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TED SIMROE |
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Master
Rod Maker Ted Simroe perfected his craft during years of leadership as
vice-president and master rod maker of the H. L. Leonard Rod Co. in the
1960’s and 1970’s. As a
direct result of Ted’s effort at Leonard, the company was able to
survive the disastrous 1965 fire and prosper after all had literally been
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Ted’s rod building career spans almost 40 years and
now when most folks his age are thinking retirement, Ted is excited about
increasing his rod building and rod restoring efforts to nearly full-time
proportions. We are thrilled to be able to once again offer our customers
some of Ted’s fine rods. |
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The “Catskill school of rod building” is a term you occasionally hear
dropped in conversations about rod building style. It has come to mean rods
built following the basic tenets laid down by men like Hiram and Rueben
Leonard, Edward and James Payne, Fred Thomas, Eustis Edwards, Hiram and Lohman Hawes and others. Theirs are rods built with extreme delicacy
and accuracy, yet with built-in strength and power equal to the tasks they
were put to daily. The rods
built by Ted Simroe, clearly show their lineage and are testimony to all
that is revered today about the work of these earlier builders.
Delicate rod actions, finely calibrated tips and tapers, choice
reel seat fillers and hardware, impeccable wrap and finish work, attention
to detail seldom found in today’s throw-away society.
These are the features you’ll find so very well executed in every
Simroe rod. No
disappointments, just top quality and the finest workmanship.
Nothing less is offered by the work of this gifted craftsman. |
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is capable of building almost any reasonable fly rod from 2 to 4 pieces
and from 6’ to 10’ for line weight from 2 to 10.
In short, the list of models is actually limited only by your
needs. We try to maintain a
stock of Ted’s most popular
rods when possible and all those will be found in the “Current
Inventory” pages. Out
of stock or to-order rods customarily take from 3 to 6 months to deliver.
These orders require a $100 non-refundable deposit to confirm. |
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SIMROE
Two-Piece Rods
$1450
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SIMROE
Three-Piece Rods $1600
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