Berkley fishing rods are made by a company started 71 years ago in Spirit Lake, Iowa (USA) by a 16 years old named Berkley Bedell. It was June 1937 and the boy was making hand-tied flies to resell in tackle shops. Local girls had to be hired to meet the demand and the company grew.

After the second World War, he returned to focus on the business of cable wire leaders. Berkley had the idea to coat a metal wire with nylon and so the first Steelon TM leader was created followed by the Trilene TM monofilament line.

Berkley entered the world of fishing rods in the '60s and the one of plastic baits in the '80s while the '70s were years of International expansion and today it has offices in 18 countries (Canada, Europe, Asia).

Today the company produces all kind of tackle, rods (including ice rods) and reels.

Contact Information in the USA: :

Berkley Pure Fishing USA
1900 18th StreetSpirit Lake, IA 51360
Tel: 1.800.237.5539
Email: berkley@purefishing.com

www.berkley-fishing.com