burl grips -split
Custom fishing rod
custom jerk bait rod
custom fishing rod

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Design: A 9' 2 piece 6wt fly rod for smallies.

  • American Tackle Classic series blank (Awesome moderate action)
  • Batson Y reel seat
  • Custom turned and polished cork grip
  • Single foot Chrome fly guides
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custom fly rod
custom fly rod

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Design: A 6'4" Hard jerk bait rod

  • Blank: Batson RX8 XSB783 (trimmed to 6'4")
  • Guides: Fuji Alconites
  • Fuji ACS blank through reel seat
  • Custom burl cork blend handle

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Design: A 7' medium fast 2 piece casting rod. Customer desired a 2 piece rod which wasn't available in a casting blank so a spinning blank of comparable specs was used.

  • Blank: St.Croix SCIII "Avid" 3S70MF
  • Guides: Fuji SIC with micro running guides
  • Fuji ACS blank through seat
  • Custom burl handle (short)
custom fishing rod
custom fishing rod
matt dotts custom fishing rod

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Sage Z-Axis 12'6 Spey rod

Design: A 12'6" 6wt spey rod for river smallmouth

  • Blank: Sage Z-Axis 6126-4
  • Guides: Fuji SIC strippers with xtra hard chrome snake guides
  • Batson Forecast reel seat
  • Handle" Custom turned mix of burl and AAAA cork

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Batson Rainshadow 10'8" 8wt Switch Rod

Design: An 8wt Switch rod for Great Lakes steelhead

  • Blank: Rainshadow IF1088-4
  • Guides: Fuji SIC Strippers with Xtra hard chrome single foot fly's
  • Reel Seat: Forecast RA8L2
  • Thread : Gudebrod Garnet and metallic sliver
switch rod
switch rod
switch rod

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St. Croix SCIII Spinning rod

Design: A 7 foot spinning rod with a University of Florida color scheme

  • Blank: St. Croix SCIII 3S70MF
  • Guides: Fuji Alconite chrome
  • Handle: Custom turned w/ select cork and foam accents
  • Thread: Gudebrod coated with Threadmaster finish.
custom fishing rod
custom fishing rod

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St.Croix SCIII 6'6" MF 2 piece spinning rod

Design: A 6'6" Medium Fast spinning rod with a Fire theme built for a professional Firefighter

  • Blank: St.Croix SCIII "Avid" 3S66MF-2
  • Guides: American Tackle Titanium Titans W/ Gold Nanolite rings
  • Reel Seat: Mudhole comfort wood -redpine
  • Handle: Custom turned burl split grip
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St.Croix SCIII Spiral wrapped casting rod

Design: A casting rod built for throwing hard jerk baits.

  • Blank: St.Croix SCIII 3C66MHF cut down to 6'3"
  • Guides: Fuji Alconite wrapped in a simple spiral
  • Handle: Custom turned with a mix of select cork and exotic burl
  • Thread: Gudebrod coated with Threadmaster finish
hard jerk bait rod
custom jerk bait rod
custom rod

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American Tackle Matrix 9ft 8wt (finally got time to build a rod for ME)

Design: A 8wt fly rod for Great Lakes steelhead

  • Blank: American Tackle Matrix 908-2
  • Guides: Fuji SIC strippers, AmTack extra hard chrome single foot running guides
  • Handle: Custom turned of burl and Select grade cork w/foam accents
  • Thread: Gudebrod green with one coat of CP, HT metallic trim wraps,
custom fly rod
custom fly rod
custom fly rod

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St.Croix SCIV 7' Medium Fast Tube bait rod for Greg S.

Design: A 7 foot medium action tube bait rod with a split grip

  • Blank: St,Croix SCIV 4S70MF "TUBE" blank
  • Guides: Fuji SIC with Fuji BLAG05 running guides
  • Handle: Split grip of custom turned burl cork, with a Fuji soft touch reel seat
  • Guide Wraps: Gudebrod thread with Threadmaster finish
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custom fishing rod

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St.Croix Salmon rod for Jeff Y.

Design: A 11'6" drift rod on a casting platform built for Great lakes Salmon

  • Blank: St.Croix 2S116LM-2
  • Guides: Fuji Alconite in chrome
  • Handle: custom turned made of exotic burl designed to highlight the intended reel (blue finish) W/ casting style reel seat
  • Guide Wraps: Gudebrod Blue with HT metallic electric blue trim
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St.Croix SCIV Spinner for Steve H.

Design: A 7' medium fast spinning rod to throw tubes and soft plastics for pigbeast smallmouth bass.

  • Blank: St.Croix SCIV 4S70MF
  • Guides: Fuji SIC
  • Handle: Split grip with a Fuji Soft-Touch reel seat and Lamar burl cork
  • Guide Wraps: Gudebrod thread in Navy blue with CP and HT silver trim wraps finished W/Threadmaster
custom fishing rod
custom fishing rod
custom fishing rod
custom fishing rod

 

These are just a few samples of CPR Custom rods. Please see my Photo Album for more!!!!!