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7117-4: Compact Length, Spey Rod Soul.

Call it whatever you like. We call it the best 11 1/2 foot two hander the world has ever seen.

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Red Shed Spey Clave 2012

We’ll be in Idaho on September 29 for the annual Red Shed Spey Clave on the Clearwater. See you there!

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Broken rod? These simple steps will get it back to you fast!

Rod’s break. It happens. We make it our priority to get the rod repaired and returned as soon as possible. Here’s how you can help.

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Burkheimers in Baja

The 990-4 goes to Baja The new 990-4 Permit took a trip down to Baja this spring with our friend Kate Taylor. We thought that we’d pulled a fast one on Kate; the rod is clearly labeled “Permit” but there are no Permit on the coast of Baja! Recklessly disregarding the rods labeling, Kate’s been [...]

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Classic vs. Presentation vs. Vintage. What’s the difference? Part 3: Saltwater Rods

Classic, Presentation and Vintage Saltwater Rods: A Visual Guide C.F. Burkheimer Fly Rod Co. offers two distinct builds for our Saltwater rods: a Classic build, and a Presentation build. The rod blanks are identical in both builds, the differences are aesthetic. Let’s break down those build options, series by series, to clarify what we offer. On this page we’ll focus on our [...]

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Classic vs. Presentation vs. Vintage. What’s the difference? Part 2: Spey Rods

Classic, Presentation and Vintage Spey Rods: A Visual Guide C.F. Burkheimer Fly Rod Co. offers three distinct builds for our Two-Handed rods: a Classic build, a Presentation build, and a Vintage build. The rod blanks are identical in all three builds, the differences are aesthetic. Let’s break down those build options, series by series, to clarify what we offer. On this page we’ll focus [...]

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Classic vs. Presentation vs. Vintage. What’s the difference? Part 1: Trout Rods

Classic, Presentation and Vintage Trout Rods: A Visual Guide C.F. Burkheimer offers three distinct builds for all of our rods: a Classic build, a Presentation build, and a Vintage build. The rod blanks are identical in all three builds, the differences are purely aesthetic. Let’s break down those build options, series by series, to clarify what we [...]

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Burkheimer on Facebook? Like!

Burkheimer on Facebook C.F. Burkheimer has officially joined the social media age. Check out our page on facebook and click the “Like.” button. We’ll be using our facebook page to keep you up to date on all that is happening with the C.F. Burkheimer shop, the newest rods, travel opportunities and our incredible Pro-Staff. We’ll [...]

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Dry Line Winter Steelhead

The C.F. Burkheimer shop is not a large one, nor is it staffed with dozens of workers. The five of us here are skilled craftsmen and passionate conservationists, but most of all we’re anglers…

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Show Time!

C.F. Burkheimer Fly Rod Company at the International Sportsmans Expo Sacramento, California. January 19-22 Kerry Burkheimer, Nate Koenigsknecht, Whitney Gould and Brian Styskal will be at the International Sportsmans Expo in Sacramento on January 19 through the 22nd. We’ll have a huge selection of new rods with us, including the new Species Specific Saltwater rods, [...]

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