![]() Click here for more information on ALX Rods. Tracking tools monitor your progress and help you learn more efficiently by decreasing redundancy in the future. Quality control is also a big factor in producing top-of-the-line fishing rods, and Dziengielewski is able to keep a close watch on that as he oversees the daily operation of ALX Rods, which has gone from a favorite among bass anglers in the Carolinas to being recognized (and shipped) world-wide as a top rod manufacturer. Peak guides you to the most relevant content based on your learning needs and helps you engage with content more effectively with tools like highlighting and personal notes. ALX Rods recently moved into a building more than twice the size of its old home. What started out as a hobby quickly became a “mom and pop” operation, and almost just as quickly became much bigger. But as soon as he had a handful made, fellow anglers were asking to buy them from him. “With every coat of paint, a rod becomes heavier and stiffer, so the less paint your rod has, the lighter and less stiff it will be.”ĭziengielewski began making his own rods years ago when he decided to start fishing in bass tournaments. On the ones we do use paint, we use a very thin layer,” he said. “Most of our rods are just the natural color of the blank. Other weight-saving measures include using as little paint as possible on ALX’s several rod models, including some very technique specific rods, such as the Toadface, which is specially designed for fishing artificial frogs. And all of that adds up to ounces in weight savings, and in rods that are measured in ounces, these small details make a big difference. They rival the small size of microguides on baitcasting rods. ![]() When compared to other spinning rods of the same size from other rod manufacturers, those on ALX Rods are smaller all the way to the tip. So as long as you still stand it away from the rod the right distance, you can cut down the size of that ring, which is one step in reducing the overall weight of the rod without impacting its performance,” Dziengielewski said.Īnd that first eyelet isn’t the only one that’s smaller than those on most rods. ![]() It’s that the ring is in a straight line to the reel. “But actually, it’s not the size of that first ring that’s important. The overwhelming consensus on that first eyelet has always been that it needs to be bigger to capture the line as it comes off a spinning reel, which is much different than the way line comes out of a baitcasting reel. ![]()
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