American Made Rods - Who Makes Them Now 2025
wperry reply :
I'm going shopping for a heavy action, fast flipping type rod about 7'4" or so. Prefer USA made. Found a Kistler at about $275 includes free Fedex Ground. I don't know much about that company. No complaints about the two or three St Croix I own. Not too fond of the one Falcon I have but will give it another season. I know made in America costs, but I try to do my part.
Any others out there I should consider. BTW switched to Lews reels and happy so far with the ones I have.
Bil
fishballer06 reply :
I own more St. Croix rods than any other company. I love supporting American companies, and I also love a good, high quality rod.
a1712 reply :
Big Bear Rods, you can have them made with lots of options at a fair price. Brian.
Alonerankin2 reply :
NFC, Lamiglas, GLoomis, Falcon, ALX, St. Croix,
Kistler
Of course you could maybe have a build done on a batson blank, rainshadow etc..,
Penguino reply :
Cousins rods are American made and are really nice. You can find them on tackle warehouse.
adam32 reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 3:25 AM, Alonerankin2 said:NFC, Lamiglas, GLoomis, Falcon, ALX, St. Croix,
Kistler
Of course you could maybe have a build done on a batson blank, rainshadow etc..,
The last lamiglass rod I looked at was made in china. It was a lower end Excell rod though.
rippin-lips reply :
Give Mike a call at Delaware Valley Tackle and have him build you a custom. It'll be American made and built just for you.
Tywithay reply :
Hammer rods makes a nice product. Kistler makes a fantastic rod, using the NFC blanks on their KLX and Helium rods. ALX rods are outstanding. St Croix rods are time tested, though I think you can get better values from other manufacturers. There's plenty of options out there, just depends what you're looking for.
Penguino reply :
Seeker rods are also American Made. The Bushido Samurai series look really nice on TW.
robster80 reply :
^ thats the rod i almost bought last year. they had em for like 130 awhile now theyre like 169 or so. anyway looks like a solid rod
smalljaw67 reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 4:47 AM, Penguino said:Seeker rods are also American Made. The Bushido Samurai series look really nice on TW.
I thought the Seeker rods that have graphite blanks were imported blanks and the rods are just assembled here? I was wondering where ALX got their blanks from.
Penguino reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 5:44 AM, smalljaw67 said:I thought the Seeker rods that have graphite blanks were imported blanks and the rods are just assembled here? I was wondering where ALX got their blanks from.
Not to burst your bubble, but all so claimed "American-Built" fishing rods are not American Built. 99.999% of the guides are imported. Even St. Croix, which has such a good reputation for being an "American" rod does not use American built guides.
Hi Salenity reply :
Edge
Tywithay reply :
ALX gets their blanks from Hydra. The owner of Hydra is also the owner of ALX. Similar to the Edge-NFC relationship.On 1/27/2015 at 5:44 AM, smalljaw67 said:I thought the Seeker rods that have graphite blanks were imported blanks and the rods are just assembled here? I was wondering where ALX got their blanks from.
The blanks are rolled and assembled in South Carolina.
Tywithay reply :
Bushido blanks are rolled overseas.On 1/27/2015 at 4:47 AM, Penguino said:Seeker rods are also American Made. The Bushido Samurai series look really nice on TW.
Penguino reply :
All the major guide companies FUJI, Pac Bay, Kigan, etc. are outsourced. Pac Bay guides are made in China, Fuji in Malaysia or Japan, and Kigan probably in South Korea. Correct me if I am wrong.
aavery2 reply :
Many of the Falcon rods are built in America
Tywithay reply :
What does that have to do with a rod being built in America?On 1/27/2015 at 6:39 AM, Penguino said:All the major guide companies FUJI, Pac Bay, Kigan, etc. are outsourced. Pac Bay guides are made in China, Fuji in Malaysia or Japan, and Kigan probably in South Korea. Correct me if I am wrong.
Penguino reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 6:46 AM, Tywithay said:What does that have to do with a rod being built in America?
Guides are part of a rod, are they not?? 
Tywithay reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 7:00 AM, Penguino said:Guides are part of a rod, are they not??
I'd rather use a couple components to finish an American made blank, than use an entire rod assembled overseas.
Alonerankin2 reply :
I see you're point, as the same with reel seats.. I was under the impression the OP was inquiring about rod blanks, plus assy. In USA... That was my impression.On 1/27/2015 at 7:00 AM, Penguino said:Guides are part of a rod, are they not??
Tywithay reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 6:39 AM, Penguino said:All the major guide companies FUJI, Pac Bay, Kigan, etc. are outsourced. Pac Bay guides are made in China, Fuji in Malaysia or Japan, and Kigan probably in South Korea. Correct me if I am wrong.
REC guides are made in the USA
FishTank reply :
If I am going to buy American, it is either G. Loomis or St.Croix.
