Chippewa River Custom Rod

05/18/2026

I have received several requests for purple thread wraps lately, but this color is not currently listed on my website.

Do you think I should add purple?

05/14/2026

Just finished with a complete rebuild on this one piece for Custom turned cork composite grips and silk wraps. I hope to see it again after another five or six years of guiding use.

05/12/2026

new rod just in time for her Mexico trip. It's a 14wt. Revo blank in Tennesse Orange color scheme outfitted with Alps components and wrapped with their metallic gold and turkey blue all from . Good luck!!!

05/06/2026

Good luck to everyone out on the water this weekend. Big thanks to the crew at Treelands Resorts for hosting and their continued support of my builds.

‼️IT’S GO TIME‼️

Today — Wednesday, May 6th — we kick off the 41st Annual Treeland Challenge!

🟢Registration: 4PM – 8PM
Get yourself and your crew registered. Picking up hats or paying side pots for others is no problem—just make sure all registration and side pot pay-ins are completed by 8PM sharp!

🟢Reminder: Tournament hats are required while fishing. (They’re a pretty good-looking hat, so that shouldn’t be an issue.)

🟢Rules followed by door prizes begin at 8:15PM sharp.
You must be present to win at either at Treeland's or Pat's Landing.
We’re going back to the original format—everyone goes back in the bucket each day for prizes.

🎏Kiddo Entries:
Each registered kiddo will receive a special prize at Thursday’s Brat & Beer Feed. (If your kiddo can't be present on Thursday, we’ll hold onto it for them.)

💚Thank you to our co-hosts: 's Landing Resort. Thank you also to the wonderful employees, friends and family that pitch in to make this tournament possible💚

💚Thank you to all of our sponsors💚:
Hayward Home Center
Hayward Bait and Tackle
Hayward Power Sports
Jenk's Bait and Tackle
Butterfield Drilling
Thorne Bros.
Shell Lake State Bank
Nelson Lumber and Home Inc
Floor To Ceiling-Hayward WI
Elk River Rods & Outfitters
Chippewa River Custom Rod
Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Park Ridge Distributing

Contributing Sponsors:
Can of Worms
Tiger Musky Resort
Northern Sheet Metal
Reck-N-Rack
Vortanz Lumber
Slayton Plumbing
Simms

04/30/2026

This rod is shipping out to it's new home today. 9 ft 2-piece 12 weight with custom turn grips. New exciting stuff to come in May.

04/25/2026

Metallic wraps have really been a hit this year. What do you think?

04/14/2026

Custom build alert: utilizing a RX8 6'2" Medium extra fast blank and titanium guides for a super light design. We went with a modern split grip twist to a traditional Tennessee grip for additionalweight savings.

04/06/2026

RX7 and RX8 medium light spinning rods wrapped in silk with custom turned grips. The RX8 wrapped with a light blue is in my opinion stunning.

04/02/2026

A set of two 9 ft, two-piece, 10-weight rods for a father and son duo. Both rods feature custom grips.

03/31/2026

A 9' 8wt with a custom spey grip designed to help overcome physical limitations. If you're in need of a unique solution, don't hesitate to reach out. It's still just me crafting them one at a time on the banks of the Chippewa.