3 May 2019
New Zealand premium rod company CTS is excited to announce that Will Taylor has joined its team as a US Ambassador.
Will is a renowned fly fishing guide, fly shop owner, photographer and podcaster based in Blue Ridge, Georgia. From a young age, Will was destined to be a fly fisher and is now the owner and head guide at FlyShopCo, a successful fly shop and guide service.
“It’s fantastic to have Will on board the CTS US Ambassador team”, said Stephen Pratt, Director of CTS. “Will knows and respects the quality and pedigree of our world class rods, and we look forward to seeing him use them to land some of the biggest trout in America”.
“I am honoured to be part of the very best in the world. CTS is fly fishing royalty with no boundaries. The process is like no other with a final product light years away from others”.
For more information, please contact Jono Winnel, +64 9 480 3015, jono@ctsfishing.com
ABOUT CTS
CTS is New Zealand’s world leading rod company. Its modern manufacturing facility is located in one of the world’s greatest and most beautiful fishing cities – Auckland, New Zealand.
Established in 1999, CTS constantly strives to develop new manufacturing techniques, materials and tooling profiles. The company has a significant investment in design and production tools, with much of its in-house machinery being custom built in order to cater for the ever-increasing demand for stronger, lighter and more highly refined blanks.
CTS’s engineering and design capabilities make it stand out from the crowd. Designs are all computer generated and all feedback from one design is used to improve the next. Each year, most CTS blanks will undergo around 3 to 5 design improvements.
ABOUT WILL TAYLOR
Fly fishing guide, fly shop owner, photographer and podcaster. Will Taylor is the owner and head guide at the ever popular FlyShopCo. Started in 2014 as a guiding service and fly shop, it has since amassed a large social media following as people follow Will put his clients onto some of the biggest trout in America.
Blue Ridge is part of the larger Appalachian Mountains range and contains some of the biggest trout in America. There are several thousands miles of rivers and streams full of trout, and people travel from across the world to hire Will Taylor to locate the biggest of them all. Will also operates a podcast, Will Taylor + Co where he talks to outdoor professionals, industry leaders and passionate anglers alike, about all things fly fishing and the outdoors.
When not out catching trophy trout, Will enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.
