Basically we sell pen rod extreme rods & reels which are the largest pen rods in the world to date, yet still light weight enough to make backpackers, hikers, ultra light fishermen & women want to go out and enjoy or show off their ultra light angling prowess. The rods we have are only 7¾" closed or 4' 9" which is 57" in length. Our new 2009 Pen Rod Extreme blanks will be 63" or 5' 3" & just another tool in our arsenal to cater to & attract ice fishing, bass, crappie, pan fish, trout & even moderate carp fishermen on an international level. Our largest carp caught to date was an 8 lb beauty caught on our MX 15 A Rear Drag Reel by Pro Staffer Neil Jary of England & is all caught on video & picture below for you to view.
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb1z1GSvF_0
picture
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He managed to capture over 20 lbs of carp & consolidated it into a mere 5 minutes of line screaming, fish jumping, water splashing ultra light fun. All of his videos may be viewed on his personal youtube.com site http://www.youtube.com/kirisilvermane . We are also on facebook.com & have an album of all fish submitted by happy customers to date on public display via this link which will be updated for the rest of my life.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9037&l=5b4af&id=1033887689 I myself have been very successful with the Pen Rod Extreme. I caught a 6.8 lb Brown Trout, a 5.9 lb Largemouth Bass & several other nice fish on Cross River reservoir in Westchester County, NY, & just finished my 3 video thrillogy BASS gone WILD 1, 2 & 3 which can be viewed on my personal youtube.com site http://youtube.com/FishingNYC . It shows me catching nice size bass on soft bait, setting the hook, pulling them out of weeds, trees, grass & the depths of a reservoir in this 3 part series.
BASS gone WILD by Penfishingrods.com ™ 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnrLOyY2EhY
BASS gone WILD by Penfishingrods.com ™ 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4T8qT5q-V0
BASS gone WILD by Penfishingrods.com ™ 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nplomWaRT8I
Nice Bass
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We are also trying to appeal to the female fishing community by creating Pink Pen Rod Combos & have recruited a female youtuber named Britenay whose alter ego will now be http://youtube.com/PinkPenRodder to introduce them to the world. Britenay will start by attracting a new generation of female anglers which will continue our legacy of ultra light fishing far into the future. All of our products fit in the palm of your hand & have adopted the term "size DOES matter" as our trademark. As you can see in the pictures below, we also have the world's smallest fly fishing reels. They are functional through a shooting head method, since most float lines made today will barely fit on the reel. We don't make fly line, but if there's a company that makes line to fit we're interested in negotiations. Below is one of our oldest customers Mr. Jary from England posing with his Mini Fly Reel & his prize which is a small carp. It's very exciting!!
Mr. Jary, a sexagenarian From England with his Fly Reel Combo
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Let's face it, nobody is going to come banging on mine or any of my customers' doors & handing them a check for $1,000,000 US or placing the keys to a brand new bass boat attached to a pickup truck & saying "Hey, we want you to represent our product". What I'm offering our customers is a chance to live out their dreams of being the center of attention just like the pros, to be a part of the new ultra light movement, creating their own fan base via our products, sharing their talents, getting a chance to interact with other anglers through out the globe by various means similar but not limited to comments, video responses, emails, networking & quite possibly the chance at making international friends who share the same interests.
We have several anglers which I affectionately call "Penfishingrods.com Pro Staffers" who are sponsored by me personally that have earned their right to be called such because of their skills, determination & perseverance in situations where lots of anglers would be stumped. Anyone can pull a fish out of the water with 15 - 20 lb test & a stiff heavy action 7' - 8' fishing rod. However, It takes skill, determination and experience to finesse, outsmart & outlast a nice fish with 4 - 5 or 6 lb test on ultra light Pen Rods! It's a skill that not all anglers possess! Those benefits bestowed upon my Pro Staffers will continue all through their lives due to their dedication and loyalty shown very early to our cause. We have over 25 videos on youtube.com ranging from Kayak Fishing to large carp & trout to different species only found in NW Australia. Nice Stinger of Rainbows Taken by Little Michael of the UK, 2nd picture is him w/ his Pen Rod Extreme & 5 lb Bow below..
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5 lb Rainbow
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We have a few Canadian anglers currently working on creating our first line of ice fishing videos.
Micheal Graham is an experienced & respected ice fisherman in Alberta who has shown us his skills with ultra light combos & enough nice fish that he pulled through a hole in the ice to make him head of our Ice Fishing Pro Staff. There are many great things to come in the near future, but just like the old cliche "Rome was not built in a day".
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A cute little Brownie on our Front Drag Model.
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There are several back mountain trails, parks, streams, creeks & rivers that are much easier accessed using our products instead of carrying a 6 - 7' rod & reel. We have conveniently placed the weights on our front page for backpackers, hikers & ultra light connoisseurs which are as follows.
Pen Rod Extreme 65.8 grams
MX 15A 145.2 grams
MX 15G 131.5 grams
Front Drag 137.6 grams
Large Bait caster 85.4 grams
Small Bait caster 63.0 grams
Mini Fly reel 57.2 grams
Extreme Bait caster 98.5 grams
Essentially what I'm trying to do is bring the world of ultra light fishing into the forefront of the fishing community so that younger anglers will gain interest, learn & start early in their quest to become future, experienced responsible anglers. Our customers have a once in a lifetime chance to live out their dreams of being a "pro fisherman" & becoming a smaller version and different magnitude of Al Linder or Kevin VanDam or any other well known anglers.
A Nice Northern taken by Dennis Rust of VT.
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To further promote the sport we offer all our customers a $100.00 bonus for catching a fish larger than 5 lbs on film using our Pen Rod Extreme series rods & reels. Furthermore as an added bonus of becoming part of the http://penfishingrods.com family there is a $5,000.00 reward for a world record of any species of game fish caught on our rods & reels as well, providing they follow the necessary steps to secure such a title and the IGFA validates & verifies their claim. However, we may never see that in our lifetime but it's nice to have goals, hopes & dreams to chase even if it's doing something you love like a leisurely sport such as fishing in their spare time. We offer all of our video makers the chance to do something they love to do & encourage them to catch it all on film so other anglers can follow their legacies & see what it's like to hook, play & catch larger fish on ultra light rods & reels. Ultra light fishing is not a skill that all anglers possess. You quickly learn if you have the patience, skill & determination to be an ultra light fishermen early on in the endeavor or you learn you do not.
Lil of NY with her first Pickerel on our Front Drag Model
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Ultra light Pen Fishing Rods offer the chance for anglers to display their skills of finesse fishing using scaled down versions of their favorite rods & reels. This skills teaches perseverance, patience & the appreciation for our fine finned friends. We promote catch & release of all species of fish & at all times of the year to assure a strong future & plentiful stock of quality fish in the future. We're excited that http://Xanga.com has a place to share stories, pictures & we look forward to being a part of this online community. http://penfishingrods.com offers a limited manufacturer's warranty on all of our products.
I answer all inquiries about our products & interact with each customer personally. We're open 24 hrs a day - 365 days a year. We will ship our products anywhere in the world!
God Bless & Tight Lines in 2009.
Michael Di Pippo,
President & CEO
http://penfishingrods.com
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