S Hovanec reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 5:44 AM, smalljaw67 said:I was wondering where ALX got their blanks from.
ALX blanks are rolled in the US.
S Hovanec reply :
If someone in the US would produce a good guide, believe me, companies will use them. Until then, its Fuji for me. I should clarify, ceramic ringed guide, I know Rec guides are US made.On 1/27/2015 at 6:31 AM, Penguino said:Not to burst your bubble, but all so claimed "American-Built" fishing rods are not American Built. 99.999% of the guides are imported. Even St. Croix, which has such a good reputation for being an "American" rod does not use American built guides.
Snake Brand guide are made here, and I use them as running guides on my fly builds. For strippers, its Fuji too.
S Hovanec reply :
For the most part, the only thing on a US made rod is the blank and thread finish. Some of St. Croix's grips are made in house too. Cork is from Portugal, thread from China, guides, reel seats and hook keeps from somewhere offshore.
Penguino reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 9:47 AM, S Hovanec said:For the most part, the only thing on a US made rod is the blank and thread finish. Some of St. Croix's grips are made in house too. Cork is from Portugal, thread from China, guides, reel seats and hook keeps from somewhere offshore.
Exactly what this guy said. Most companies do this because majority of good guide and reel seats companies are from overseas (FUJI, ALPS, Kigan, Pac-Bay).
Chris186 reply :
Cashion rods are also made in the USA.
Jeff H reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 3:47 AM, rippin-lips said:Give Mike a call at Delaware Valley Tackle and have him build you a custom. It'll be American made and built just for you.
Ideal! I like this idea, on an American made St. Croix blank! Support the independent American craftsmen when you can!
G_money reply :
Sorry I scanned over this quickly but noticed a few things.
1st Batson Rainshadow blanks are nice, but are built in Asia. I do like their blanks for the price though
Then there are other companies like Phenix and Dobyns that are American companies but source labor and construction from Asia.
If you want true American companies that sell fully built rods, ie...not custom. The only ones I know of for sure are:
Loomis
Edge
St Croix
Cousins
Seeker (I'm pretty sure roll the blanks here...)
Falcon
daiwatws reply :
Cashion rods are made in the USA. I own 3 of them.
bass1980 reply :
Are you looking for an American company or a product thats built in America and made with American components too? It could get tough searching for the all American products these days.
BTW I'm not sure if it matters to you but that Lews reel isn't made in the USA.
S Hovanec reply :
On 1/27/2015 at 2:24 PM, bass1980 said:It could get tough searching for the all American products these days.
I got a request to build just such an animal last year. After researching and finding all US made components, he didn't like the price I arrived at. Also, it wouldn't have been the best performing rod, but he wanted all US components.
faygo1979 reply :
All Pro Rods are also built in the USA. I have one and I think it is a good rod for the price.
http://allprorods.com/
Batson reply :
This is a great subject!! 
What is more important actually is who is the designer of the rods and do they fish competitively and/or know what fisherman want? Now that is the better question!
wperry reply :
Thanks for all the input. I know it would be tough to get a quality rod made in U.S. with all U.S. components, but made by American craftsmen is what I'm looking for. The way I look at it, why spend $150-200 for something made in China when I can put an American to work for the same amount as long as the quality is there.
I know the Lews is imported but wanted to put that in just to say I was happy with the reel and I was shopping for a rod. Castaway is building the rod I'm looking for. Made in Texas for a good price.
I'm really glad we at least have some American made products to choose from. Many times we don't.
J Francho reply :
American made tires have been made with imported rubber since before there were cars. What that has to do with how many American jobs are from making tires is beyond me. The origin of the rubber matters little to me. It's who made the final product. Same goes for a rod.
Tyler j reply :
St. Croix
Mass Bassin' reply :
st. croix
Kevin Lunde reply :
If you want a great rod for a great price made in America. Take a look at RPM Custom rods http://www.rpmcustomrods.com/ by Elite BASS Pro angler Rick Morris. If you see any rods there you like let me know and I will provide you a way to get 25% off.
fisherrw reply :
x2On 1/27/2015 at 3:43 AM, Penguino said:Cousins rods are American made and are really nice. You can find them on tackle warehouse.
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 1/31/2015 at 2:52 AM, fisherrw said:x2
Which "Cousin" rod do you own and use that you can expound upon?
Montanaro reply :
On 1/28/2015 at 1:31 AM, J Francho said:American made tires have been made with imported rubber since before there were cars. What that has to do with how many American jobs are from making tires is beyond me. The origin of the rubber matters little to me. It's who made the final product. Same goes for a rod.
This
Penguino reply :
On 1/31/2015 at 3:20 AM, Alonerankin2 said:Which "Cousin" rod do you own and use that you can expound upon?
I don't own any, but I have felt them before at a local dealer. The Raze series are really good for the price, definetly better than many other rods at the price point.
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