My
love and appreciation of fishing, hunting, and the outdoors was instilled
in me from a very young age from my hero and mentor, my father. While
growing up my family lived on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA. I
wasn't into sports and instead focused my time on fishing and
hunting.Much of what we caught on Lake Quinsig was trout, bass, sunfish,
and carp. I once caught a 30 pound carp on an ultra light spinning rod
fitted with a 4 pound test line, a #14 hook, and one kernel of corn.
This is where my love of light tackle fishing began. Many of our
weekends were spent either at the Cape or up in Vermont.
I started fly fishing about 22 years ago and started making rods
about 4 years ago. I began building custom rods when I realized that I
couldn't afford all of the ones that I wanted. Eventually I started
building them not only for myself but also family and
friends...apparently I have quite a few friends. I am self taught, not
only in the field of building rods but also in casting. I must be a slow
learner because it took forever for me to figure out the casting
aspect. In addition to building rods I also learned to tie my own flies
by reading books and attending New England Fly Tyers.
Most of my first flies looked like bugs that had hit a windshield but
surprisingly some of them caught fish. I tie a decent amount of my own
flies.
I mostly fish catch and release, however if there is a striped bass
that insist of joining me for dinner, I'm not going to turn them away.
Visit my "Fish On" page to check out the places I've "hooked-up" and the
ones I hope to "hook-up" at in the future.
- Dave
Are you interested in a custom rod or have questions? Please contact me by e-mail at: Akalongbow@gmail.com
