David P. 8 ft. 5# Fly Rod

This is a beautiful rod! 8 foot, 5 weight trout rod. Started with a 2 piece Phillipson blank which I custom painted. I added AAAA cork grip and an aluminum reel seat. The guides are classic Phillipson double-loops that ensure smooth casting and rugged fish fighting.  They are under-wrapped in white and over-wrapped in orange nylon thread.  The hilt is blue abalone shell with some internal orange wrapping. I finished  the hilt with epoxy to give it a realistic feel--smooth but a little bit of texture.   I wish this one was mine...probably my finest build yet.

Another fish caught with a Tacajo Custom! (This one happens to be mine!)  27 1/2 Walleye taken in Rifle Gap.  I did not have a scale but I am guessing 10 or 11 lbs.

Bronco Rod

In process of building a medium light trout rod. It is for a gentleman to give to his dad for fathers day. The COOL thing about it is that its a Denver Broncos rod which is really fun for me to make.  Its looking pretty sharp. The photos are not professional grade but I will try to get some later.  Let me know what you think!

Some more pics...

Tacajo Customs

A few pictures of rods I have built.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed building them.

Rebuild--Custom rebuild for K. Fowler

This is a circa 1958 Conolon Custom that had seen better days.  I completely stripped the blank except for the grip and the two original logos (seen in photos).  I used the original guides and wrapped them with vintage silk thread originally made for Phillipson rods.  The color match was darn close.  The rod is 7' with and ultra flexible tip.  You can use this to fly fish or put on a spinning reel.  The reel seat is solid brass adjustable. It is now paired with its original rebuilt Mitchell 300 reel and works as good as new if not better.

Aspen--Custom crafted for Taylor F

This is a six foot medium action spinning rod built for Taylor F.  Primarily to be used for trout fishing it has a stiffer spine but a flexible tip.  I marbled the split grip with white, blue and yellow.  Guides are double footed ceramic wrapped in yellow nylon.  The stem design is a reverse chevron with blue, silver, and magenta over a black underwrap.  This is the first rod I built.

6 ft. ultra light

This is a 6 ft ultra light rod I built for Justin W.  Its a split grip with black white and green marbling. The guides are Perfection and underwrapped in silver with a forest green overlay.  The cross wrap is green, yellow, silver, and magenta over a silver underlay. Tip-top is white ceramic.  Reel seat is anodized green aluminum.

Just received an email from Justin. Heres what he had to say...

"hey man just letting you know i love the rod! It has great action! Used it there at brush hollow. killing the crappie the action on the rod is pretty sweet made it look like i was pulling in some pigs lol ill try to up load some pics of the little pigs i was cathing on the rod again thank you for the this great rod.. if your not to busy i would like a heavey rod two piece to match the ultra light..."

Tacajo Customs...fishing built for YOU

Tight lines! My name is Joshua Fowler and what started out as a hobby has become a way of life.  I am an avid fisherman and have used every type of fishing rod you can imagine. Problem was, I was never satisfied with the action, look, feel, and "karma" of any single rod.  No store bought rig ever quite fit all the criteria. Instead of accepting this as the way its going to be I started building my own. That turned into building a few for family members, and then friends.  No one has been disappointed yet.  Building and customizing fishing rods has now become somewhat of an obsession.

If you are interested in purchasing a custom fishing rod for yourself and get the experience every fisherman should have, let me know.  I would love to be a part of your fishing success!