JB Designs - Custom Rods

JB Designs - Custom Rods For those of you that don't know me, my name is Josh Bible and I started this journey of rod building in 2018. who we lost in 2017.

It started with wanting to build a couple of memorial rods for my stepson Hunter Propst and his grandfather, walleye fishing legend Bob Propst Sr. This hobby quickly escalated as I started to build a few rods for myself and a few close friends. And after a couple years and a countless number of rods later I have decided to go ahead and try my hand at offering them to the public. I have been mainl

y building rods for walleye fishing to include jigging and bottom bouncing rods. I have also ventured into Ice rods as well. As you can tell by my pics, I like to build a rod with clean lines and use the most light weight components that I can. Feel free to message me if you're interested in a build. Prices vary greatly on blank quality and components used. I will be posting warrant info soon.

Our close friend, Trevor, broke in his new custom bouncer rod today. I think it's safe to say it works! Awesome catch Tr...
06/18/2026

Our close friend, Trevor, broke in his new custom bouncer rod today. I think it's safe to say it works!

Awesome catch Trevor!

06/14/2026

Check out Bob Propst of Propst Professional Anglers with our JB Designs Lite Bite Jig Stick.

Our available models are the following -

6'6 Light Fast
6'9 Medium Light Extra Fast
7'2 Light Fast

You can purchase these direct from us or Lured In Ogallala and downstairs Dakota Mart in Pierre!

05/29/2026

I’m very excited to introduce my next rod in the JB Designs Walleye Series! I am calling this one the “Precision RipStick”, it is a 7’2” mag-medium, moderate action rod designed for jig raps, snap jigging and other techniques while using FFS. We have some more testing to perform before these go into production, but hopefully they will be available later this year. I am super excited as these blanks are a one of a kind built to my specifications and not available to anyone else.
More to come so stay tuned!

05/26/2026

Another great catch on those JB Designs Rods.

05/03/2026

While pre-fishing for a walleye tournament we ended up catching salmon inside of walleye. Needless to say we decided to salmon fish on tournament day and go for “Big Other” fish. Got 3 yesterday and lost one at the boat and then caught 4 today and lost 3 at the boat to include one that would have went double digits.
Very fun day with Brandon Bible and Bryan Tipton, even though we didn’t cash a check we had still had a great time!

Week 3
05/02/2026

Week 3

Looks like Mason and Bob are catching some nice fish on those JB rods down in Nebraska
04/26/2026

Looks like Mason and Bob are catching some nice fish on those JB rods down in Nebraska

putting to the test catching some walleyes at Chamberlain today. Lite Bite Jig Sticks available at Lynn’s Dakotamart i...
03/20/2026

putting to the test catching some walleyes at Chamberlain today. Lite Bite Jig Sticks available at Lynn’s Dakotamart in Pierre and Lured In Ogallala Nebraska.

I got a special request to build a rod for the upcoming Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction on May 2nd. I put a lot ...
03/16/2026

I got a special request to build a rod for the upcoming Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction on May 2nd. I put a lot of thought into how I wanted to build this and took a risk and started with a custom painted blank and reel seat, done by Backbone Custom Rods out of Florida. I then made custom grips using the highest grade cork you can buy, and then rounded it off with Fuji Titanium guides.
I added a SDSU lapel pin donated by an alumni, and had the Jackrabbit laser engraved into the handle, and then added a decal (bought from Scheels).
I really like how this one turned out, can’t wait to see how much it goes for at the auction.

I was asked by the local Ducks Unlimited Chapter to build a rod for their annual banquet, I really like how it turned ou...
02/20/2026

I was asked by the local Ducks Unlimited Chapter to build a rod for their annual banquet, I really like how it turned out.
Thank you DU for allowing me to build this for you.
And I hope the new owner enjoys it as much I enjoyed building it.

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