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Thaddeus Norris, Profile of a Rodmaker, Part 2

Portrait of Thaddeus Norris, from Fred Mather’s Men I Have Fished With

Thaddeus Norris, Profile of a Rodmaker, Part 2   By Dr. Todd E.A. Larson   Rodsmithing 101 Thad Norris’ importance went far beyond just the fly rods he made with his own hand. His Chapter XVII in The American Angler’s Book entitled “Rod-Making” gives a succinct overview of the contemporary state of rod building that is the […]