In this episode the Fly-Fishing Insider Podcast speaks with Forest Rogers CEO and owner of Rock Treads Company. Rock Treads are the famed traction system for wading boots. Forest discuses the importance of doing R&D before launching a product. He also mentions many personal struggles his partner encountered and even thought of closing down the business.
Forest talks about how important it is to find your niche and how to quickly identify your demographic as Rock Treads has always done which one of the reasons leading to their success.
Forest offers straight up advice for any new comer wanting to start Creating their brand and business with in the fly-fishing industry business. To learn more about Rock Treads journey and story Subscribe To learn more about Rock Treads journey and story Subscribe or download this episode at www.flyfishinginsiderpodcast.com or follow us @flyfishinginsiderpodcast
Top Three Take Aways from this Episode
1. Product testing is extremely important and especially if just starting out.
2. Perseverance is so important despite what cards life hands you.
3. Know your product, know your niche, know your Customer, know what works.
Other notes
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EP#46 & 47: Host Greg Keenan talks about year 1 in review what’s next for the podcast in 2020
Episode Description:
In this episode the Fly-Fishing Insider Podcast, Greg speaks with the listeners of the podcast.
Greg talks to the loyal past present and future listeners of the podcast. About the show, and the developments that the show has encountered over the course of the year. Such as the changes to the Guides day Fridays, the social media support and the trips that the show is involved with as well as most importantly the support the show has from the listeners.
Greg also lets us know in the second part of the show about the new “guided” podcast series available on the fly-fishing insider podcast platform. Guided is a show sponsored in part with Scientific Anglers, well about the best guides and brand ambassadors out there with in our industry. So, Greg is super pumped to make sure that you all get a chance to listen to the show and know that its coming.
To learn more about this great episode and our guest please subscribe to the show or download us on your favorite podcast listing platform.
If you liked this episode or our guest, then please tell us and leave a podcast review for this episode! Do you have a great idea for guest or an Episode? Please let us know, you can reach the team at. www.flyfishinginsiderpodcast.com we are also very social where you can find a tone of great fly-fishing content, giveaways, tips and more follow us on Instagram @flyfishinginsiderpodcast or find our Facebook page Fly fishing Insider Podcast.Also did you know that twice a month on Fridays were have our other Scientific Anglers Sponsored show “Guided Podcast” featuring the top Guides and brand ambassadors from with in the fly-fishing industry.
Thank you for your support!
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EP 25 Blue Halo Rods, Courtney Boice”s Quest to produce the world’s best fiberglass rod.
In this episode of the Fly-Fishing Insider Podcast we speak with Courtney Boice, the CEO of Blue Halo Fly Rods. Blue Halo is the leader in the Fiberglass fly rod market. Courtney has been at the helm of Blue Halo for almost 7 years now.
Blue Halo rods are the industry’s most advanced and best performing fiberglass rods. The technology that Courtney talks about is ground breaking with the launch of the new Liger rods and the S2 fiberglass. Basically, it’s a hybrid rod of graphite and fiberglass.
Courtney also talks about the difficult challenges that he and the team has faced trying to get the right feel load and cast out of the rod while also trying to get it made in the USA for a reasonable price, but sometimes things just don’t go as planned. Courtney mentions few other roadblocks the brand and company has faced and overcome.
Courtney shares with us his past and how he became involved in fly fishing to his reasons in wanting to start a fly rod business, that is strictly on line. We also hear how Courtney’s family is involved in the business as well.
Blue Halo tells us a sneak peak of what’s coming up next from the new technologies to their new rod developments and line ups. Courtney is pretty excited to share with us much of this news.
This is a must listen to episode, So SUBSCRIBE or DOWNLOAD now.
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GDF 16 All Alaska Outdoors
In this GDF we talk with DR Bob Ladda who owns All Alaska Outdoors Lodge in Soldotna AK. Bob tells listeners all about the lodge operations and what guests can expect.
