Fenwick (fishing)

Fenwick is a brand name of Pure Fishing.

Fenwick is named after Lake Fenwick in Kent, Washington where 5 Seattle businessmen founded the company in 1952. Fenwick was an early pioneer in the use of fiberglass blanks^[1] to create fishing rods that were corrosive resistant to salt water and that quickly replaced metal and traditional wood^[2] and bamboo fishing rods for their durability and ease of maintenance.

Fenwick was purchased by Phil Clock^[3] and moved to Westminster, California in 1968 and focused on the fishing rod needs of Bass fisherman.^[4]

Fenwick was the first to market with an all graphite fishing rod in 1973.^[5]

Both Fenwick's fiberglass and graphite fishing rods led fisherman to innovate new ways to fish using the unique material properties of Fenwick fishing rods.

References

^ "How fishing rod is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, parts, components, dimensions, product". www.madehow.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
^ "This is How Wooden Fishing Rods Were Made in 1939". Wide Open Spaces. 2016-02-08. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
^ Lefty, Kreh (2008). My life was this big : and other true fishing tales. Millard, Chris. New York: Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 978-1602393592. OCLC 227016499.
^ "History". www.fenwickfishing.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ Johnson, Victor R. Jr. (2005). Fenwick : Fenwick's history and rods, including the development of the first graphite rod. Green, Don., Fenwick (Firm). Vallejo, Calif.: EP Press. ISBN 0974053112. OCLC 64405832.

This product or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "How fishing rod is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, parts, components, dimensions, product". www.madehow.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.

[2] "This is How Wooden Fishing Rods Were Made in 1939". Wide Open Spaces. 2016-02-08. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-11.

[3] Lefty, Kreh (2008). My life was this big : and other true fishing tales. Millard, Chris. New York: Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 978-1602393592. OCLC 227016499.

[4] "History". www.fenwickfishing.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[5] Johnson, Victor R. Jr. (2005). Fenwick : Fenwick's history and rods, including the development of the first graphite rod. Green, Don., Fenwick (Firm). Vallejo, Calif.: EP Press. ISBN 0974053112. OCLC 64405832.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]