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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 - Purist 9' 5wt Fly Rod
Trouble at Home? Silver Creek is an intoxicating problem. Languid currents and clear water lay bare your plans. The fish have advanced degrees in e...
View full detailsLamson - Purist 9' 4wt Fly Rod
Trouble at Home? Silver Creek is an intoxicating problem. Languid currents and clear water lay bare your plans. The fish have advanced degrees in e...
View full detailsLamson - Purist 8'9" 3wt Fly Rod
Trouble at Home? Silver Creek is an intoxicating problem. Languid currents and clear water lay bare your plans. The fish have advanced degrees in e...
View full detailsLamson 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...
View full detailsLamson Cobalt 9' 9wt Fly Rod
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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...
View full detailsLamson 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 ...
View full detailsLamson Guru 9' 6wt 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 ...
View full detailsLamson 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...
View full detailsLamson 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 ...
View full detailsLamson Speedster S 3+ Fly Reel - 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...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed F 7+ Fly Reel - Whiskey
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Centerfire 8 Fly Reel - Eclipse
Do your job. Designed as a bullet proof workhorse for your stable of reels, with everything you need and nothing you don’t—turn off your smart phon...
View full detailsLamson Centerfire 10 Fly Reel - Eclipse
Do your job. Designed as a bullet proof workhorse for your stable of reels, with everything you need and nothing you don’t—turn off your smart phon...
View full detailsLamson Centerfire 10 Fly Reel - Citra
Do your job. Designed as a bullet proof workhorse for your stable of reels, with everything you need and nothing you don’t—turn off your smart phon...
View full detailsLamson Centerfire 8 Fly Reel - Citra
Do your job. Designed as a bullet proof workhorse for your stable of reels, with everything you need and nothing you don’t—turn off your smart phon...
View full detailsLamson Guru S HD 5+ Fly Reel - 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 ...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M6 Fly Reel - Ultramarine
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M6 Fly Reel - Riveria
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Speedster S 7+ Fly Reel - 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...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed F 7+ Fly Reel - Fuego
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M10 Fly Reel - Ultramarine
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M10 Fly Reel - Riveria
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M12 Fly Reel - Ultramarine
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M12 Fly Reel - Riveria
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Speedster S 7+ Fly Reel - Midnight
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...
View full detailsLamson Speedster S 5+ Fly Reel - Midnight
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...
View full detailsLamson Speedster S 3+ Fly Reel - Midnight
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...
View full detailsLamson Speedster S 5+ Fly Reel - Dark Smoke
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...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M8 Fly Reel - Ultramarine
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Speedster S 3+ Fly Reel - Dark Smoke
Red hot reel. A super-high retrieve rate reel, the Speedster S features a narrower spool, inboard mounted handle, and an outer diameter significan...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed M8 Fly Reel - Riviera
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed F 5+ Fly Reel - Fuego
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Litespeed F 3+ Fly Reel - Fuego
Light-year. The distance traveled by light in a single year; the time it takes for design to evolve to a next step.What can be said about larger bu...
View full detailsLamson Guru S 7+ Fly Reel - OG
Totally enlightened. Steadfast and stylish, Guru has long set a standard for enlightened excellence as a rugged, fully USA-machined, and ultra-reli...
View full detailsLamson Guru S 7+ Fly Reel - Arctic
Totally enlightened. Steadfast and stylish, Guru has long set a standard for enlightened excellence as a rugged, fully USA-machined, and ultra-reli...
View full detailsLamson Guru S HD 9+ Fly Reel - 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 ...
View full detailsLamson Guru S HD 7+ Fly Reel - 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 ...
View full detailsLamson Remix 3+ Fly Reel - 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 is the ul...
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