A Dream Come True
by Tom Lester
www.fishingprostaff.com

To the marine or auto mechanic, his tools are his lifeline. Without
using quality tools to get the job done, his efforts become futile. In
order to succeed in business, he has to depend on those tools to hold up
to the pressure of daily, relentless use. For a professional bass
angler, his fishing rods are the tools by which he makes his living.
They too, must be dependable and hold up to the rigors of competitive
fishing at the professional level.

As a professional angler, it has been a long-time dream of mine to
develop a line of rods that are specific to the individual purpose for
which I use them to make my living; a line of rods that are designed by
me, and built from the ground up, to perform a specific function in the
competitive bass fishing arena. Rods that are consistent and have the
same feel, no matter how many of them you have. In other words, develop
my own tools to get the job done in any condition, on any body of water,
anywhere, anytime. Last year, with the help of Quarrow, a division of
Two Seeds rod manufacturing company, I began to realize my dream.
Two Seeds had been manufacturing high quality fishing rods for several
companies for over fifteen years. Last year they launched their own
line of rods, while continuing to build rods for other companies.
Quarrow rods, as they are known, have made a big impact in the highly
competitive rod industry in the United States, as well as, overseas and
in other countries in the western hemisphere. They have earned the
reputation of building high quality rods available at a reasonable
price.

Simultaneously, Quarrow and I began a yearlong endeavor of developing a
signature series of rods, built to unparalleled criteria and specs to
meet the needs of professional and serious bass fishermen around the
world. This series of sixteen casting rods and six spinning rods,
known as the Dream Catcher series, is unsurpassed in quality and detail.
Each model was designed, and thus labeled, for a unique function of bass
fishing. Every aspect of each rod was custom designed, tested and
re-tested to make certain that it would meet the needs of the bass
angler. Nothing was left to chance, not even the aesthetics of the
rods. Each rod was critiqued and subtlety „tweaked‰ to make sure it
performed optimally, yet still be affordable. After months of meetings
with engineers, consulting with fellow pro staffer Tom Lester II, field
testing and testing again, Dream Catcher was born.

These fishing rods are part of a bass fishing system. There is no
guesswork involved in choosing which rod to use for a certain
technique. All Dream Catcher rods have a nomenclature or „use‰ printed
right there on the blank. There are cranking rods, a Carolina rigging
rod, worm rods, pitching rods, etc. Although each rod is designed for a
specific function, they can be used for other applications, too.

The Dream Catcher rods have several other unique features. The grade
„A‰ Portuguese cork handles have a unique, comfortable design to reduce
hand and arm fatigue and assist you in holding on, particularly in cold
and wet weather conditions. The handles are cut just a little shorter
than most others so it doesn‚t hit you in the chest while moving it from
one hand to the other. This helps eliminate problems casting and
fighting fish, especially if you are wearing heavy clothing or raingear.
These rods were built with more eyes on them than other rods on the
market. This helps the line feed off of the reel better while casting
by preventing the line from „slapping‰ the rod while traveling through
the guides. It also keeps the rod from turning in your hand while
fighting that big bass. The guides frames are built from titanium to
ensure strength, light-weightiness and durability should you have to
straighten out a bent guide.

All Quarrow rods, including the Dream Catcher series, are hand splined
by a technician at the plant. Hand splinning ensures the angler that
the guides are placed on the „sweet spot‰ of the blank, utilizing the
full potential of the blank. This is why all Quarrow rods of the same
size and action feel the same. You never have to worry about two or
three of the same rods having two or three different feels, they are
consistent.

Like all Quarrow rods, Dream Catcher rods, come with an unconditional,
lifetime warranty. In the unlikely event a Quarrow/Dream Catcher rods
should fail, simply return it to an authorized Quarrow dealer or to the
company for a replacement.

These rods are everything I‚ve ever dreamed of in a bass fishing rod.
That‚s why I choose to name them the Dream Catcher series. I hope you
will enjoy fishing with them as much as I enjoyed designing and
perfecting them.

Until next time, enjoy the great outdoors.

Tom Lester II
http://www.fishingprostaff.com