. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a warehouse with heavy machinery and assembly lines, but instead I ...

The first step in building a custom rod is finding the spine. That is after one has selected a rod blank from all the options available. My nephew, Tegan Winters, is a game warden in Montana. For a ...

Two is the magic number for one local rod manufacturer. "We really want something that has that high end feel (and) that high end performance. (A fly rod) that’s not going to break your bank," said DJ ...

Until you ve felt the sensation, there s no way you can know how it feels. I simply cannot convey with words how it feels to be standing in the surf with big red drum coming in all around you when ...

CLYDE PARK — At the age of 17, Sam Cornthwaite says he’s dedicated his life to building fly rods. “I enjoy it so much that it’s not work,” he says. The young entrepreneur has taken over most of the ...

CLYDE PARK - At the age of 17, Sam Cornthwaite says he's dedicated his life to building fly rods. "I enjoy it so much that it's not work," he says. The young entrepreneur has taken over most of the ...

Glancing back over his shoulder at 15 gleaming fly rods, Capital High senior Kreston Stevens told the crowd assembled in the machining shop Tuesday evening that he and the five other rod builders had ...

CLYDE PARK - At the age of 17, Sam Cornthwaite says he's dedicated his life to building fly rods. "I enjoy it so much that it's not work," he says. The young entrepreneur has taken over most of the ...

LOVELLS — In the midday sun, a fly fisherman drew his rod back and swung it forward, casting the line ahead in a 30-foot sweeping arc. He smiled and casted some more. He looked to be enjoying himself ...

HELENA — Glancing back over his shoulder at 15 gleaming fly rods, Capital High senior Kreston Stevens told the crowd assembled in the machining shop Tuesday evening that he and the five other rod ...