Passing of Tom Morgan

Monday June 12, 2017 Tom Morgan passed away. Former owner of R.L. Winston Rod Company and Tom Morgan Rodsmiths, was 76 years old. He sold Winston to David Ondaatje in 1991. Not long after he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He started Tom Morgan Rodsmiths in 1995. Here is a wonderful article about Tom's ideas about a good fiberglass rod, but it's basically his life story. More great articles from or about Tom are here.

It's impressive and also sad to see an old and almost paralyzed man running a rod company with the intense drive to build the best fly fishing rods possible. Here are two nice articles about his life not so long ago. His legacy will for ever be remembered.


Update October 20, 2017:
The new owners of Tom Morgan Rodsmiths changed their website, including a new URL and content. Unfortunately this also means all of Tom's thoughts and articles about fly rods and fiberglass on the old site (the links in this post) are now gone...

Update October 26, 2017:
The whole content of 2015 Tom Morgan Rodsmiths' website is still archived here!
Save the articles as PDF before also this archive is deleted forever.

Update June 2020:
This podcast with the new owners of Tom Morgan Rodsmiths was recorded two years ago.
Gives a very interesting insight about the decision to leave their old lives and run Tom Morgan Rodsmiths.