Fenwick (fishing) explained

Fenwick is a brand name of Pure Fishing.

Fenwick is named after Lake Fenwick in Kent, Washington where 5 Seattle businessmen founded the company in 1952. Fenwick was an early pioneer in the use of fiberglass blanks^[1] to create fishing rods that were corrosive resistant to salt water and that quickly replaced metal and traditional wood^[2] and bamboo fishing rods for their durability and ease of maintenance.

Fenwick was purchased by Phil Clock^[3] and moved to Westminster, California in 1968 and focused on the fishing rod needs of Bass fisherman.^[4]

Fenwick was the first to market with an all graphite fishing rod in 1973.^[5]

Both Fenwick's fiberglass and graphite fishing rods led fisherman to innovate new ways to fish using the unique material properties of Fenwick fishing rods.

Notes and References

1. Web site: How fishing rod is made - material, manufacture, making, history, used, parts, components, dimensions, product. www.madehow.com. en. 2018-04-11.
2. News: 2016-02-08 . This is How Wooden Fishing Rods Were Made in 1939 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180411174210/http://www.wideopenspaces.com/wooden-fishing-rods-made-1939/ . 2018-04-11 . 2018-04-11 . Wide Open Spaces . en-US.
3. Book: Lefty, Kreh . My life was this big : and other true fishing tales . 2008 . Skyhorse Pub . Millard, Chris. . 978-1602393592 . New York . 227016499.
4. Web site: History. www.fenwickfishing.com. en. 2018-04-05.
5. Book: Johnson, Victor R. Jr. . Fenwick : Fenwick's history and rods, including the development of the first graphite rod . 2005 . EP Press . Green, Don., Fenwick (Firm) . 0974053112 . Vallejo, Calif. . 64405832.