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Waterworks was formed in 1996 when fishermen who happened to be product designers figured a better way to release a fly-caught fish. The status quo, the hemostat, wasn't good for the fish or the fly. Their solution was an innovative tool that allowed a fish to be released without handling, and the fly to remain intact. Named after their hometown in Idaho, they called the tool the Ketchum Release.

Those same fishermen were also bicycle enthusiasts and prior to forming Waterworks, had honed their skills in the world of high performance cycling, creating and patenting cutting-edge components and mountain bike suspension technology. Eventually turning their focus to the fly reel was a logical thing to do: Reels were, essentially, a wheel on a frame.

Fly reels were heavy, overly complex and unreliable. They had slow retrieve rates. They caused line to coil and drag tension as line fed out. The designers wondered, "what would the perfect fly reel look like?" The ULA (ultra large arbor), the power arm frame, the conical sealed drag, the integrated counterbalance — all were the results of this early work and formed the basis of an enduring architecture.

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Lamson Guru 9' 5wt Fly Rod

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Lamson - Liquid S-Series -5+ Day Break

More Liquid courage. When creating the first-generation Liquid, we focused purely on the virtues and advantages a pressure-cast process can offer....

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Lamson - Liquid S-Series -5+ Smoke

More Liquid courage. When creating the first-generation Liquid, we focused purely on the virtues and advantages a pressure-cast process can offer....

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Lamson - Remix S-Series -5+ Daybreak

The ultimate hybrid. A fusion between the free-form structures of a cast spool and the mechanical integrity of a CNC-machined case, Remix S is the...

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Lamson - Remix S-Series -5+ Smoke

The ultimate hybrid. A fusion between the free-form structures of a cast spool and the mechanical integrity of a CNC-machined case, Remix S is the...

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Lamson - Speedster S -3+ Ember

A reel hot rod. A super-high retrieve rate reel, the Speedster S features a narrower spool, inboard mounted handle, and an outer diameter significa...

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Lamson - Guru S -5+ OG

Totally enlightened. Steadfast and stylish, Guru has long set a standard for enlightened excellence as a rugged, fully USA-machined, and ultra-reli...

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Lamson - Remix -3+ Glacier

The ultimate hybrid. A fusion between the free-form structures of a cast spool and the mechanical integrity of a CNC-machined case, Remix is the ul...

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Lamson - Cobalt 9' 8wt

Gun Control No, not that kind. But “hand cannon” might be a term that comes to mind when you’re on the flats with a Cobalt rod.Think of your fly as...

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Lamson - Speedster S -5+ Steve Periwinkle

Grab your reel and Journey into the wild with the 2023 Speedster S Select color winner. We had 3 strong contenders but Steve Periwinkle won out. Th...

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Lamson - Speedster S -7+ Steve Periwinkle

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Lamson - Speedster S -5+ Ember

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Lamson - Litespeed F -3+ Whiskey

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Lamson - Guru S -3+ OG

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Lamson Cobalt 9' 10wt Fly Rod

Gun Control No, not that kind. But “hand cannon” might be a term that comes to mind when you’re on the flats with a Cobalt rod.Think of your fly as...

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Lamson Cobalt 9' 9wt Fly Rod

Gun Control No, not that kind. But “hand cannon” might be a term that comes to mind when you’re on the flats with a Cobalt rod.Think of your fly as...

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Lamson Guru 9' 4wt Fly Rod

Mentor, expert or master of a certain knowledge. In your pursuit of fly fishing enlightenment, look to the Guru for guidance on the journey. This ...

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Lamson Guru 9' 6wt Fly Rod

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Lamson Velocity 9' 5wt Fly Rod

Cheating We'll come clean from the outset: Velocity is the freshwater version of our Cobalt action. We did this for an obvious reason: Our high-en...

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Lamson Radius 9' 5wt Fly Rod

Relax.  As serious as it may be at times—or as we may attempt to make it—fly fishing is really about having fun. Focusing on something other than ...

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Lamson - Speedster S -3+ Steve Periwinkle

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Lamson - Litespeed F -7+ Whiskey

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Lamson - Centerfire - 8 Eclipse

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Lamson - Centerfire - 10 Eclipse

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Lamson - Centerfire - 10 Citra

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Lamson - Centerfire - 8 Citra

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Lamson - Guru S HD -5+ Blaze

Reach nirvana.The HD in this reel stands for “Heavy Duty.” The Guru S HD has both a complete cage design and type II in blaze finish. Guru S HD is ...

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Lamson - Litespeed M6 - Ultramarine

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Lamson - Litespeed M6 - Riveria

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Lamson - Speedster S -7+ Ember

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Lamson - Litespeed F -7+ Fuego

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Lamson - Litespeed M10 - Ultramarine

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Lamson - Litespeed M10 - Riveria

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Lamson - Litespeed M12 - Ultramarine

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Lamson - Litespeed M12 - Riveria

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Lamson - Speedster S -7+ Midnight

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Lamson - Speedster S -5+ Midnight

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Lamson - Speedster S -3+ Midnight

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Lamson - Speedster S -5+ Dark Smoke

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Lamson - Litespeed M8 - Ultramarine

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Lamson - Speedster S -3+ Dark Smoke

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Lamson - Litespeed M8 - Riviera

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Lamson - Litespeed F -5+ Fuego

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Lamson - Litespeed F -3+ Fuego

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Lamson - Guru S -7+ OG

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Lamson - Guru S -3+ Blaze

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Lamson - Guru S -5+ Blaze

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