Look everyone!! My Son made this for me!!!

[Jerry Miller]

Cameron surprised me today with a rod cradle that he built himself! I hugged him so hard that I think I almost broke him! He made this one out of scrap wood in the garage, and now he wants to make one for me out of "good wood". I told him I love this one just fine!!

[Tony Scime]

Jerry,

That's great work by Cameron. He must have gone to the Jim Reynolds/Mark Wozniak School of Woodworking! Great for both of you!

Tony

[John Jarosz]

WOW!!  that's a nice piece of work. If he makes another one, you'll just have to buy more rods to fill it

[Scott McKee]

Great stuff, Jerry and Cam! My suggestion: Set Cam up with a bunch of wood and let him start mass producing these rod racks. I'll take one.

[Scott Kitchen]

Jerry, 

Very nice.  

Scott

[Jerry Miller]

Thank you all! Cameron is shocked with all the kind words. He said "I can't believe that people are willing to order one after seeing the "rough draft". He honestly thought is was "ugly" yet! He also said (he's right beside me now) that he "thanks everybody at the N.M.A for sending him to DEC Camp again this summer, and that he is looking forward to thanking everyone in person the next time he can make a meeting. I will be setting Cam up with a lot more tools and better materials! If you really want one, just let him know if it is a standing(he hasn't made a standing model yet, but after this one I believe he can handle it) or wall mount, maybe the amount of poles you wish to cradle, and the space you are working with. I am going show him how to work a router etc. to spiff these up a bit (maybe include the N.M.A logo etc.) but I will stress, he will be making all the cradles himself. He is now also looking into designing musky stencils to really make them pop! Needless to say, I am so proud of him!!

[Jerry Miller]

Hey John J, just so you know my friend, I still have many rods to go, and will have no problem filling another one! haha! There's my(and Cam's) bass rods, walleye rods, trout rods etc. etc. etc. If it has gills, I will one day try to catch it, as long as it is legal!

[John Jarosz]

Jerry...I had an inkling that you might have more rods (just a few, at least). The lures hanging in the background gave it away. Better buy the young man A LOT more lumber. I have a feeling he can get a lot of practice.

Well done, Cameron. Keep up the good work.