About MeI started handcrafting bamboo fly rods in 1993. What began as an interest in fishing bamboo fly rods in 1990 has developed into the F. D. Kretchman Rod Co. - maker of classic split bamboo fly rods.
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About My RodsWhat makes my split bamboo fly rods unique? I craft each rod individually, using a combination of tapers, carefully selected bamboo, heat-tempering, flaming, and glue, to create a fly rod that will cast like a dream in the fisherman’s hand.
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Remembering StanOn March 27, 2011, we lost our dear friend, Stan Bogdan, at the age of 92. Many of us thought he’d never go... he spent weeks every year traveling with friends around the world in pursuit of Atlantic Salmon.
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F. D. Kretchman Rod Co.
46 Crockett Neck Rd. Kittery Point, ME 03905 Open: By Appointment only. |
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603-801-5745 |
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