Joey Puettman of Sheridan turned his passion for fly-fishing into a career building premium fly fishing rods. He doesn't keep ...

The man on the other end of the phone was noticeably hesitant, perhaps even a little embarrassed. He had spent 34 years in the quiet, comfortable background of the sport-fishing industry, most ...

SCHLESWIG, Iowa - When Jack Johnson builds a fishing rod, he can make it uniquely your own. Want your name of the rod? No problem. Want to show support of your favorite sports team? Piece of cake.

Last year, we celebrated HOT ROD magazine's 45th anniversary, but we haven't put away the party hats just yet. In a continuation of the festivitiesâ as well as to provide a way to help inform our ...

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Neil Faulkner used to watch his father assemble fishing rods using baby food jars and a dictionary. The old man would put thread in the jars and feed it through the big book of words toward the rod, ...

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