Cape Coral, Florida · Est. 2018
Every rodis one rod.
Tiki Custom Rods builds fishing rods one blank at a time, wrapped by hand on the turner. Inshore, offshore, fly, matched sets and repairs. Built by anglers, for anglers.
- Built by anglers, for anglers
- LEO owned
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Hand crafted fishing rods
- 2018Building sinceCape Coral, Florida
- 119KAnglers followingon Instagram
- 100%Wrapped by handevery guide, every rod
- LifetimeLimited warrantyon every rod off the bench
What comes off the bench
Four ways to get a Tiki in your hand
Custom Builds
One rod, built to one angler. You pick the blank, the guides, the seat, the grip and the thread, and it gets wrapped by hand on the turner until it is right.
- Inshore, offshore and fly
- Matched sets
- Decorative and cross wraps
Production Rods
The Tiki line. Same bench, same hands, built to a fixed spec so you can buy one off the rack and know exactly what you are getting.
- Tiki Inshore and Offshore
- Fuji Alconite guides
- IM7 graphite blanks
Repairs & Rewraps
Broken tip, cracked guide, tired wraps. Bring in the rod you already trust and it goes back out fishing instead of into the garage.
- Tip and guide replacement
- Full rewraps
- Refinishing
Dealers & Wholesale
Shops and charter operations can carry the Tiki line. Six rods per model to open, Net 30 once the account is established.
- Approved dealer pricing
- Six per model minimum
- Net 30 terms
How a rod gets built
Five steps, none of them skipped
A custom rod is not a catalogue order. It starts with a conversation about where you fish and ends with epoxy curing on the turner.
- 01
The conversation
Where you fish, what you throw at, what you are running for a reel. The rod gets specified around that, not around a catalogue.
- 02
Blank and hardware
Blank selected for the job, then reel seat, grip and guide train chosen to match. Fuji components on the production line.
- 03
Guide placement
Guides are laid out and static tested on the blank itself so the load spreads properly through the curve, then taped and checked again.
- 04
Wrapping
Every wrap is laid down by hand on the turner. This is where the colour goes on, and where a decorative or cross wrap gets built if you asked for one.
- 05
Finish and cure
Epoxy over the thread, turned until it levels and cures hard and clear. Then it gets checked, labelled and it is yours.
Thread work
The part you cannot order from a catalogue
Blood splat, Cuban flag, redfish, fire engine red, leopard. If you can describe it, it can be wrapped.
More of it, every week, on Instagram.
@tiki_rodsReady when you are
Tell him what you fish for.
Send the water, the target, the reel you are running and any colours you have in mind. You will get a real answer back, not an auto-reply.
