Our Rods, Your Way

We started Black Birch to make fishing rods more of an experience, rather than just a tool. Fishing rods built with your specifications and input will create a one of a kind, unique rod for conversation starters and trophy fish to come.

Our favorite part of custom fishing rods, is well, the custom part! While our pre-built options are incredible, they aren’t personalized for you. That is where our custom department comes in.

The whole idea is that you can choose how you want your rod built, without an extreme price tag attached. You can pick a series of rod, and choose guide material and quality, guide wrapping colour or lengths, handle design and materials, as well as rod power and lengths*.

Guide Colour

  • Each of your guides are held on with specialized thread, which can be customized with different colours or sheens.

  • While it is cleaner to have only the required length of wrapping, We can extend the wrap down the rod if you absolutely love the colour.

Handle Materials

  • Pictured above, we use only the best cork available to design and build your handles. Cork gives a luxurious feel while providing a great base for an incredible rod.

  • Carbon fiber is a much tougher, more sensitive material that will translate what your rod feels through the water into your hand.

Grip Design

  • Pictured above, mostly used in larger rods, gives a more stable fighting platform for those large Musky and Lake Trout. Usually recommended on the Phantom series.

  • The split grip is a favourite. With the exposed rod held in your hands, you can increase your feeling through the rod while decreasing weight

How Do I Begin?

The easiest way to start your way into a complete custom rod is through our contact page. From there we will talk about what sort of colours, handles, rods, and guides you are looking for. Almost anything is possible for these sorts of combinations, so really if you can dream it, we can build it.

The costs for building a custom rod are not going to be much more than our pre-built options. For all our lineups excluding the Eclipse and Spectral, an extra 15% will be added for labour and personalization as long as the materials are not priced above the standard model. Any extra costs associated with materials, handle, or guides will be added. For the Eclipse and Spectral lineup, the personalization cost will be 20%, and will include any extra costs for materials, handles, or guides. For all models, the blanks used will be the same as the pre-built options, but I am happy to switch them for blanks of choosing if they are available.

Once you are happy with the model and personalization, our talented team will go ahead and begin building it. Please allow 2-3 weeks for build time, and will be shipped out once its built and ready. We will send an invoice at time of purchase, and because of limitations on the website, the easiest form of payment is e-transfer. The email associated is blackbirchfishing@outlook.com *This will be updated once credit/debit card issues and invoicing issues are fixed.

*Rod power and lengths available, as all blanks are different and have different specifications.

Limited Product!

This is your current update that Black Birch is building custom to order, more affordable Fly-Fishing rods, under the name Project Blackthorn! There are very limited quantites in very few powers! Current selling price with the customization is 300 dollars, so do not hesitate, these rods will not last long! Contact us for more information!