JP Ross Fly Rods

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  • Shown here is the 6 foot 6 inch 2 weight 4 piece beaver meadow with 6 inch beaver meadow western grip. The rods have the black down lock seat and laminated cocobolo wood insert. One rod shows the brook trout laser engraving. Galvan Rush and Spoke Reel, and old medalist 1492 fly reels.
  • black down lock reel seat with laminated cocobolo insert. One has brook trout laser engrave. Also show is the Galvan Spoke and Rush Reels. The old reel is a Medalist 1492. All these reels are available through JP Ross.
  • 6 foot 6 inch 2 weights, 4 piece with beaver meadow 6 inch grip, black down lock seat, cocobolo insert and one has a brook trout laser engrave. Also shown is the Galvan Rush and Spoke reel and a medalist 1492 reel.
  • 8 foot 5 weight 4 piece
  • 8 foot 5 weight
  • 8 foot 5 weight 4 piece
  • 8 foot 5 weight 4 piece
  • 8 foot 5 weight shown with mayfly end cap
  • 8 foot 5 weight 4 piece
  • this is our new yellow glass 8 foot 5 weight 4 piece
  • one day after a late night of working, the guys dressed JP up to depict him as they see him: A rod building nerd.
  • our rods are wrapped by us in the USA. Our rods are not imported, they are made here in Utica, NY.
  • Yes, we make our rods right here in New York. Here are some scraps to prove it. Our rods range from e-glass to 36, 43, 57 million modulus graphite, as well as a blend of 43 and 57 in the ONYX.
  • these two components make the Reuben Wood 6 foot 2 piece fiberglass fly rod the only one in the world like it. No one else uses a metal ferrule on a fiberglass rod. We do, because it is retro cool.
  • The 6 foot 2 piece Reuben Wood fiberglass fly rod features a reel seat with rope knurl and a diamond etched JP Ross crest on the butt cap. Don't worry about the silver plating coming off... it won't, because its not plated. It's solid Silver Alloy, made in CT by REC components.
  • Simply Fish.
  • Bronze Tube with Gold Cap and Brook trout engraving on case cap. Full Wells Grip with a black down lock seat and a maple insert.
  • Shown here from Left to right. 9 foot 8 weight with Black 43t big game reel seat and large cross engrave. Mushroom Butt. 9 foot 6 weight with spalted maple & large cross. 9 foot 4 weight with gold strip guide, black uplock seat with laminated cocobolo insert, no engraving.
  • shown with maple burl wood insert, brook trout engraving and mayfly butt cap engraving on a black uplock reel seat.
  • All 3 rods, 4,6 and 8 weight were built for one customer and all were built with full wells grips. Note the wax seal of quality on the cork handle.
  • 43t silver reel seat with brook trout engraving. Western grip, gold guides, green powder coated rod tube with black cap and brite fox logo on the rod cap. This rod also has alignment dots. See the corp rod page for more.
  • Shown from left to right. Adams black all aluminum reel seat, 4 black down lock reel seats with laminated rosewood, laminated walnut, laminated chestnut (brook trout engrave), and emerald (brook trout engrave). The last two are double ring seats one with a large cross engrave.
  • Shown are the standard western grips and the shorter 6 inch beaver meadow grips. Some 6 inch superfine grips are also shown.
  • Both rods shown with black down lock reel seats and gun stock walnut. Each have mayfly butt cap engraving. The fore reel is the Galvan Rush, the aft reel is the Galvan spoke. Look closely, these rods also have recoil single foot guides.
  • maple burl wood with brook trout and mayfly engraving on a black down lock seat. Also shown is the brass cap and green rod tube.
  • The beaver Adams is available for $155.00 and comes with a tube, a standard grip and a black reel seat as shown. Feather inlay and inscription are also included.
  • quality epoxy finish
  • 9 foot for a 7 weight with fullwells grip titanium 43t big game seat, small cross and crest on the case cap.
  • Here is a typical Blue Line rod with black seat and laminated cocobolo insert and western grip.
  • on special edition rods and corporate rods we will add our traditional wax seal and ribbon. Proof that these rods are made in America by craftsmen.
  • This rod was built with black down lock seat with maple burl wood. The rod also has a 6 inch cigar grip, green case with brass cap. I custom attached the oak leaf and wings.
  • maple burl reel seat wood insert with large cross engraving, also shown is the fine thread silver reel seat.
  • small cross on butt cap and small cross on tulip wood insert.
  • shown here is a double ring reel seat with a brook trout engraving
  • shown is 43t silver reel seat with amboina burl wood.

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