How It Began

Shawn Strehlow, Owner/Operator

Fishing has been a passion of mine since a very young age, especially ice fishing. Before I was able to drive I was finding any opportunity to tag along with someone and eventually found myself driving all over the state of Wisconsin chasing all kinds of fish species.
Nearing my adult years I met my now wonderful wife who I’m extremely lucky shares the same passion I do and now we spend our free time chasing these memories together. I’d always felt my life was lacking something, but wasn’t able to realize what it was until I built my first fishing rod. The intention at first was to just build a few rods myself seeing as I could make them however I wanted and no longer had to choose from a store shelf. Soon enough I was finding myself spending more and more time crafting these rods and thought it would be great to share my passions with people of the same walks of life!
Whether you have a unique vision needing to become a reality or that old rod handed down from your grandpa brought back to life, the goal at 715 Custom Rods is to meet any of your needs for a very affordable price!