LKenney RODMAKER

Model 733 7’3” 3-piece #3 line

A delicate, responsive little rod designed for small flies and accurate casts out to 35 feet or so, though it will cast longer if you must. Its medium-soft, progressive action makes it a great choice for anglers who fish small streams. Built only with my down-sliding cork spacer slide band reel seat.

Model 794 7’9” 3-piece #4 line

A supple, smooth-casting progressive action rod that hits a sweet-spot for fiberglass in both length and line weight. Long enough for medium size waters, short enough for smaller ones, delicate enough to handle light tippets, but with sufficient power to handle a #10 dry or a reasonably sized weighted nymph. With wood uplock or sideband cork spacer reel seat.

Model 8055 8’0” 5-piece #5 line

A 5 weight fly line is the standard for trout fishing from Maine to California (or, for that matter, from New Zealand to Slovenia) and 8 feet is a reasonable length for all but the smallest or largest streams.
The 8055 is a sweet 5-piece rod that breaks down to 20” (21” in its 2” diameter aluminum tube) and thus fits in just about any travel duffel or suitcase. In terms of performance, the 8055 casts as well as any of our rods, is capable of handling a wide range of flies and surprisingly large fish.
The small diameter tip ferrule is reinforced internally with graphite. With cork slide band seat or uplock wood spacer seat.

Model 813 8’1” 3 pc #3 line

A very light, smooth, longish 3 wgt., built at the urging of some friends at the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. Supple, yet by no means wimpy, it can deliver a fly very gently, but can still achieves the line speed needed for accurate, delicate presentations out to 45 feet or so.
It’s a lovely rod for small dries and nymphs when the wind isn’t blowing hard. Built only with my down-sliding cork spacer slide band reel seat.

Model 824 8’2” 3 pc #4 line

Our model 824 splits the difference between the 813 and the 835, both in length and increased firmness of action. And with a little more punch than model 794 it rivals the 835 as an all around light trout rod. With wood uplock or sideband cork spacer reel seat.

Model 835 8’3” 3-piece #5 line

The 835 is a particularly pleasant, well-balanced, all-around trout rod. Supple tipped for close-in casting and light tippet work, it has enough diameter and punch in the mid and butt to reach out to 60 or 70 feet, turn over a wide range of fly sizes, and control larger trout.
You can cast smooth open loops easily, or push the rod to tighten up without it becoming unstable. With wood uplock or sideband cork spacer reel seat.

Models 884 and 885 8’8” 3-pc rods for #4 and #5 lines

A number of friends at the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club encouraged Larry to come up with longer 4 and 5 weight rods. These rods are the result.
They’re built on a faster taper, with larger diameters, than our models 824 and 835. As a result they’re beefier, more suited to big water and longer casts, but still have a pleasant progressive fiberglass action and are able to handle light tippets.
Built only with our wood uplock reel seat.

Models 886 and 897 8’8” 3-pc for #6 lines and 8’9” 3 pc for #7 lines

These two are powerful, powerful fishing tools with that hard-to-describe feeling of controlled flex that’s a particular virtue of good glass.
At 4 oz +/-, they’re still pretty light in hand, with tips responsive enough to handle short line presentations, and progressive actions that put more of the rod into play as you extend line.
They make excellent streamer and light steelhead rods, and are great fun with smaller hair bugs and poppers for bass. They are generally built as a freshwater rods with wood uplock seats and black nickel snake guides.
If you plan to fish the salt, we can also build them with full metal uplock seats and hard chrome snakes.

SPINOFF MODELS

Model 793-S 7’9” 3-piece #3 line
Model 794-S 7’9” 3-piece #4 line
Model 794-STS 7’9” 3-piece #4 line

Sending the prototypes over the Pacific back and forth, Kenney and Higashi spent long 5 years to develop these models that are targeted for dry fly fishing using long tippet.
For good slack introduction to drift the fly naturally, a rod with a slower recovery is an incredible help to be "in constant touch" right down to the fly. Some people call them semi-parabolics, others might call them just a bit slower than regular rods in our lineup.
 Whatever you call it, they are sweet casters nonetheless. "S" means slow, and "STS" means strong+slow. 794-STS really drives the line in the wind, or deliver bulky flies.