I started Professional Edge with the goal of hand crafting the best fishing rod available in the market today. I learned the art of hand crafting a fishing rod because I am a serious angler that demands the best the market has to offer. I use industry leading components, and with the best rod blanks, and when they all come together it produces the finest fishing rod available. Every rod I sell is hand crafted by me, one fishing rod at a time.
Because there's no perfect rod for everyone, I custom build each rod to your specifications, including length, action, reel seat selection, handle configuration, thread color, and personalized lettering.
And because there's no store front and no employees, I can craft truly custom rods at a price comparable to, or even less than, mass market rods.
Jack Burns - Senior Editor, Esox Angler MagazineI have been using top-of-the-line, custom-built muskie rods since the 1970s. My new favorites— Professional Edge rods, built on Diamondback blanks—meet the high quality standards I demand.
I use Professional Edge muskie rods because they are lightweight enough to help me get through a long day of casting and are powerful enough to hold up to the stresses of working my lures and fighting my fish.
I use Professional Edge walleye rods for my bass and smallmouth fishing because they are simply the best I have seen... the Diamondback blank, the guides, the workmanship... all are the best money can buy.
Rob Kimm - Editor, Esox Angler Magazine
When I look for muskie rods, I insist on light weight, the right action, and top of the line components and craftsmanship. Custom Diamondback muskie rods from Professional Edge have all that and more. They have all it takes to stand up to a day of muskie fishing—the heavy lures and constant use—but they're light and responsive, and won't wear me out.
The quality of the muskie rods from Professional Edge led me to check out their Diamondback walleye and bass rods. And they're second to none—the finest walleye rods I've ever used.
Dan Craven - Contributing writer for In-Fisherman, Walleye In-Sider, Esox Angler, Outdoor New, and a Leech Lake area Guide
"I own a number of Keith's rods. Though Keith is probably best known for building muskie/pike rods, his walleye rods are second to none - and he has also built several specialty bass rods for me that I use on smallmouth and largemouth bass. Professional Edge Rods offer great performance and durability that can only be attained through custom building." .
Mike Hulbert - Guide
I have been using Professional Edge Custom Diamondbacks and Edge Series rods for the past two seasons. During this time my clients and myself have boated over 600 muskies and not a single problem. These rods are extremely lightweight, yet have backbone needed to drive the hooks home. The extra thick cork that Keith uses is unmatched in the musky rod industry and the feel of it is second to none. I am proud to use Professional Edge rods as they are the best custom built rod on the market today.
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