Welcome to New England Rod Works! I’m Steve, a lifelong outdoorsman and custom rod builder from Western Massachusetts. Whether you chase trout, bass, or stripers, I’d be honored to build a custom rod you’ll be proud to fish for years to come. I build on premium blanks from St Croix and MHX, creating rods tailored to your style of fishing and the waters you fish most.

Pictures from the shop and field

A fishing rod with a cork handle, green and purple accents, and a black reel handle, held by a person wearing a red shirt, against a gravel ground with grass patches and vehicles nearby.
A fishing rod with green accents and a cork handle, attached to a spinning reel, held by a hand near a gravel path with greenery in the background.
A collection of rod parts including cork, a green blank, a graphite reel seat, and guides on a wooden surface.
A fish caught in a black fishing net in water
A man standing on a boat holding a large bass fish he caught, with a lake and trees in the background.

Large mouth I caught with my buddy in his boat on his favorite lake.

ultra light rod with a green wrapped guide resting on a textured gray carpet.
Fishing rod with a cork handle and green and yellow accents lying on a wooden surface.
A young man in an orange jacket and dark shorts sitting on a concrete dock at the water's edge, fishing with a pole, with utility poles, houses, and a bridge in the background on a clear day.
A fishing rod with cork handle and metal reel placed on a workbench with tools and equipment in the background.

Demo rod I built for people to try. MHX 7’6” Heavy Mod/Fast action Flipping/Pitching rod

Memory rod in the wrapper being worked on

Customer catching Largemouth on first cast. St. Croix SCIII Heavy Fast with carbon fiber grips and LZR guides.

A fishing rod with multiple eyelets lying on the deck of a bass boat.

My wife’s 5’6” MHX Ultra Light Fast action spinning rod

A close-up of a fishing rod lying on a rough concrete surface.

This rod is available now, it will be in the shop once i complete that page. If interested reach out it is a MHX Metallic Green blank, 7’ Light Fast action, 4-8lb line and 3/16-5/16oz lure weight. $250+tx and shipping

A young boy fishing from a boat on a lake with a bridge and trees in the background, sunny day with clear blue sky.
Memory rod featuring ashes of a loved one.

Pics of my favorite fishing partner. Left is nice Brook Trout we caught in local river, middle is Alex Striper fishing on an inlet in Ct, and right is Alex enjoying a trip to the river in our Jon Boat.

1st order out the door and I was honored to have it be a memory rod.

Completed memory rod on its way to very happy customer.