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16 January 2014
Orvis
Orvis had their early rods produced by Phillipson and later rolled their own glass blanks.
LL Bean
LL Bean also had rods produced by Phillipson, as well as W&M.
Cortland
Makers of the ProCrest and FR2000 flyrods. Eventually, they bought out Diamondback, including the Dglass line.
Abercrombie and Fitch
High end resellers. The Phillipson rods sold by A&F look like Phillipsons, except for the label.
T and T Kaneglass
Shortly after T&T was formed, they produced the Kaneglass rods
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Kaneglass catalog page
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Kaneglass catalog page
Leonard
One of the greatest American bamboo rod companys also offered a line of 'glass rods
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Leonard rod
Winston
Doug Merrick developed Winston's first glass rods. Some feel Tom Morgan engineered the pinnacle of glass rods with the Stalker series.
Scientific Anglers
Harry Morgan and Larry Kinney designed some well loved rods at Scott.
House of Hardy
Hardy originally bought blanks from Fisher, but later had their own Fisher production line devoted to making Hardy rods.
Fisher
Many major fiberglass manufacturers had their blanks rolled by J. Kennedy Fisher.
St Croix
St. Croix made a couple of lines of good fiberglass rods, as well as rolling blanks for other makers.
South Bend
South Bend made many affordable glass rods. Some of them were actually rather nice.
Actionrod
Early Actionrods are surprisingly nice rods. The later flyrods were just not as exciting.
Wright and McGill
W&M was a little late into fiberglass production, but still produces Eagle Claw flyrods.
Heddon
A long established tackle company, Heddon started making glass in the 50s. Some good, some bad, and some gaudy.
Shakespeare
Shakespeare was the other originator of fiberglass flyrods. For years they sold the Howald Process made Wonderod line.
15 January 2014
Garcia Conolon
Initially established as NARMCO, Conolon developed the early technology of the hollow fiberglass rod. Later owned by Garcia.
Diamondglass Rods
US production of Diamondglass rods is over, so Dglass in now a Classic.
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Diamondglass Rod
Lamiglas Classics
Lamiglas made rod blanks for many other companies. They also made a few rod lines of their own, including one from S-glass.
Phillipson
Phillipson is my favorite and makes the top of the list.
Fenwick
Fenwick is my second favorite. Fenwick still makes rods, although only graphite in the US.
General References
Created page with " == General References == There are a few reference books with extensive historical information about fiberglass fly rods. I've attempted to acknowledge these sources on the..."
Silaflex
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Silaflex
This line of rods was developed by Pacific Laminates and later owned by Browning Arms Co.
Category:Modern Rod Blanks
Created page with "A quickie rundown of fiberglass fly rod blanks currently on the market. I've heard rumors of additional blank makers bringing products to market in 2010. I've limited the lis..."
Berkley
Most noted for the Parametric line of flyrods.
Category:Classic Rods
Created page with " == Classic Rods == This is the index of Classic Rods. There is a link to a Wiki page on each major, past, maker/manufacturer of fiberglass flyrods. Some of these companie..."
Sage
Yes, that company so well known for starting the graphite modulus wars once had a line of fiberglass rods.
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Winslow B576GFL
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Category:Modern Rods
Created page with " == Modern Rods == Sixty years ago, traditional split cane rods dominated fly fishing. But over the next twenty years, fiberglass rods took the lion's share of the market fr..."
Eagle Claw Rods
Wright & McGill has made Featherlight rods for 40+ years, but currently has only two models.
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Eagle Claw rod