Process and Principles

PROCESS AND PRINCIPLES


AT GATTI WE ARE COMMITTED

TO THESE THREE PRINCIPLES

ITALY

All Gatti Fly Rods are handmade in Italy with meticulous craftsmanship. Our rods are made with proprietary components crafted in the United States. We are a small, nimble, responsive operation. We control every aspect of our rod-making process. This ensures the superior quality and advanced performance of our fly rods.

UNITED STATES

All our components are made in the United States and sent to our shop in Italy. We do this for good reasons: Control, Consistency, and Accountability. In the U.S., we have close relationships with the people who make our components. Like us, they are nimble and responsive, nothing like large offshore manufactures that do not understand our business.




CONTROL

We control all aspects of our component-making. The people who craft our components work with us, eager to share ideas to improve our designs. They are friends in business, we trust them. Our proprietary designs and engineering work are never in jeopardy of being “knocked off” or copied. 

CONSISTENCY

When we design and engineer a component, it's made the same way using the same material every time. Our components are made to our specifications. We are not controlled by large offshore jobbers who can change material or process at will, creating inconsistency in performance, durability, and aesthetics. 

ACCOUNTABILITY

By making our components in the U.S., we know that all manufacturing processes are done with proper labor and safety oversight and are 'clean' and sustainable, ensuring our environmental stewardship and responsibility. This means that all methods are EPA and RoHS-compliant, something other rod makers cannot say. 

Gatti Fly Rod components and where they are produced.

Saltwater Stripping Guides: Fuji Kogya Ltd. Shizuoka, Japan. This is our only exception. After extensive testing, the Fuji guide stood alone for performance and durability. 


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