Fiberglass resins and epoxies have been around since the 1930s, but the material did not make its way into the fishing industry until after World War II. In the 1950s, glass-impregnated bamboo rods ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Seated at his workbench, Jim Downey uses a blow torch to melt colored glass rods onto a second glass rod to craft a small sea turtle, drop by drop. He's focused, but with ...