Last year Fenwick was domestic

kennethdaysale · 09-24-11, 07:57 PM

Does anyone know the last year that Fenwick was made in USA? I used to love their rods and still have a couple from the 80's...I came across an estate sale offering a dozen or so that were supposed to have been purchased new in '98. Surely that must have been pre "Pure Fishing"??

Tavery5 · 09-24-11, 08:18 PM

I know that Berkley acquired Fenwick in 1988 and became Outdoor Tecnologies group, and then in 2000, Outdoor Technologies group became Pure Fishing.

carolina-rig-01 · 09-24-11, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tavery5

I know that Berkley acquired Fenwick in 1988 and became Outdoor Tecnologies group, and then in 2000, Outdoor Technologies group became Pure Fishing.

Impressive knowledge Tony. Did you really know that off the top of your head?

I have no idea about the answer to your question by the way.

Tavery5 · 09-24-11, 11:33 PM

No, I looked it up.

kennethdaysale · 09-25-11, 08:23 AM

Hey T5 Thanks for the info. I knew(looked up) those ownership change dates but I was hoping to find out what year production went overseas. I know that sometimes when a company gets bought nothing really changes at "ground" level.....other times everyone from maintenance up gets a pink slip and within days its Made in China. For some reason this is hard intel.

Bassboss · 09-25-11, 12:54 PM

You could try email Fenwick!

Worst thing that can happen is they won't email you back!

09-24-11, 07:57 PM	#1
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Last year Fenwick was domestic Does anyone know the last year that Fenwick was made in USA? I used to love their rods and still have a couple from the 80's...I came across an estate sale offering a dozen or so that were supposed to have been purchased new in '98. Surely that must have been pre "Pure Fishing"?? __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

09-24-11, 08:18 PM	#2
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	I know that Berkley acquired Fenwick in 1988 and became Outdoor Tecnologies group, and then in 2000, Outdoor Technologies group became Pure Fishing. __________________ They call me Ishmael

09-24-11, 11:33 PM	#4
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	No, I looked it up. __________________ They call me Ishmael

09-25-11, 08:23 AM	#5
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Hey T5 Thanks for the info. I knew(looked up) those ownership change dates but I was hoping to find out what year production went overseas. I know that sometimes when a company gets bought nothing really changes at "ground" level.....other times everyone from maintenance up gets a pink slip and within days its Made in China. For some reason this is hard intel. __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

09-25-11, 12:54 PM	#6
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	You could try email Fenwick! Worst thing that can happen is they won't email you back! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

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