HISTORY

Ståle Finsrud has a background as an engineer and has over the years made several inventions. The background for Rodrig was a trip that started across Lake Inari in Finland, through the wilderness of Vatsari and to Kirkenes with 3 Ally canoes and a kayak in the summer of 2010. This was a strenuous trip with little time for fishing other than trolling from the canoe. Unfortunately, we only had a rod holder mounted on a plank and secured with straps. This worked perfectly fine, but was heavy and bulky to carry on the trip. Thoughts about a better system were probably conceived on this trip....

The following year, two Alpacka Lama boats were purchased to travel on a trip to Femunden. Packraft was new in Norway, and this seemed to be a type of boat that would be perfect for such trips. However, it was discovered early on that it was not so easy to use a fishing rod from this boat. There was no way to attach the rod. After some conversations with the importer and promises of cooperation if it was successful, I started developing some prototypes. After some trial and error, Rodrig Carbon was launched in the summer of 2012.

Since then, Rodrig has been further developed and improved in terms of strength, assembly and weight. In 2022, the company Rodrig AS was founded. At the same time, new models for flexible solutions were launched and a collaboration was entered into with Railblaza in New Zealand on the use and distribution of Railblaza products. Rodrig is the only system developed for attaching rods and accessories to Packraft and Ally canoes. I hope this will help increase the pleasure of fishing for many fishermen and paddlers in the years to come.