If you ask any passionate college football fan in Texas who Colt is they will instantly reply, “Colt McCoy is the All-American quarterback, who started for the University of Texas and set the record of winning 45 games in NCAA Division One football.”  Ask any passionate angler what fishing rod has the highest level of performance, durability, and built in the United States and they will answer, “Colt fishing rods.”  Passion is the key that made Colt McCoy, the great college quarterback at Texas and Passion is what makes Colt Rod Company, the premier rod builder they are today.  Anyone who knows Colt McCoy knows that he loves to fish.  It’s a passion for him.  Like any angler, McCoy loves to catch more and bigger fish than anyone in the boat with him.  Using the best equipment so he can feel every little tap or bump is not optional.  That’s why he fishes with Colt Rods.  No, Colt Rod Company did not name the rod company after Colt McCoy or go after Colt, who is now on the roster with the Cleveland Browns, because his name happens to be Colt.  No, Colt Rod Company wanted Colt McCoy because of his passion for fishing and his willingness to share it with other anglers.  It was more than obvious to anyone attending ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Reporters and sport fans were lined up to meet, greet, and get Colt’s autograph.  It was Colt McCoy’s first appearance as company’s brand ambassador and no one wanted to miss it.  Although you could almost tell, Colt was wishing, he was casting a Colt Rod and not just talking about it.

The technology that goes into building a Colt Rod (www.coltrods.com) is mind boggling.  Trying to explain all of the innovative technological advancements in a short article is impossible.  The Colt Rod employs a hexagonal I-BEAM construction so each rod is built using 100% uni-directional carbon fiber.  So, an angler has a choice of rod blanks to select from depending on how the blank is built.  The traditional way where a piece of composite material is wrapped around a metal mandrel or the Colt Rod way using uni-directional fiber alignment through its hexagonal shape and I-BEAM construction.  The process is called Colt Hextreme.
What does this mean for anglers?  Peter Lombardi, CEO of Colt Rod Company explains, “Our rods offer a level of performance and durability never before achievable in the world of fishing.  Not only are they the most sensitive and accurate of any fishing rod in the world, but our hexagonal rod design also incorporates an internal I-BEAM framework which makes them virtually indestructible.”  Colt Rods believe so strongly in the integrity of their rods each one comes with a lifetime warranty.  So, Colt Rods are built to be more sensitive and stronger than a traditional rod, but how heavy is it?  Any rod that strong must be heavy right?  No, although Colt Rods are built light, the blanks do not have thin walls; each Colt Rod is built with the uni-directional fiber alignment, they are also balanced perfect to reduce angler fatigue when fishing.  A number of Colt Rods come with an adjustable weight balance on the butt section.  The weight system allows you to add or takeoff weight in the butt section.
It’s all about passion.  No matter if you are building the most durable, powerful, sensitive, and accurately casting made in America fishing rod or winning football games.  That’s why there is only one Colt Rod Company and one Colt McCoy.