5th Annual Batson Enterprises Sponsored Custom Rod Builders Guild Florida Gulf Coast Workshop

May, 15 & 16, 2027

This 5th Annual workshop, located on the Florida Gulf Coast between Sarasota and Bradenton, will provide participants a variety of presentations for beginners and advanced custom rod builders. This workshop emphasizes hands-on experiences…you will be able to actually do what the presentations are about! This year decorative techniques will be a main theme. A Buy and Sell table will provide an opportunity to purchase items that are hard to find elsewhere. There will be plenty of social time to mingle, meet old friends and make new ones, vote for your favorite People’s Choice Award rod entry, and hope that you will hold many raffle prize winning tickets! (There will be Raffle SUPER PRISES as well as plenty of regular prizes….and don’t forget to bring some of your contributions to the raffle prizes.) !

The workshop will be held in the North River Charter Academy located at 13020 Rutland Road (CR 675), Parrish, FL 34219.  The school is conveniently located off of I-75 and is close to the Gulf shore and surrounded by many hotels, restaurants, shopping, and family-oriented attractions.   

Please note that although Guild activities are only open to members in good standing a low cost event only trial membership is available to non-members who would like to participate.  So please invite your friends, neighbors, and visitors to register, using this form and then paying for the event trial membership by visiting the website shop, proceeding to the membership section, and completing the trial membership purchase.  As a bonus, anyone who uses the trial membership may upgrade to a full membership by paying the remaining annual fee within one month of their using the trial membership.