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
CONTACT: Charlie at 540.691.6290
or e-mail to sweetwaterflyrod@aol.com
for any additional Information....!!
Artistic Designs in Custom Fly Rods for Ladies & Gentlemen since 1976
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Customers are my greatest asset. Thanks for being one!
Many thanks to all my great customers. Six NEW completed rods have
been added to the Fly Rod Shop to fuel another feeding frenzy . . .!!
ROD BLANK
AVAILABILITY
Updated Sept 6, 2026
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.
ALL Steffen Brothers glass
rods have been sold as of August 20, '26
except for ONE 8034 that is completed and was placed on the site Aug 24th.
Also, ONE Steffen 8056 8'0" 5/6 wt 3pc
is currently being built for this site
Other Steffen models can be built
by special order so contact me if you just
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")
SPECIAL NOTE regarding EPIC glass rod blanks
EPIC will no longer be supplying blanks in the Olive Green color . . . .
The 476's will be in Amber & Salsa (Red-Orange)
The 580's will be in Amber ONLY
The 686's will be Amber and Arctic Blue
The heavy-weights 888, the Bandit 10wt and the
12wt Boca Grande colors will remain the same
EPIC rod blanks in stock for custom builds
2ea 888 Electric Blue 8'8" 8wt 4pc
1 476 Amber
0 580 Amber - being built now!
2 686 Amber
To reserve one of these, please call, email or text.
More McFarland blanks are AVAILABLE:
More GTX models are on the way in
Natural Glass
5wts and 6wts - 8'6" lengths
along with one
Perpetual Heavy Weight 4pc
8'8" for 7/8 wt line - Nat. Glass
Some NEW GTX 7'6" 4wt 4pc models in
natural glass are now available.
I had three arrive and one was sold quite quickly.
Building the last GTX 7'6"in stock now and is available for sale when completed!
A lot of folks love the GTX models because they are extremely light and a bit faster at the tip and are a pleasure to cast.
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McFarland Perpetual blanks in Natural Glass that
are available for a custom build:
All Perpetual rods have Spigot Ferrules
One of each model available
8'0" 3/4 wt
8'0" 4/5 wt
CTS Rods and Blanks
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No CTS blanks or completed rods are available at this time.
If you would like to have something built on a CTS blank,
do not hesitate to call or write.