“Pick out the color thread you want. I use silk for the bamboo rods. For graphite of fiberglass, use nylon,” he said. There’s a technique to winding the thread with the proper tension around ...

The Berkley E-Cat rod, made of a type of fiberglass known as E-glass, was a higher-end catfish rod back in those days. Normally retailing for $50 or more – which was considered a lot of money ...