Snake Brand - What the Experts are Saying.

Read what rod builders and other customers think about our products! We hope you will love them, too.

"When it comes to agate strippers and light wire guides, 'Snake Brand' leads the pack! Their high quality products are second to none. If your looking for the best - give Mike and Susan a call."
Bernard Ramanauskas
Eden Cane Ltd.

"I have been building Custom Graphite Rods for 14 years. The most dreaded task for me in rod building in grinding, filing, straightening, and polishing guide feet. You have solved all my problems… Every guide I take out of the box is ready to wrap. The precision in the length of the feet is so good I don't need to measure the width of my guide wraps with a caliper… The time saved by using Snake Brand and quality end result is so much greater than the cost difference that I cannot even consider using any other guides on all of my rods, including the low end rods. The introduction of Snake Brand to my shop has allowed me to add a touch of elegance and tradition - with precision snake guides and Agate stripping guides combined with the new technology of graphite. And my customers agree!"
Bill Currie
Bill Currie Custom Rods

"Having had an opportunity to use your snake guides and tip tops, I cannot say enough about what a great product they are. It looks like you have incorporated all of the desirable features into their design and manufacture. The oval shape to the feet, the beveled feet ends, and the consistency of length are all features that ensure fine appearance and performance of the finished product. I especially like the fact that wire sized are proportioned to guide sizes."
Richard Tyree
Bamboo rod builder

"Why do we use [Snake Brand] agate stripping guides on all of our Signature and Presentation Series rods when common carballoy guides are substantially less expensive? We believe their handcrafted nature adds a measure of value to our rods that pays homage to the traditional emphasis of beauty, utility, and aesthetic harmony of fine cane rodbuilding. It's always been our philosophy that when we invest 40 hours (or more) of our lives into crafting a cane flyrod, it's foolish to use second-rate components in an attempt to save a few dollars. [Snake Brand's] agate guides are a symbol of the attention to detail that elevates common utility to art."
Jeff Wagner
J.D. Wagner, Inc.

"I have been in the rodmaking business for 30 years and during that time my goal has been to build the finest rods possible. One area of concern that I have had for many years is purchasing guides that were esthetically pleasing to the eye, that were well designed, and were well made. The Snake Brand guides are the answer. The snake guides look great, are perfectly made, greatly enhance the beauty of any rod, and they have feet that are easy to wrap. The stripping guides have beautiful polished nickel silver frames and bezels with agate and agatine polished rings that are jewelry quality."
Tom Morgan
Tom Morgan Rodsmiths

"Over years, I have supplied literally millions of snake guides and tops to fly rod manufacturers around the globe. I must say that Snake Brand guides and tip tops are the most perfect that I have ever come across. >From the stamping of the radius on the guide feet, to the fact they sit flat and straight on the rod blank. Consistent in every way and very user friendly."
Bob Batson
Rainshadow Rod Blanks and
Forecast Rod Components

"Snake Brand snake guides, tip tops, and agate stripping guides have become my choice for trout rods because of their light weight, beautiful shape, graduated wire sizes, and radiused and tapered feet. I waited years for someone to take the time and care to make guides like these, and now… Snake Brand guides has done it."
Per Brandin
Cane Rod Maker

"I have chosen… Snake Brand guides for my premier rods. Aesthetically they look wonderful with full radius contours. The feet are flat and burr free… I just tape the guide on and wrap, so it saves time. The wire has a significantly smaller O.D., saving on weight, has less drag on the fly line, and gives a slender, elegant appearance, yet the guide is as strong or stronger than the old chrome stainless… Plain and simple, Snake Brand guides are superior products and should seriously be considered an integral part of any high quality rod."
Kerry Burkheimer
CF Burkheimer Fly Rod Company

"After 25 years of searching and hoping my prayers are finally answered! Thank you… It doesn't get any better than this - [the snake guides] wrap like a dream, no guide preparation, perfect alignment, the right look in profile and wire size and extremely durable. You have set a new benchmark. [They are] a beautiful compliment and enhancement to our bamboo rods."
Glenn Brackett
Winston Rod Company

"I've been using Snake Brand guides, strippers & tip tops, and will NOT use any other products. They are so easy to use, no filing required on the feet whatsoever! The strippers are elegant - the only way to dress a bamboo fly rod. Needless to say, on a graphite rod, these strippers turn heads. They are in a league all of their own."
Jerry Andrews
Andrews Cane Rods