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Bamboo Rod Makers in the Upper Midwest

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Alder Creek Rods
Ron Barch
1178 Valleyview Dr.
Hastings, MI 49058
(269) 945-2329

www.aldercreekrods.com

Wayne Cattanach Rod Co.
15315 Apple Ave
Casnovia, MI 49318
(616) 690-2496
www.wcattanachrodco.com


Dennis Franke's Bamboo Rods
4765 County Rd. KP
Cross Plains, WI 53528

bamboomidges@earthlink.net

Scott Grady
N339 Ridgewood Ct.
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 687-0987

scott.grady@oshkoshofficesystems.com

Jacobsson Rod Co.

Rockford, IL (815) 877-3856
Phelps, WI (715) 545-2648

www.jacobssonrod.com
Handcrafted Bamboo Fly Rods and Rod Building Classes

P.J. Julius Rod Co.
8123 Stagecoach Rd.
Cross Plains, WI 53528
http://pjjuliusrods.com
If you are looking for a strong bamboo rod that will handle the winds of Western waters or a sweet-casting rod that will help you fool those cagey spring creek browns, you have found the right place

Dave Norling's Fine Cane Rods
2918 Cleveland Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
(612) 781-1254
www.davenorling.com
Builder of fine cane rods that help fish make bad decisions

Pickard Bamboo Fly Rod Company
John Pickard
Hillsdale, MI 49242
http://pickardrod.com
Maker of fine Tonkin cane bamboo fly rods crafted in the Michigan tradition.

Redwing Fly Rods
Joe Balestrieri
3494 N. Humbolt Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53212
www.redwingflyrods.com
Specializes in bamboo fly rod restoration.

Steve Pennington Split-Bamboo Fly Rods

Ankeny, IA
email penningtonrods@msn.com or (515) 965-0875
 
D.G. Schroeder Rod Company
Janesville, WI
www.dgschroederrod.com
Custom cane rod maker in SW WI. 

The M.K. Spittler Company
Mike Spittler
4119 Columbus Ave., S.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(618) 822-9376
Quadrate fly rods featuring fluted hollow construction.

R.W. Summers Co.
Bob Summers
90 River Rd. East
Traverse City, MI 49686
www.rwsummers.com
Maker of fine Tonkin cane rods.

J.D. Wagner, Inc.
Jeff Wagner
6549 Kingsdale Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44130
www.wagnerrods.com
Cane rods, rod repair and restoration, blanks, rod building tools, components and classes, Phoenix and Thebault silk fly lines.

JV Rod Co.
John Vorndran
Excellent casting, light weight semi-hollow fly rods
Roscoe IL
www.jvrodco.com

 

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