If the price is just a little out of your reach for one of the finest fly rods in the World? Build your own!
T. L. Johnson Rod Company is now making their fly rods available in blanks. The cost is half the finished fly rod price. That’s right… You can buy a T. L. Johnson Emerger 2 fly rod ($375 finished) blank for $187.50. Even if you use high end components, you can build it for under $300. The LX, L2X, LL, SL2 and SLP blanks are $342.50 also. Again, finish it yourself for $450 – $500.
Most U.S. rod manufacturers build most of their blanks in the U.S., but their low end models have blanks that are built overseas and then assembled in the U.S. Unlike other manufacturers, Terry Johnson doesn’t put his name on his import line. His Fish Creek fly rods are built overseas to his exacting specifications and are great casting and affordable, but are sold under the Fish Creek brand. If it has the T. L . Johnson name, you know the rods are made entirely in the U.S.A. Terry has his own shop where he builds all the blanks for his T. L. Johnson brand. His patented high-modulus graphite, using exclusive carbon helix uni-directional construction techniques, creates a blank with superior hoop strength as well as improved response. His exclusive ferruling system reduces section to section flat spots, swing weight and has a smoother load transfer. T.L. Johnson’s commitment to the highest quality is apparent in his entire collection.
Treat yourself to possibly the BEST rods Made in the U.S.A.
This is T.L. Johnson country!
Contact me if you have any questions regarding availability.
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FlyFishingCrazy.com
Phone: 303-755-2105
email: larry@flyfishingcrazy.com
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I went fishing last night with a couple of friends down at the North Pier by the Sunshine Skyway. We didn’t catch a single thing except a tiny slender sucker fish. It was nice to spend the evening on the pier. It’s so picturesque. The appeal of fishing is to be near the water. Dolphins swim around constantly in the water; pelicans fly by and crash into the water or soar like planes in the sky.
I was so tired from having stayed up late the night before. One of my friends had a lawn chair and he let me use it. I almost fell asleep — the quiet of the ocean is really calming. At one point a dolphin grabbed the fish on my line and tugged it down. I feared he was stuck on my hook, but he easily pulled the fish off and swam around beside my line, as if to say hello and thanks.
As night fell and it grew dark, a new crowd began to replace the fisherman — crabbers. Using twenty foot poles with little nets on them, the crabbers concentrated at the water and looked for floating crabs to catch with their nets. Almost all of the crabbers were Asian, lined up on along the same side of the pier. One had a spotlight she was shining into the water.