MATERIALS & PROCESS
HM 57,000,000 modulas
HM 57,000,000 modulas
HM 57,000,000 modulas
This is used in our light weight crisp action steadfast bass series. These fishing rod blanks come as a standard sanded finish with exposed graphite. HM is used to give lots of power in a small and lightweight blank. We found the perfect HM material that gives sensitivity without the breakage due to our HX2 resin system. Build your next USA made fishing rods on Thrasher!
IM 42,000,000 modulas
HM 57,000,000 modulas
HM 57,000,000 modulas
This is a great fiber used in fishing rod blanks for years. We use this fiber to give a lighter power than the HM products. This has been referred to as IM6, RX8, IMX and many other names. In the end our interpretation is it's all the same just another marketing game. Build your next USA made fishing rods on Thrasher!
SM 33,000,000 modulas
HM 57,000,000 modulas
Glass/Graphite Composite
This is an affordable, yet durable fiber for fishing rod blanks that has passed the test of time! Years of the best blanks have been made from this fiber. It's been left in the dust of IM and HM due to the quest of marketing "the next greatest thing" Yes we use all fibers but we have a special connections with this one. Our ties to Brad Loomis & Shikari puts a little DNA of the past in everyone of our blanks! Build your next USA made fishing rods on Thrasher!
Glass/Graphite Composite
Line - Action - Break Point
Glass/Graphite Composite
A combination of durable Glass and one of the above Graphite produces the suitable action and very durable fishing rod blanks for the everyday fishermen. Build your next USA made fishing rods on Thrasher!
Line - Action - Break Point
Line - Action - Break Point
Line - Action - Break Point
This is where it all gets tricky! So we decided to go after the breaking point for fishing rod blanks . When you take a blank to failure you get to see the action under each pound until it breaks. This ultimately will give you a true "line rating range" Somewhere between the when you start to see the action of the rod and before it breaks. We now put a safe line rating that pushes the blank to it's potential without coming close to it's breaking point. This is why you should build usa made fishing rods
Design - Process
Line - Action - Break Point
Line - Action - Break Point
Like nature itself each design is different using different types of material, mandrels and amount of material. We can design 2 different fishing rod blanks with different material, mandrels and amount of material and give you the same action and weight but diameter might be different. We tend to focus more on the process then design........you give us all the feedback and ultimately are the final designer. At Thrasher we are fortunate to be associated with Brad Loomis one of the best process engineers in the industry. Build USA made fishing rods!
INTRODUCTION AND COMMITMENT
Introduction
The Champion family puts in many hours in the shop or on the water. All four are hands on when it comes to the family business.
Email: Thrasherrods@gmail.com
Inside Thrasher USA made fishing rods & fishing rod blanks.
Welp, that's the secret to all this isn't it. When I started this process I didn't need to know much, but I did need to assemble a team that did. Our team boasts a lifetime of rod blank design and building, aerospace and material consults, lifelong fisherman and extremely detail-oriented tradesmen. We played with unidirectional fibers, we wrapped them in different directions, angles and layers. We considered terms like Helix, triflex and quad-core, ( it's all good stuff). We also have the ability to kick some dust in our resin and call it nanotechnology—we passed. A few months into the process the correct questions were asked and it was decided to get outside the box. We decided to work with the material manufacturers, we knew they would be happy to manufacture custom prepreg materials consisting of any fibers and resins laid out to our specifications. ( I know, I know, typical high level rod manufacturer sales tactic bullshit). After a few months and many thousands we had our material and went to work. The results are in and now available to everyone. If you want to see what Thrasher's are made of, watch our rod testing videos. If you want to know what makes them the best rods on the market, sorry, that's some top-secret shit. We give you some info on our blank source page but the rest is locked up.
Commitment
When you decide to buy blanks, look to Thasher. We build blanks for you the customer not for ourselves. Our commitment to a repeatable process that gives you the same quality today, tomorrow and forever is key to our success. We are also committed to innovate using new ideas and designs to give you new blanks to fight fish.