Nick is currently closed for rod orders, and will reopen August 1st with completion dates beginning December 15th.

Handcrafted rods primarily for fishing the coastal waters of North Carolina. The majority of his custom built fishing rods are drum heavers, Nick also builds on a variety of other CTS blanks including BayCaster, Vapor Trail and Air. He builds quite an assortment of offshore rods as well. Be sure to check out Nick’s previous builds on the Rod Gallery page.

Summer Apparel Sale

Now through the end of July… Buy any of our t-shirts or sweatshirts and you’ll receive one of your choice for free from the items listed in our BOGO Sale. Also, there is a selection of our hats at 40% off. We have a

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5 New Rainshadow Spinning Rods for Sale

These rods are great for Cobia & Drum Sightcasting.  There are three options that are 7’10” (shippable). The SW968 has Moderate Fast Action, Medium Heavy Power with a Cork Foregrip. The SW969 has Moderate Fast Action, Heavy Power with a Foam Foregrip. Then there’s

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Summertime Specials

This batch of rods is perfect for summertime fishing. We have a 7′ Air in Fern, rated for 3/4-1 3/4oz is a good rod from the end of the pier to the beach. Two BayCasters (great for slinging metal off the beach for Spanish)

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3 New Heavers for Sale

We have a CTS SVUL1306-2 in Aluminum (rated for 8-14oz) that is for local pick up due to the long tip, a CTS SVU1205-2 in Aqua (rated for 6-10oz) that is available to ship or for local pick up, and a CTS SVUL1305-2 Teal

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4 New Rods For Sale

We’ve got quite the variety in this batch. There is a CTS Air LX (ALX905-2) in Marlin, a CTS SeaMaster Stickbait (BT835-2) in Royal, and a Point Blank Katana 801MXF (cut to 7’11”, to make it shippable). These are all Spinning Rods and available

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5 New CTS Heavers Now For Sale

This batch of rods contains a SVU1304-2 in Sapphire with an extra long tip of 9’5″, two SVUL1306-2 with 8’10” tips, one P2000 and one Marlin (with Titanium Guides). These rods are all for Local Pick-up only, due to their long tip section. There

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