JB Custom Rods - Testimonials

I am proud to tell you that I caught my very first VT team bass yesterday. It was on my favorite JB Custom Rod too! Honestly, I used that one rod 95% of the day. I bought two others from Bass Pro shop, but my hand hurts from holding the"heavy" weight, compared to the rods you sold me. I had planned on taking a picture with the fish and the rod in the same picture, but by the end of the day, the fish were just about dead. I took that picture with my partner, Mike Bylund, and tossed them back. Next time I will hopefully get a better picture, and hopefully a bigger bass!!
And in case you are intersted in the tournament, it was at Lake Norman hosted by NC state. There were lots of fish, but no big ones. The winning wieght was 12lbs. Scott and Charlie got second, while Mike and I placed 7th or 8th. It didn't really matter to me, I was just estactic that 3/6 of my fish went into our limit. I just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten about you.
Tight lines,
Shelly Pruitt

The kicker fish that won the Tournament on the James River July 09. Thanks to JB Custom Bass Rods, You have

tried the rest, now try the Best. After a hot and grueling day fish were hard to come by, mostly just keepers for everyone, (Typical for the james this time of year). Thanks to a 5" Yamamoto cut tail worm, and a JB rod finesse spinning rod it came down to the feel of a very light bite. I wouldn't have felt him if it had not been for the sensitivity of the rod, so light was the bite of the 4 pounder, that no other rod on the the market would have come even close to a JB rod.Thanks John, Dickie D.

I picked up a 7'6" southern spec rod from island tackle a couple months ago. I have caught a bunch of specs on it and have been really pleased. Today my buddy and I went searching for some trout. We happened to stumble upon a spot infested with striper. This rod held its own. I caught ten striper in one hour, one of them being a 10 pounder, and this rod performed great. I just wanted to let you know I am very pleased with it, and look foreword to catching more fish on it. If you email me back I'll send you a picture of the big striper caught on the rod.

Thanks,
Luke

Let me start by saying that without a doubt JB makes the best crankin stick I have had in my hand. I asked John if it were possible to make me a crankin stick that would handle 3/4 and 1oz crankbaits when the rod was finished I went and picked up the rod I couldn't believe how light it was and thought, no way is this gonna handle those crankbaits. To say that I was suprised is an understatement, not only did it handle the crankbaits but it didn't have any trouble with a 9lb 12oz bass.

Thanks to everyone at JB's,

Joe Langley

I finally got a king on your rod and it worked awesome. Just wanted to tell you again that your rods are great! I already oredered a another fightin rod and anchored from you through island tackle. Man I'll never buy another rod besides a JB Custom. I'm hooked, keep up the awesome work you do!

Thanks

Whalon Huff

Forget about me ever throwing a worm with that rod!!!! Thats the best damn jig rod I ever molested with my dirty hands!!!! I won 2 bassboat tournaments at Jordan and one at Cammack and no telling how many fish I caught in the jon boat tournaments. That rod brought back my confidence in my jigs and if you catching fish on jigs you winning some jack!!! Going to get with you soon, need to visit you and toss around ideas for a 7 1/2 footer.

RiverRat

I SALTWATER KINGFISH AND WE JIG ALOT OF OUR BAIT ON SABIKI RIGS. I RECENTLY USED ONE OF YOUR RODS TO DO THIS WITH AND I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL GLASS MINNOWS HITTING THE RIG 3OFT DOWN FROM THE DECK. IF ANY OF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT GLASS MINNOW ARE THEY ARE SALTWATER VERSION OF A CRAPPIE MINNOW THATS HOW SENSITIVE JBS RODS ARE ACTUALLY CAUGHT 4 OF THEM ON RIG, HOOKED IN THE MOUTH. OUR THANKS AGAIN TO JOHN OF JB CUSTOMS FOR CARING ABOUT HIS CUSTOMERS LIKE HE DOES. SOUTHEASTERN KING MACKEREL FISHING CLUB

David Blanton

You the Man!!!!!
That jig rod of yours helped me win 7 tournaments in a row and the last 4 was 1st and big fish!!!!

Won 3 bassboat tournaments and 4 jon boat tournaments since getting the latest rod.

12.3 pounds at Lake Michie
16.10 pounds at Lake Lucas
11.0 pounds at Mackintosh
18.5 pounds at Randleman
17.9 pounds at Jordan
15.8 pounds at Jordan
14.14 at Lake Reece

Thats 106.1 pounds of fish in the month of August.

Mike Leslie (aka RiverRat)

JB custom rods-

Hello my name is Tyler Hannon and I am 19yrs old and heavly addicted to fishing. currently I am prosueing a degree in Electrical Engineering at new river tech. college 10 miles west of virginia tech, and working at kmart not much but does support the fishing habbit and puts gas and oil in the boat to go to the lake on days im off.This email is to let you guys know you build one of the greatest rods i have ever had a chance to own and fish with. recently i just prchased a new jb custom snake rod with a brand new revo sx 2011 modle. this is my first jb rod but not my last. went into the store to add another st. croix to my already huge collection but walked out with one of yours and glad i made that decision. you make a great product and have a new customer for life.

Tyler Hannon
Home Town: Dinwiddie Va.
Fishing lake Chesdin every morning and evening
19yrs old
18ft jon boat

I have never fished with a rod that had this much sensitivity. The same day I purchased the rod a cold front moved in and I just wanted to cast it, so I went down to the water and started casting a ź oz. jig, I could feel every stick, rock and log. This Rod gives me a visual image of the bottom. Then I felt it drop into the shallow creek channel and then felt something different; the lightest tick, I have never felt a bite so lite before I set the hook thinking it was small fish that would scatter but it was a 3-lbs bass. I continued for the next hour and caught 6 more that hit the same way. I know for a fact that if I was not fishing with a JB Custom "Baby Snake" was the model I would have never have felt those fish. I went back to the Outdoor show the following day to buy a spinning rod from John. I feel as though I have a better advantage this year going in to the BASS Northern Opens with these rods. I have been switched...

Thank you
Bobby Woods
Stafford, VA