NEWS AND BLOG FOR ALX RODS

New River Smallmouth Rods: A Guide’s Real-World ALX Rods Setup

A professional New River fishing guide shares his real-world ALX Rods setup for smallmouth bass, including spring favorites and year-round workhorses used daily with clients.

Tip Top Repair - Easy To Do!
Have you ever had a fishing rod tip top lose the insert? Good news and bad news - you can't repair a broken tip-top, but you can replace one! Replacing it...
Where are ALX Rods built?
Very often, our customers ask where ALX Rods come from and where we source our components. With the growth and movement towards more US-made products, I wanted to take the...
Reel Seats - What We Use
"Can you use that thingy?" "What thingy?" "Ya know, the thingy you screw down." "Oh, yeah, we have a couple different of those thingys." Some of our conversations with customers...
Searching with Carolina Rigs
Original Article by Phil Santefort Treasured by some and lamented by others, the Carolina Rig is a tried and true tool for locating pre-spawn bass during their migration...
Deep Crank Rod - The IKOS Diver
We're excited to announce our newest ALX Rod - the IKOS Diver! Like all of our rods, we wanted to make sure we had this right, so we took our...
Pick the Winner Entry - Classic on Guntersille
Enter your pick for an ALX Rods prize pack featuring: a $100 discount code to any retail purchases on alxrods.com any in-stock ALX Rods hat a black ALX Rods logo t-shirt and a...
General Purpose vs Technique Specific Bass Fishing Rods
"A fishing rod doesn't have a brain. It doesn't know what it's supposed to do, or what it's even doing for that matter." - Truthful quote The bass fishing rod...
Rod Spotlight - ALX Rods ENOX Hunch
The ALX Rods ENOX Series Hunch is a 7', medium power casting rod designed specifically for bass fishing and specializes in smaller baits such as shakey heads, magnum finesse applications,...
Top 5 Finish For Whitaker
ALX Rods Elite Pro Jake Whitaker just finished the first event of his third season fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series. Jake shared some of his techniques and a few experiences...
Winter Time Techniques and Rods
When the temperature drops, specific techniques can be red hot for bass fishing. We often get calls asking which rods are the best for these techniques. Here's a quick reference...
Details that make a difference
We trim the reel seats ends of our IKOS and ZOLO bass fishing rods.It's a small step we take to make our rods perform a little better. It makes the...
The Inside Details On Fishing Rod Grips
As the saying goes, the devil is in the details... so we put a lot of attention into the details to produce the best quality rods we are capable of...
Why use cork for fishing rod grips?
Cork is a traditional material used for fishing rod grips. In the past, cork was ideal because it was easy to source, shape, and was long-lasting. Today, those same properties...