It doesn't matter which manufacturer a classic truck originated from. The older it gets, the more likely it's going to have problems associated with rust burrowing holes in the body. Add 50-plus years ...

A superb paint job is simply a matter of preparation—before, during, and after applying the final coat. But the finish is dependent on a series of steps one must take to ensure its luster. Thanks to ...

Steve Moran will teach students as they build their own rods in a three-session evening class starting Nov.8 at White's Outdoor. Cost: $60 plus blank and components. Preregister: 535-1875. Class size ...

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When it comes to making custom fishing rods, Barry Weaver employs many skills. Weaver alternates among being a woodworker, an engineer, a lathe operator, a technician and an assembler. And when it ...

GRAND FORKS -- In his quest for the perfect ice fishing rod, Brandon Greene says he never could find one he liked and that fit just right. So, he built one that did. And hooked a booming side venture ...

BACK IN MAY, I drove to Yarmouth, Maine, to visit the Maine Fly Co. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a ...

The man on the other end of the phone was noticeably hesitant, perhaps even a little embarrassed. He had spent 34 years in the quiet, comfortable background of the sport-fishing industry, most ...

It was familiar fishing advice in an unusual setting. Because I wasn’t standing on a boat, but in the shop of Snake River Custom Rods owners Ricky and Goldie Prieto. And the line I was keeping tight ...