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Thursday Mar 11 2010 01:43:01 CST
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8 Art Sonneland
asonneland@new.rr.com
Location: Green Bay,WI
IP: 72.133.37.105
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 Friday Feb 26 2010 19:43:55 CST   |
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| The vintage granger aristocrat was beautifully restored by Phil.I can't wait to fish it on our Wisconsin spring creeks! |
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7 Gary Moody
krwalsh58@hotmail.com
Location: Northboro, IA
IP: 72.19.169.221
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| Saturday Dec 20 2008 23:08:37 CST |
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| The 6 1/2 foot bamboo casting rod you made is very sensitive, rugged and able to withstand the rigors of minor abuse. I've experienced true everyday usage. Workmanship is of the highest quality. Highly recommended, I expect to get many years of good use out of this product! I recieved this as a gift in 2007 and it was the ultimate Christmas present ever! |
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6 Kevin Graybeal
jkg621@yahoo.com
http://Mosquito Lagoon Custom Rods
IP: 68.205.129.147
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| Monday Dec 8 2008 08:36:27 CST |
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You know, some have called my custom rods "works of art."
What Phil Kosmas creates with Bamboo goes beyond "Art" - his rods aren't just beautiful - they are true Heirlooms to be enjoyed, adored, and passed down to the next generation with pride.
For the life of me, I just don't understand how you're able to offer craftsmanship of this quality as affordable as you do.
Those fortunate enough to own one of these rods know what I'm talking about...
I can't wait to cast the three piece Vagabond!
Oh, I almost forgot... Renzetti's #8217 Fly Fishing and Rod Building Fair was awesome! Wish you could have been there. Maybe next year?
( Lefty says Hi )
Kevin Graybeal
Mosquito Lagoon Custom Rods
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5 Abe Lee
abeleemd@gmail.com
Location: Montrose, CO
IP: 72.174.105.221
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| Saturday Nov 8 2008 15:00:21 CST |
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| Thanks, Phil, for the professional and expedient transaction! I can imagine how much attention to detail you put into rods that you build by seeing how well you take of your personal tackle as well as your interactions with me. I'm sure the glass rod I bought from you will carry all kinds of good karma as it harasses cutthroat here in the western Colorado high country.! |
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4 Milton King
kingtrujillo@comcast.net
Location: Colorado
IP: 24.9.244.179
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| Tuesday Aug 26 2008 11:30:38 CDT |
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 Phil, this is by far the best bamboo fishing (spinning) rod I have ever owned. It's light weight, easy to pack and carry any where I need to go. I love the design and the personal touch you put on it with the colors of my favorite NFL team the Denver Broncos. It's one of a kind, made just for me. You do great work! Thank you, and thanks to my aunt and uncle for this special gift and their thoughtfulness. It's truly a family heirloom and something I know my son would love to have when I finally hand it down to him. Milton  |
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3 Gary Bryant
gandtb2co@q.com
IP: 75.171.252.94
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| Wednesday May 14 2008 12:12:20 CDT |
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It has been my good fortune to be able to fish with Phil. I remember the first trout I caught on a fly, a fly I had tied myself. It was early summer on the Rio Grande in 1972 but it was not until years later after I started fishing with Phil that I truly became a fly fisherman. His desire to learn combined with a quest for quality has made him in my opinion a excellent fisherman and ultimately led to offering handcrafted bamboo rods for sale on his new web site Paradigmcustomrods.
I have more rods than I can fish and I blame Phil for that. Glass, graphite and bamboo, high- end, low-end, we tried them all, each one has had its own time and place over the years. It was on a trip to fish Cheesman Canyon early one morning about five years ago that Phil quizzed me on my idea of the perfect rod. All I could come up with, that morning, was some sort of vague kind of thought about a rod that you could cast all day with perfect fly placement and line control, and you never even knew it was in your hand. It was a frozen spring day months later when Phil called and told me he found it, the perfect rod for me. I was to meet him and the owner of the rod at the mouth of Waterton Canyon the next morning to go fishing. It was a cold nasty morning with no hope of warming up and little hope of fish., the rod was a P.H. Young Driggs River taper, it felt good even with frozen fingers. Back at the lot shedding waders the three of us talked money. It was fair price for a sweet rod but I knew I was not going home with a new rod that day. After the owner had left, true to form, having never made a bamboo rod before Phil looked at me and stated. "I think I can build that rod for a lot less money".
In 2004, close to a year after reading many books and articles, attending seminars, rod maker gatherings and eventually a rod building class Phil surprised me with the "Eagle" a parabolic rod he had modified from that PHY Driggs River taper and hand crafted from scratch. It was a 5 wt. 7ft.2in. two piece rod with two tips, one dry/one wet, to make it even more functional as an all-around rod. To me it was an instant heirloom.
Three years later Phil is still fly fishing, still making rods and true to his nature he has once again taken it to the next level, creating Paradigm Custom Rod Design. Whether I plan on fishing a #24 Roger Hill black midge on the Platte or a # 12 Green Drake on the Fork, the Eagle is always the first rod out of the closet. It is just a true pleasure to fish. It is everything I was hoping for. It is the only rod I own that I have added to my will.
Phil will probably be a little bit embarrassed once he reads this endorsement, he is his own worst critic of his work and would never ask somebody to write a letter praising his craft, which is all the more reason I felt I should. If you are thinking of purchasing your first bamboo rod or you are looking to add a handcrafted fishing tool to your collection, do yourself a favor and consider Paradigm Custom Rod Design. Quality at cost that is highly affordable.
Phil, Thanks for everything over the years, nothing but the best for you and your new venture.
Gary Bryant |
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2 G. Phlogger
gandtb2co@q.com
Location: Littleton
IP: 71.218.45.63
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| Wednesday May 7 2008 07:42:22 CDT |
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Phil,
Should have been on the Ark yesterday.Obscene number of fish, all on top. Amazing. What made the day even better was casting the 5 wt. you built for me. I love that rod. The "Eagle" has landed. Thanks again. |
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1 mike f
Location: usa
IP: 71.208.111.110
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| Friday May 2 2008 16:00:16 CDT |
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nice site!
good layout
need some pics
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