A Rod For Every Application
If you can think it up, Gulfstream Customs can probably build it. Most of the rods we build, though, fall into the categories below.
Swordfish Rods
Swordfish rods are our specialty. Most of our builds fall into three categories, all of which can be paired with the #4 butt of your choice:
“WMD” 12-15# Heavy Swordfish Rod
Nicknamed the “Weapon of Mass Destruction” by hard-fishing South Florida sword experts and available in 63” and 69” lengths (tip to ferrule), our heavy swordfish tip rod doesn’t give the fish a chance. Designed for South Florida’s strong currents and rough conditions, this rod can handle up to 15 lbs. of lead while still remaining sensitive enough to see bites and to absorb shock during long fights, preventing hooks from wearing holes in fish. Our WMD is most commonly paired with a Winthrop T-10X adjustable butt or a Stuart standard-bend or deep-bend butt and with a Lindgren-Pitman electric reel.
10# Medium Swordfish Rod
Also available in 63” and 69” lengths, our medium swordfish rods can handle up to 10# of lead and is popular with Gulf anglers. A Winthrop T-10X adjustable butt or a Stuart standard-bend or deep-bend butt is recommended.
Swordfish Buoy Rod
Our Buoy Rod is a brute, built on the same blank that was used to catch the current Florida record swordfish. The 69” length ensures that the line clears your outboards motor when deploying the buoy. A Winthrop T-10X adjustable butt or a Stuart standard-bend or deep-bend butt is recommended.
Base pricing for our swordfish rods is $825 and includes:
Winthrop aluminum top (black or silver)
Fuji silicon nitride (SiN) guides
Handmade EVA foregrip with heat-shrink flocked sleeve
#4 ferrule (black or silver)
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Winthrop titanium top — $150
Premium burl cork foregrip — $100
Painted blank — $100 per color ($200 for fish patterns)
Full-color custom logo — $20
Deep Drop Rods
Gulfstream Customs deep drop rods measure 63” from tip to ferrule and are available with #2 or #4 ferrules.
The #4 DDR rod is designed for use with Lindgren-Pitman, Hooker 80, or Daiwa MP3000 electric reels or with 80-class hand-crank reels.
The #2 version is designed for use with Hooker 50, Hooker 30 and Daiwa Tanacom electric reels or with 50-class and smaller hand-crank reels.
Base price for both #2 and #4 is $825 and includes:
American-made 50-100# class blank
Winthrop aluminum top (black or silver)
Fuji silicon nitride (SiN) guides
Handmade EVA foregrip with heat-shrink flocked sleeve in your choice of color and pattern
#4 or #2 ferrule (black or silver)
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Winthrop titanium top — $150
Premium burl cork foregrip — $100
Painted blank — $100 per color ($200 for fish patterns)
Full-color custom logo — $20
High Speed Trolling Rods
Our purpose-built high speed trolling rods measure 60” from tip to ferrule. With a #4 ferrule, they are designed for Lindgren-Pitman, Hooker 80, or Daiwa MP3000 electric reels or with 80-class hand-crank reels.
Base price for the HST rod is $675 and includes:
American-made 50-100# class blank
Winthrop aluminum top (black or silver)
Fuji silicon nitride (SiN) guides
Handmade EVA foregrip with heat-shrink flocked sleeve in your choice of color and pattern
#4 ferrule (black or silver)
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Winthrop titanium top — $150
Premium burl cork foregrip — $100
Painted blank — $100 per color ($200 for fish patterns)
Full-color custom logo — $20
30-Class and 50-Class standup Rods
Built on American-made blanks with soft, shock-absorbing tips and plenty of backbone, our uni-butt standup rods measure 56” from tip to ferrule. With Fuji SiN guides and a Winthrop roller top, these are the lightest and most versatile rods in their class.
We recommend matching them with a Stuart straight butt or #2 Winthrop Terminator Adjusta-Butt.
The 30-class rods are designed around the Accurate ATD-30 reel and are ideal for light trolling duty for mahi, small tuna, and smaller wahoo.
The 50-class rods are designed around the Accurate ATD-50 and are best suited for wahoo trolling and for big tuna in the Caribbean.
