ONLY TWO Steffen Brothers rods
remain in the Fly Rod Shop
ONLY TWO Steffen Brothers rods
remain in the Fly Rod Shop
Sweetwater Fly Rods
Artistic Designs in Custom Fly Rods for Ladies & Gentlemen since 1976
CONTACT: Charlie at 540.691.6290
or e-mail to sweetwaterflyrod@aol.com
for any additional Information....!!
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ONLY ONE Steffen Brothers rod
remains in the Fly Rod Shop
McFarland PERPETUAL blanks are complete rods
8'0" 3pc 3/4 wt - Nat glass
8'0" 3pc 4/5 wt - Nat glass
8'0" 3pc 5/6 wt - Nat glass
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In the last several months, due to all the great customers, I have been selling a lot of rods and now I am so far behind
I am ahead going in the other direction. But a lot more are in the works being built . . .Stay Tuned!!
Customers are my greatest asset. Thanks for being one!
ROD BLANK
AVAILABILITY
Updated June 14, 2025
On this page you will find the models for the Steffen Brothers fly rods, the EPIC line of FASTGLAS II blanks, models by McFarland Rod Company and CTS of New Zealand. These are the blanks I currently have in stock that can be custom built.
ALWAYS check the "Sweetwater Fly Rod Shop"
button to see what's available for immediate purchase.
CALL OR E-MAIL TO RESERVE ANY OF THESE ROD BLANKS
listed below and I will return a quote promptly after we determine the design details.
See Fly Rod Purchase Tab for more details.
ONLY ONE Steffen Brothers glass
fly rod remains in the Fly Rod Shop
ONE 8045 8' 3pc 4/5 wt
Others can be built by special order so contact me if you can't live without one!
These blanks, still rolled in the USA, are made
the same as the originals were when
Mark & Tim Steffen were creating some of
the finest fly rods on the market.
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"Classic Steffen Brothers Chestnut Uni S2" glass.
Light, progressive, and fast recovery due to their
proprietary uni-directional structural glass core.
Steffen Brothers glass rods are known for there unique blend of power, to flex, with a very forgiving casting response for both first timers and expert anglers alike!" ("from Steffen Rods website")
More McFarland blanks AVAILABLE:
Currently being built in the shop
ONE (1) GTX 8'6" 5wt 4pc - Nat Glass
Not reserved so call if interested . . .!
These models of EPIC blanks are being built up
as of June 14, '25
476 AMBER 7'6" 4wt 4pc
580 AMBER 8'0" 5wt 4pc
580 OLIVE 8'0" 5wt 4pc
686 OLIVE 8'6" 6wt 4pc
686 AMBER 8'6" 6wt 4pc
More EPIC Fast Glass II series blanks
available for custom builds only.
888 El. BLUE 8'8" 8wt 4pc
686 OLIVE 8'6" 6wt 4pc
686 AMBER 8'6" 6wt 4pc
686 ARCTIC 8'6" 6wt 4pc
580 AMBER 8'0" 5wt 4pc
580 OLIVE 8'0" 5wt 4pc
476 AMBER 7'6" 4wt 4pc
476 OLIVE 7'6" 4wt 4pc
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CTS Rods Available
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All CTS blanks have been built up and are in the
Sweetwater Fly Rod Shop.