I was lucky enough to grow up on the Gold Coast in South-East Queensland and spent most weekends and school holidays fishing the local waterways with my parents on their boat. My 5th birthday present was a rod and reel. From this time I was hooked on fishing!
In the early 1980s like most rod builders, I started building a few rods for myself and fishing mates in my garage. Through a lot of trial and error and only a couple of books to read, my rod building knowledge and skills progressed until I registered my custom rod building business in 1988. I then started doing rod repairs and custom rods for some of the local tackle shops.
During this time, I have been lucky enough to see many improvements in the rod building industry. Fuji products have been an integral part of these advances and continue to excel with the components they produce.
Today, 33 years on and my rod building workshop is now purpose built and climate controlled to produce rods of the highest quality.