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Lehigh Fishing Company
American Made Ingenuity
by Alex Zidock Jr.
photos by the author
After more than 72 jumps as a member of the Army's 82nd Airborne
Division, years of deployment overseas in support of the ongoing war on
terrorism, and a post-military stint as an engineer, disabled veteran Scott
Belisle, Luzerne County, took a leap of faith and followed his passion
for fishing. Belisle owns a patent for fishing rod blank design that sets
his rods apart from the rest, and his growing customer base is snapping
up rods as fast as he can build them. Belisle is one of the few people in
America manufacturing fishing rods from scratch.
In 2009, he decided to build a fishing rod like no other. " I wanted to
show people what it is like to have a good-quality American-made rod
in their hands, " said Belisle.
" I tell people it was 21/2 years of blood, sweat, and tears, and many
prototypes to perfect the process that goes into my rods. I did not rest
until I came up with a good product. " All rods are covered for breakage
or damage for 20 years.
" I made a lot of phone calls to the folks in the composites and resins
industry and did a lot of research on my own, and finally came up with
the combination of materials that I wanted to put into my rod blank. "
" Many people mistake me for a custom rod builder, but I am not. I
make the blanks, so I am considered a manufacturer. I make all these
rods by hand right here in this shop, " said Belisle.
Belisle designed all his mandrels, which are lengths of tapered
stainless steel and are basically a male mold of a specific rod. " I have a
different mandrel for all 23 rod styles I make, " said Belisle. Lehigh Fishing
Company rods range from short ice fishing rods to an 11-foot surfcasting
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Scott Belisle wants to show people what it is like to
have a good-quality American-made fishing rod in
their hands. All 23 variations of his rods are covered
with an unconditional warranty for breakage or
damage for 20 years.
www.fishandboat.com
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