Batson Enterprises, Inc was founded 8 short years ago by Robert (Bob)
Batson. Bob had been involved with the fishing tackle industry for over
30 years, first as a Custom Rod builder, then as a supplier of rod making
components for virtually every rod manufacturer in the world. His simple
vision of supplying high quality rod blanks and rod building components
at fair prices, and backing it with exceptional customer service has grown
Batson Enterprises, Inc into one of the industries largest distributors
of blanks and components in the world today.
Today, the vision set forth by Bob is being carried out by company President
Connie Batson (Bob’s wife) and CEO Bill Batson (Bob’s son) and
12 other employees. The staff at Batson Enterprises has over 75 years of
experience designing and sourcing rod blanks and components. Almost all company
employees are either dedicated fisherman or rod builders. The company offices
and warehouse are located in Sequim Washington.
Question: Who uses Batson Enterprises Products?
All one has to do to see who uses our Forecast® guides and reel seats
is to browse through the catalogs of virtually every high end rod manufacturer
in the USA today. You will find that almost all of them use either Forecast®
guides or reel seats on their spinning, casting and fly rod designs. Custom
rod builders world wide often choose Forecast® and Rainshadow® components
& blanks to build some of the finest custom rods available today.
Question: Why choose Batson Enterprises, Inc. products and services?
All products at Batson Enterprises, Inc. are thoroughly tested in every
possible way before they are ever put on the market. They offer the best
possible performance available today, at a fraction of the price of other
components and blanks. Our sales staff is without question the most knowledgeable
in the industry. Members of our staff have experience in manufacturing,
blank & component design, fly casting instruction, guiding and international
sourcing. Simply stated, we can answer any question you may have pertaining
to rod blanks or components.
Our service department processes most warranty issues within 24 hours of
receipt, and our purchasing, accounting and design department is always
available to answer any questions.
We encourage you to experience the Batson way of doing business, we think
you will find it to be one of the most customer friendly companies in the
fishing industry.
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