American Eagle Rods & Fred Roumbanis
I spoke briefly today with the head shed over at American Eagle Rods and was given some pretty interesting news today regarding some recent alignments and some new products in the works.
For those of you who are familiar with American Eagle Rods, you should already relate the name to premium quality, amazing craftsmanship, and Elite Series / Pro-Staff team member Terry Butcher. Someone who has pretty much been commercial face for AER. For those of you who aren’t very familiar with American Eagle Rods, shame on you. I recommend you check them out. They are a company that is already well known within the hard core angling community and a company that is becoming more well-known with the general public.
Part of the reason for this has been AER’s commitment to stretching themselves as far outside of their immediate region as possible. Something that is hard to do and impossible if you do not have a worthy product. A problem they don’t have. Recently, AER signed an agreement with another BASS Elite Series pro, Fred Roumbanis.
Roumbanis, who has won $532,406 in BASS career earnings which includes a Major title victory on High Rock Lake and a Classic appearance, knows a thing or two about great products. You don’t win 1/2 million dollars in 4 years without the right equipment and being able to understand it.
As part of the agreement, AER will be producing a Roumbanis Signature Series rod. While the official production date is not yet finalized, the back orders over at AER are stacking up. “AER Owner/President, Drew Patterson said of the new rods, ” What a neat deal we had to be fortunate enough to align ourselves with such a great angler in Fred Roumbanis”. Drew also went on to say about the rods, “Most of the word has gotten out on the West Coast. Much of this is due to the fact that while Fred has national attention, his roots are still here out west”.
Along with various other alignments composed of tournament circuits and so forth, AER’s next goal will be to get the word out along the east coast. Because of such a great product, I imagine that you will be seeing American Eagle Rods gracing the front deck of many more bass boats here shortly.
American Eagle Rods offers a selection of rods for anglers of all types. Whether beginner or expert, bass fishing or crappie fishing, you will find a rod to suit your needs. The Xtreme Elite Series is at the forefront of their line right now with 100% high modulus graphite blanks, Ring Lock frames with TiN/Zirconia Nanolite Rings, no cork fore-piece, exposed blank comfort finished reel seats, and split rear grips. However, as mentioned earlier, you can expect to see a new line of rods in the near future.
For more information or to check out their complete line, visit: www.americaneaglerods.com
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3 opinions for American Eagle Rods & Fred Roumbanis
ALDave
Apr 21, 2008 at 7:28 am
Checked out their website and looks like some good rods…specially the elites. Didn’t see anything on a Roumbanis signiture series yet. I like they still have cork. Most are going to the new rubber foam style. Fred Roumbanis is a terrific fisherman and has become real good over the past 2 to 3 years….. It was a wise move on American Eagle Rods part to get teamed with a rising young gun so to say.
DeerSkinner
Apr 21, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Hello. I have never heard of them.But I am also just now getting to start doing some tournament fishing so there is a ton of stuff I don’t know. My dad has retired and given me his old boat. It’s and older early 90’s Javelin but it’s a start. I have a couple of Berkley Lightning rods I got just to get some rods in the boat. No real problems so far, but I will check American Eagle out also.
Tim
Apr 22, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I’ve have only heard of their rods because of Butcher sponsorship. The rods look great. Without personal experience, I can’t compare them to another rod. I haven’t seen anything with a Roumbanis signature series yet either.
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