Epic Studio Built Fly Rods

• Are your reel seats and guides Saltwater proof?

  Yes. Well nothing is truly salter water "proof" but we use the highest quality snake guides available (from Snake Brand USA), our strippers are Titanium on our larger glass rods (686 and above) - all our Carbon fibre rods have Titanium strippers and black nickel snake guides (about as saltwater ...

• Can you do custom wraps and reel seats?

  Short answer. No. We allow you to choose stock custom options that we know work well, are extremely durable and we can support you and your Epic fly rod going forward. If you want a full custom fly rod you need to talk with a custom fly rod builder.

• Hook keepers on rods and in kits

  We do not put hook keepers on any of our fly rods, or include them in our kits - and with good reason, here's why! https://swiftflyfishing.com/blogs/news/drop-the-hokey-cokey-and-make-a-faster-fly-cast

• How long will it take?

  Each Epic Studio fly rod is built one at a time, as ordered by you. We don't have "stock rods" sitting around on racks here. We take this stuff seriously, we're building a rod especially for you with the options you choose. Good things take time. Normally our time to complete is around 3 to 4 we...