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Quality Custom Built Fishing Rods 
Rod & Reel Repair for over 50 Years

Thanks for visiting Mako’s Tackle Supply, Inc., and Betts Fishing Center. We have supplied quality fishing tackle and custom rods in Pinellas County, Florida, for over 50 years, and we  specialize in personalized service.

Located in the Tampa Bay Area, we carry a large selection of rod building components and supplies, as wells as inshore and offshore saltwater fishing tackle, rods, reels, terminal tackle and lures. 

We are proud to host the Suncoast Rodcrafters, local rod building club, and our rod component selection is the largest in the area. 

Rod blanks include Seeker,  St. Croix, Rainshadow,   Seeker, Lamiglass, Gatorglass, Shakespeare, Graphite USA and more.  Our guide and component selection includes Fuji, Forecast/Batson,  AFTCO, and Perfection, and we are adding manufacturers constantly.

In addition, we stock products from Flexcoat, Gudebrod, Trondak (U-40), and a variety of others. If we don’t stock a particular item we will be happy to special order it for you.

We're sorry, but we cannot quote custom rods over the internet.

Rod Repairs and Rod Refinishing

We can repair most rods, but we cannot put a graphite blank back together once it is broken.  Most tips can be repaired for a nominal charge  while you wait.  Guides take a little longer, usually 3-7 days depending on our current repair volume. A typical guide repair costs around $10.  Grips and reel seats are also repairable, although it is sometimes not cost effective to do so.  We will always give you our professional opinion regarding repairs and refinishing.

Rod refinishing is quoted on a case by case basis. Refinishing rods is a time consuming process, requiring stripping, sanding, re-building, re-wrapping, and refinishing. Refinishing a rod often takes more time than building a custom rod, and even cost more, depending on the rod condition.  We will always give you an honest opinion before taking a deposit on a rod repair.