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Composite Developments

Composite Developments performance fishing rods are designed in New Zealand for fishermen by fishermen. Through innovation, cutting edge technology and a bit of Kiwi know how, the CD brand competes with the best in the world and is recommended by many New Zealand fishing guides.

Composite Developments offers free delivery world-wide, and warrants its rods against manufacturing and material defects for the lifetime of the original owner.

Name

Composite Developments

Website www.compositedevelopments.co.nz
Special offer

With every new generation Composite Developments fly rod, you will receive The Complete Fly Fishing Manual written by John Giacon.

 

For more information, please contact michaela@cdrods.co.nz, or just purchase your very own new generation fly rod and this book will be yours!

Online shop

View a range of products and pricing online at www.compositedevelopments.co.nz

Note that Composite Developments cannot sell directly to New Zealand customers through its online shop for legal reasons.

NZ stockists

Composite Developments rods and other CD products are stocked by many New Zealand sports shops including:

For a full list of New Zealand retailers stocking CD products, see the Composite Developments website.

Overseas stockists

The Composite Developments website lists:

CD Pro Network

The CD Pro Network is a group of twenty professional guides from all over New Zealand who regularly test potential new products, comment on current products and provide feedback to Composite Developments.

CD Pro Network guides include:

Craig Farrar

of Dream Trout

Craig Farrar

"The CDX Elite Jacket has proved perfect for those wet days on the river. When it's cold and miserable you need the best equipment to stay dry. The CDX Elite Jacket has exceeded expectations as a storm sure jacket when I really need it"

Steve Gerard

of FlyShop New Zealand

Steve Gerard

"I've personally used CDs fly rods ever since I've been guiding, that's 8 seasons now. CD rods are strong, light weight, well made, good-looking and of course cast very well and will handle the biggest of fish or punch a line with ease into a Nor Wester.... They produce award winning rods of exceptional quality and value for money."

Will Kemp

William Kemp

"The XLS has proved very popular with my clients.....It has plenty of power for stormy days and is a roll casting beast, great for tight bank."

Miles Rushmer

of Miles Rushmer Guiding

Miles Rushmer

Ian Ruthven

of Absolutely Angling

Ian Ruthven

Brett Cameron

of Central Plateau Fishing

Brett Cameron

Chris Dore

New Zealand Trout Safaris

Chris Dore

Greg Dougherty

of Alpine Fishing Guides

Mike Kirkpatrick

of Latitude Guiding

Silver Flies sponsorship

Composite Developments sponsors the New Zealand fly fishing team, the Silver Flies which completes in Oceania and world fly fishing championships.

Silver Flies, 2009:
Winners of the 2009 Oceania Fly Fishing Championship

Silver Flies, 2008:
Silver medallists at the 2008 FIPS-MOUCHE World Fly Fishing Champs

Brands As well as their own CD brand, Composite Developments distributes a large portfolio of quality fishing brands including Okuma, Silstar, Airflo, Taimer, Alutecnos, C&F, Western Filaments, Strike Pro, Flambeau, Pakula, Scierra and Ron Thompson.
The CD success story

The success of Composite Developments can be attributed to its passionate and highly educated workforce who all enjoy the great outdoors of New Zealand and know first hand what the products need to do and why. The creative and focused nature of the company also means that new and exciting products and technologies are constantly being developed.

In 2008 Composite Developments opened its own large purpose-built factory in China where they manufacture superior quality rods for both New Zealand and international markets. The Chinese operation is headed by Xin, CD's former New Zealand factory manager for five years.

CD-Rods technology

Composite Developments is committed to its unique manufacturing technique utilising a helical of unidirectional graphite fibres. This creates a graphite core to maximise hoop strength, whilst adding minimal weight, and most of all maintaining blank sensitivity by not dampening the energy which flows along the blanks primary fibres.

Labelled G-HLX Technology (Graphite-HeLiX), the process was developed upon Composite Developments inception in 1981 by founder Marty Johanson and a team of American Composite technologists.

Contacts

Sales and marketing

Adam Johanson

Email: adam@cdrods.co.nz

New Zealand sales

Cullum Penman, Dean Officer, Ricky Garth and Mike Ledbrooke

Phone: +64 9 415 9915
Fax: +64 9 415 9965

Address

Street address

3 Piermark Drive
Albany Industrial Estate

Auckland

Postal address

PO Box 302 363
North Harbour Mail Centre
Auckland

 

Get the new catalogue

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XLS 9ft fly rod

CD XLS

Top of the line fly rods
Best new product, EFFTEX 2004

 

Okuma Femme Fatale combo
(sales support NZ Breast Cancer Foundation)

 

CDX jacket

CDX Jacket

 

CDX fishing vest

CDX Fly Fishing Guide Vest

 

ICT 4-piece rod

CD ICT, 4 piece series
mid-range high-performance rods

CD wading boot

CD Wading Boot

Diva: For the discerning female angler

CD Diva
especially for female anglers

CDX lightweight cap

CDX Khaki Cap

 

Tactical 4-piece rod

CD Tactical 4-piece series
serious intermediate fly rods

 

CDX Olive Cap

CDX Olive Cap

 

CD Xtreme Polarised Glasses

CDX Polarised Glasses

 

CDX full length waders

CDX Breathable Waders

 

Cd Xtreme Chest Pack

CDX Chest Pack

 

CD Xtreme Rod Bag

CDX Rod Bag

CD Xtrete Wader Bag

CDX Wader Bag

CDX Black Cap

CDX Black Cap

 

CD also sponsors...

 

Casting for Recovery NZ Retreats

 

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