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Welcome to Androd Custom
Fishing Rods
Seekonk, Massachusetts
774-930-5414
androd777@comcast.net
ANDRODS Catch Fish |
About Androd |
Androd is owned and operated by Bob Andrade of Seekonk,
Massachusetts. Bob had always enjoyed fishing, but his passion for it began in 1966
when his father took him fishing and Bob caught his first Bass. Unfortunately, his passion
was postponed due to the situation in Vietnam at the time. However, after he was honorably
discharged in November of 1969, he went right back to it. In the spring of 1970, Bob was in a sporting goods store to purchase a fishing plug. He caught site of someone building a fishing rod and was fascinated how it was done. He stayed and watched how the rod was built. Subsequently, he went home and tried it himself on an old fishing rod. The completed rod was excellent considering it was the first one he had ever customized. To see Bob's first fishing rod, click here. After that success, he built his second rod from scratch. Building a rod from scratch means getting a blank rod and getting all the individual parts and assembling it. Some of the parts he needed to obtain were grips, guides, thread to wrap it, and the reel seat. That rod turned out better than the first. To see Bob's second rod, click here. |
Repairs |
Androd is capable of repairing both rods and reels. |
Custom Fishing Rods |
How do you obtain a custom fishing rod?
First, you would choose the type of rod you want to fish with. Once that is decided,
Bob will fit you to the blank of your preference the way a high end tailor would fit you
to a fine Italian suit. From there, you select the colors of the wraps, types of guides and grips. Some grips to choose from would be cork tape, hypalon, or cork. And of course, this is all fitted to the type of reel that you will be using. When finished, Bob can personalize the rod by putting your name on it, name of your boat, significant other, etc. You could even sign the rod yourself if you wanted. |
Warranties |
The workmanship of all the rods are warrantied for one year. Each part's warranties are honored by their respective manufacturers for the time the published, such as the blank and the guides. |
Pricing |
Due to the nature of a customizing a fishing rod to an individual, it is virutally impossible to publish a stringent pricing sturcture. |
Photo Library of Custom Rods |
Under construction |
Southern New England Fishing Links |
Uncle Bob's Fishing Tips |
Different tecniques for flat fishing, surf casting, trolling,
stripers, etc. Under construction |
Manufacturer Links |