If you’ve ever compared fishing rods or rod blanks, you’ve probably heard the terms power and action used interchangeably. They shouldn’t be. At the Rod Forge lab, we break these two characteristics down with measurable...
If you’ve ever compared fishing rods or rod blanks, you’ve probably heard the terms power and action used interchangeably. They shouldn’t be. At the Rod Forge lab, we break these two characteristics down with measurable data so builders and anglers can make better decisions. Power = Resistance to Bending Power...
If you have spent any time building rods, you have probably heard someone mention “finding the spine.” Some builders treat it like gospel. Others ignore it completely. So what is the rod blank spine, why does it exist, and does it really matter? Understanding rod blank spines helps builders make...
We want to congratulate the winners of our first-ever Rod Forge Custom Rod Building Contest! We received some incredible submissions, and ALL of them looked amazing. We had a team of five judges grade all the entries based on overall aesthetic (color/component combinations), creativity, difficulty, technical execution (design alignment, etc.),...
