Fly Fishing Insider Podcast
Tandem Fly Company is a fly box company making its products in the USA. Owners Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin described the ups and downs of the business, from prototypes to getting the design right, and the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak, along with why they keep pushing the fly box forward.
Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin are the owners of Tandem Fly Company, a fly box maker producing in the USA.
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Who makes Tandem Fly Company fly boxes?
Tandem Fly Company is owned by Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin. Tandem Fly Company is a new player in the fly box market, and the boxes are made in the USA.
What did Tandem Fly Company go through to get the fly box right?
Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin walked through the ups and downs the business faced, starting with prototypes and working toward a design that finally got it right. The prototype stage is where most of the trouble sat before Tandem Fly Company had a fly box worth selling.
How did the COVID-19 outbreak affect Tandem Fly Company?
The COVID-19 global outbreak landed on Tandem Fly Company while the company was still young. Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin treated the outbreak as one more entry on a list of setbacks the business had already been working through.
Why do the Tandem Fly Company owners keep going?
Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin explained what keeps them moving forward with the fly box design despite the setbacks. Their reasoning is tied to the design itself and to building a fly box company in the USA.
Key takeaways
- Tandem Fly Company is owned by Ryan Willis and Elliot Martin
- Tandem Fly Company fly boxes are made in the USA
- The company worked through prototypes before getting the fly box design right
- The COVID-19 outbreak hit Tandem Fly Company early in the company's life
