| I have been nothing but impressed with the rod you built. The care and attention to detail you have put into this rod is evident in every inch from reel seat to tip top. You can rest assured that if you ever need a stellar reference, you can feel free to use me any time of the day. As I told you, I build rods for myself and close friends from time to time. But, when I see a good deal I'll still jump on it. When I saw your rod on EBAY I noticed the going price was a bargain even if it meant I had to re-wrap the whole rod. What I found when I opened the package (nicely packaged by the way) was beyond any of my expectations. What I got was more than a bargain, it was perfection. Thanks for the expert workmanship; I now have a higher standard to build to when I make my next rod. A grateful customer, Denis Labrecque Chugiak, Alaska |
| Professional custom build! Buy with confidence. This will be your rod of a lifetime! Jeff Palm St. Joseph, Minnesota |
| Dave Crowther 31 Diamond Basin Road Cody, Wyoming 82414 Home: 307-587-3950 Cell: 307-250-3118 Email: dave-crowther@hotmail.com |
| Beautifully handcrafted rod, excellent workmanship, can't wait to fish with it! Dave Kerr |
| I wanted to let you know what I thought of the rod. This rod has the perfect action, right on the money (thanks in part to you letting me "test drive" your own personal rods for a couple of weeks). The fit and finish of this rod are over and above any factory rod, second to none! (St. Croix could sure take lessons from you as to how to "correctly" build a rod). It was reassuring to talk to you about which reel seat and guides would best fit my needs, plus getting to choose the color of the thread and trim wraps really made the experience truly one of a kind. You just don't get those options when buying a factory built rod. With the ceramic inserts the line really moves, plus it's super quiet while stripping line! Two things I will never understand is why some one would buy a factory rod over a custom built rod from you. First off, it will never be custom tailored to fit their needs and second, they'll pay more for the rod! This rod is my new favorite! I am looking forward to creating many great memories. Now that I have the perfect 5 wt., it's time to think about you building me the perfect 3 wt.! You are without a doubt... the "go-to" guy when it comes to rod building. Thanks for everything. Lee Bristow Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
| Some people think of their fly rods as works of art, and some think of theirs as tools. I suppose I would fall into the category of something in between, but mostly as a tool. I take any rod that I am considering and use it to see how accurate I can be with it. Let me give an example. I practice in my yard from 40-50 feet away from my fence. What I am looking for is a rod that I can go down a 72 foot section of my fence and land the line on the fence posts that are spaced 8 feet apart. Not close to the fence post the line MUST land on it exactly. Many rods fail this "tracking" aspect, meaning no matter how hard you try, the fly line tracks off your aiming point. Some throw consistently right or left, and some go all over the place. So Dave sent me the rod I had ordered. I took it out first thing and started landing the line on the fence posts. I landed on each of the nine posts to 72 feet. Now here's where his rod really shined. I did not have to go down the fence line post by post. I could skip a post or skip two or three posts. I would land the line on one post and pick it up with one back cast and land it on a post 4-5 posts away. Not close, but on the post. Hard to find a rod that can track like that. So not only are the rods built correctly, the craftsmanship is second to none. All the wrappings are prefect. The rod was built absolutely beautiful. When talking on the phone with Dave, he gave me advice on his knowledge of line guides on the rod, and how each acted and performed differently from the next. So if you really are looking for that fly rod, take a look at his. They are absolutely beautiful, the workmanship perfect. They are built for beauty and function, and the function aspect is far better than most rods. I am really proud to be using one of his rods, because I know when I absolutely need to get the fly to pinpoint accuracy, this rod will deliver!!! The pride he takes in his rod building shows in many ways. Robert Sanford, Denver, CO |
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