Base price for 30# and 50# standup rods is $675 and includes:
American-made 30-80# or 50-100# blank
Winthrop aluminum top
Fuji silicon nitride (SiN) guides
Handmade EVA foregrip with heat-shrink flocked sleeve in your choice of color and pattern
#2 ferrule (black or silver)
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Winthrop titanium top — $150
Full Winthrop roller guides — $300
Premium burl cork foregrip — $100
Painted blank — $100 per color ($200 for fish patterns)
Full-color custom logo — $20
Capt. Mutton Mike D Signature Jigging/Bottom Rods
Also known as the Mutton Manager, these versatile offshore bottom rods were developed in partnership with renowned South Florida captain Mutton Mike
We build them in 6’6” or 7’0” lengths on 30-60# or 40-80# blanks.
Designed for use with braided line and compact reels like the Seigler LGN, these rods feature a shortened grip per Capt. Mike’s orders and combine a soft, shock-absorbing tip section with lots of backbone to turn powerful snapper, grouper, or kingfish.
We also build the Mutton Manager in spinning configuration for use with reels like the Quantum Cabo 80.
The Mutton Manager starts at $500 including:
American-made 30-60# or 40-80# blank
Heavy duty Fuji tang top
Fuji silicon nitride (SiN) guides
Handmade EVA grips with heat-shrink flocked sleeve in your choice of color and pattern
ALPS aluminum reel seat and aluminum gimbal (silver, black, or gunsmoke)
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Premium burl cork foregrip — $100
Painted blank — $100 per color
Full-color custom logo — $20
Slow Pitch Jigging Rods
Our 6’8” spiral-wrapped (aka “acid-wrapped”) 200 - 300g Slow Pitch Jigging Rod is designed to match with Seigler’s Slow Pitch Edition SGN reel. With more backbone than most slow pitch rods, it delivers similar feel and action while delaying your wrist surgery for a few years.
The Slow Pitch Jigging Rod starts at $550, including:
American-made blank
Fuji silicon carbide (SiN) guides
Handmade EVA grips with heat-shrink flocked sleeve in your choice of color and pattern
ALPS aluminum trigger reel seat (silver, black, or gunsmoke)
Fuji rubber gimbal
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Premium burl cork foregrip — $100
Painted blank — $100 per color
Full-color custom logo — $20
20-lb or 30-lb Offshore SpinnerS and Kite/Flatline Rods
Among the most versatile of all rods for South Florida fishing, 7-foot, 20-lb. and 30-lb. boat spinning rods are ideal for live bait applications, especially during our winter sailfish and spring tuna fisheries.
A fast action blank prevents the rod from bowing up excessively, which can make it difficult for the captain see which way the fish is going during the fight — especially when the angler is in the bow with other crew crowded around.
Also popular are these 20-lb. and 30-lb. kite/flatline rods in conventional configuration.
Our Offshore Spinners and conventional kite/flat-line rods start at $500 including:
American-made 15-30# or 25-50# blank
7’0” overall length
Fuji SiC guides (spinning) or SiN guides (conventional)
Handmade EVA grips with heat-shrink flocked sleeve in your choice of color and pattern
ALPS aluminum reel seat and aluminum gimbal
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Premium burl cork grips — $100
Painted blank — $100 per color
Full-color custom logo — $20
“Snook Slayer” Inlet / Spillway Rods
Purpose-built for casting big jigs and baits to inlet and spillway snook, our 7’10” Snook Slayer is built on a 15-30# blank rated for 1 - 7 oz. lures. This rod can be built in either spinning or casting configuration.
The Snook Slayer starts at $500 including:
American-made 15-30# blank
Fuji SiN guides (casting) or Fuji SiC guides (spinning)
Handmade EVA grips with heat-shrink flocked sleeve in your choice of color and pattern
ALPS aluminum reel seat in black, silver, or gunsmoke (with trigger in casting configuration)
Your choice of ALPS gimbal in in black, silver, or gunsmoke or rubber butt cap
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Premium burl cork grips — $100
Split grips — $50
Painted blank — $100 per color
Full-color custom logo — $20
“Inshore Eddy” Flats and Mangrove Rods
We build our specialized inshore rods in 6’6”, 7’0”, and 7’6” lengths for 6-12#, 8-17#, or 10-20# line. Both casting and spinning configurations are available.
Ideal for bonefish, redfish, smaller snook, trout, and other inshore and flats species, these rods are extraordinarily lightweight and carefully balanced to superior feel.
Inshore Eddy rods start at $400 including:
Fuji silicon carbide (SiC) guides and top
Handmade EVA foam grips
Fuji graphite reel seat
Custom thread colors or one of our no-charge Signature Series color schemes
Your name, boat name or other short text in gold or silver
Popular upgrades include:
Premium burl cork grips — $50
Split grips — $25
Painted blank — $100 per color
Full-color custom logo — $20