Fly Rods!!

Well I'm getting my new size of blanks in this week. I wanted to have a great size for the Taneycomo night scene. So Starting Right now!!!! I have a 9' 4pc 6wt for sale!!! It's perfect size for the monsters that swim around at night on Taney! They will be the same costs as the 5wts both in the blank and the Custom Rod. It's been a really great year so far for blank sales and for Custom rod sales. Thank you all!!! I'm enjoying some slow time right now with only 5 rods to build. I'm trying to spend as much time as I can with my ladies. Time well spent. I hope everyone has had a great year so far. I pray that the gas prices go down so we can get out and do something. Pull your head out Oduma!!!!

March Madness!!!

I'm telling you all "Thank you" It's been a wonderful month so far. The 1wts have been flying out the door. The rod sales have been very good!

I've got a friend in Japan that has bought a lot of blanks. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. So lives about 300 miles from where the earth quake hit but felt everything very clearly. He said that there's going to be bigger counts of the dead than what they are saying.
I don't know how they can say they were prepared for this. Terrible.

Keep fishing and praying!!!

Get Ready for Spring

Hey, It's been a great start to the year. Sales have been strong even when the weather stunk! I'm looking forward to spring getting here. I've got a lot of rods to build and loving it. I just shipped 6 blanks to Japan to a very nice man. He sent me pictures of some of the streams that they fish and they look a lot like our streams here in Missouri. Some time I would love to hand deliver some blanks to him! I hope everyone is gearing up for spring so let me know if you need anything. Tight Lines!!!!

Rod sales!

The rods are still selling good! Thank you Lord! The 7'6" 1wts are really hitting the trail in built rods and blanks! These blanks are really sweet. They cast like a dream! I've been shipping rods left and right. I'm still pondering the reel sales. The reel that I like has 6 ball bearings and will spin forever smooth! I'm wondering if I should offer a extra spool? I haven't been fishing in months but snow and cold have been ugly! We have had 13 inches and are expecting 4 more on top. It's suppose to be in the fiftys next week. Heat wave!!!! Keep fishing and catching!!!!

Here's a pick of a nice fish caught at Roaring River last year.

Great Start to 2011!!!

Hey!!

What a start to the new year!! The sales have been really great!! I've been shipping to all over the world already! Brazil, Singapore, UK, France, Italy and to Denmark!!! And a few to the states!! The blanks are moving also! Thank you Lord!! I've been really blessed! I've been looking to try and add a reel to my line up also. I've been looking and it's a rough road to find just what I want. I'm kinda picky and I hope it shows in my rods and blanks! I've got 6 rods to wrap right now. I haven't even been able to go fishing yet this year. I'll make time soon I hope. We've been fighting sickness at home for a while. We're doing better now.

I'm needing feedback on the reels. I want to know what everyone wants in a reel and can't find. One thing I want is a silent reel. No clicking no drag sound!! Let me know at mark@rdpflyrods.com

Hunting and Fishing

It's been a great weekend already. I got to go with a bunch of guys from work up to central Missouri for some outdoor fun. We got drawn for the HaHa Tonka special hunt. I wasn't going to hunt but I still wanted to get out with the guys and enjoy their company. We were successful. Had a blast with them. We went squirrel hunting on Friday. I was the only one to get any. Got three and lost one in a old snag. They got up Sat morning to go hunting and I got up and went trout fishing a Bennett Springs. The river was in great shape and the fish were plentiful. Met Marshall and Mike there. It was great to see them. Met another rod builder from Nixa. Really nice guy and his friends also. The weather was cold but we were bound and determined to fish. It really wasn't that bad but it did start getting colder!! A lot colder!! We had a great time fishing and catching!! I decided to leave about 10:30 and head to the house and see my girls. I was really missing them!! It's great to get away but there is no place like home!!!!!! Oh yea!! We stayed in a really nice place on Niangua River called Niangua Campground. Really a great place to go. The cabins were really nice for a bunch of guys. Price was right also!! I've got rods to build and girls to hug so we'll see you later. Tight lines!!!

November update!!! Great!!

Sorry it's been so long but here it goes. I've been really busy! REALLY BUSY!!! The blanks are moving and the rods are moving even faster!! I sent a bunch of blanks to So Toyota in Japan and blanks to France and Italy and Argentina and Rods to England and Australia and soon to Brazil and a bunch in the US. I'm very blessed!! I did get to go to Roaring River on opening day of Catch and Release and caught a bunch of fish. The big boys were no where to be found. Today the 26th. Marshall and I went down to RR even tho it was 24 when I left the house this morning. Luckly the wind wasn't blowing and the cold didn't cut to bad. The killer worm was really doing great. I had a tip about another fly that my buddy Larry told me about and decited to give it a run and WOW!! I caught a fish on the first 5 casts!!! The 6th cast was a little to long in the back cast and I had to tie on again. I caught about 25 fish in a hour. Sorry I promased that I wouldn't tell what he had told me. I did get a picture of a grandpa that caught a nice 8lb fish. I'll try and add a picture.

I'm still building like crazy and loving every minute of it!!! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!!! Tight lines!!!!