Sweetwater Fly Rods
Artistic Designs in Custom Fly Rods for Ladies & Gentlemen since 1976
Customers are my greatest asset. Thanks for being one!
Just added THREE MORE NEW RODS to the Fly Rod Shop . . . .check 'em out !!
CONTACT: Charlie at 540.691.6290
or e-mail to sweetwaterflyrod@aol.com
for any additional Information....!!
McFarland GTX Black Glass - 8'6" 4wt - Ser #23518
Lemke up-locking reel seat in Dark Nickel w/ Charcoal Gray Buckeye Burl insert in a gloss finish. 7" FLOR grade cork grip in the RITZ design - 12mm Dk. Nickel stripping guide & matching Snake Brand snake guides and tip top. Guide wraps are BLACK polyester & RED metallic trim bands - Epoxy finish protects all thread work and decal areas. Each ferrule pair has small white alignment dots for easier assembly.
Complete with a 2" Clear Creek aluminum tube and rod bag.
Note: This is the same glass material used in all other McFarland GTX rod designs - only it's BLACK glass - not just painted! Total weight: 3.4 oz. - Available for immediate sale in the Fly Rod Shop
Welcome to. . . Sweetwater Fly Rods
Please call me at 540.691.6290 or e-mail sweetwaterflyrod@aol.com if you need additional information or a price quote for your custom fly rod.
CUSTOM ORDERS are WELCOME
Have it built YOUR way...!!
All of the rods and blanks listed as available will be
built to the quality level one would say is . . . .
"TOP SHELF"... and as defined,
"Top-shelf things or people that are of a very high standard or quality." Yep, that's what they are!!
And that is exactly what the customer expects!!
BLANKS
The finest glass & carbon blanks - EPIC-CTS-McFarland
SEATS
The finest reel seats - Lemke, Struble & ALPS
WOOD INSERTS
All picked, dried and stabilized in house
CORK
True hand sorted FLOR grade cork directly from Portugal
GUIDES
Snake Brand Universal snakes
FUJI & ALPS Stripping guides
Arguello & Struble Agates
THREAD WORK
100% Japanese Silk for fiberglass fly rods
Nylon for graphite & heavier fiberglass
Epoxy finish on all thread and decal areas
I do not have various levels of "builds" as others
may have, I have only one . . . . . .
the best it can be for the customer...!
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Thanks for stopping by! Charlie
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Below is a collection of CUSTOM BUILDS and previously sold rods from the SHOP
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Recently SOLD rods at top of list
The mission of Casting for Recovery is to enhance the lives of women with breast cancer by connecting them to each other and nature through the therapeutic sport of fly fishing.
Visit Casting for Recovery's site and join me in helping support this fine organization and it's mission.
Join
Trout Unlimited and help preserve our cold water fisheries.
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEW FLY ROD
or any fishing rod for that matter. . . . . .
Please read these two articles by Tom Kirkman
"PREVENTING BROKEN RODS" and
"ROD FAILURE".
Both articles are in one PDF file and can be down loaded as needed for future reference. Reading these articles will give the new owner, or even a well seasoned one, some good insight on what can happen to a rod blank to weaken it, why one breaks at the wrong time and a lot of info about
how not to do the things that endanger
the life of your new fly rod.....!
The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) national organization that uses fly fishing as a catalyst to mentor and support children in foster care.
Visit The Mayfly Project site and join me in helping support this fine organization and the children.
"Everyone needs an escape. For me, my escape is fly fishing. During some of the most trying times of my adult life I have used a fly rod as a coping mechanism.
The river is a place where I can immerse myself in God’s creation and forget about everything but mending."
Jess Westbrook, Founder -The MayFly Project
