Jason encapsulates a lifetime of rod blank design and building, aerospace and material consultants, lifelong fishermen and extremely detail-oriented tradesmen. Jason decided to work outside the box with material manufacturers to create custom prepreg materials consisting of fibers and resins laid out to our specific specifications. If you want to see what Thrasher rods are made of, watch some of his rod testing videos. If you want to know what makes them the best rods on the market, sorry, that's top-secret. But one is product's made in the USA.