CND’s founder and owner Nobuo Nodera, started his double-handed journey in 1983 when he became the chief rod designer for Daiwa Sport UK. As well as designing some of the all-time classic double-handed rods such as the famous Daiwa Amorphous, he also gave a young Simon Gawesworth his first job in the industry.

From the beginning CND was an industry leader in rod design. First came the Expert and Custom series which were followed by the legendary Specialist, Black Spey, Solstice, I-Spey, and BVGT lineups which solidified CND as an industry leader in cutting edge design.

The owner of the very first Steelhead Specialist, none other than Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard, dubbed CND as this “funky little underground spey company making cutting edge stuff”.

To this day CND continues to push the limits in rod design, materials, and performance.