Affiliate Guide
Last Modified March 9, 2026.
Requirements to Become a Montana Casting Co. Affiliate
- Have a social media account, website, or blog that demonstrates a history of content consistent with the Montana Casting Co. brand and 1,000 followers or more OR if you have a website or blog, be able to show us the amount of web traffic you receive,
- Verify ownership of your account, website, or blog via communication through your social media account, website, or blog, that you will be using to promote Montana Casting Co.,
- Create a Montana Casting Co. account and sign up for the mailing list,
- Fill out and submit a W-9 once you have been approved as an affiliate,
- Create a Stripe account for the purpose of receiving your commission payouts, and
- Make three or more promotional posts for Montana Casting Co. each month that tag @montanacastingco and either #montanacastingco or #mccoflyrods and include your affiliate link for discounts on the Montana Casting Co. Website.
Age Restrictions: You must be at least 18 years of age to join our affiliate program. By submitting an application to our Affiliate Program, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and may legally agree to this Agreement. Montana Casting Co. assumes no responsibility or liability for any misrepresentation of your age.
Montana Casting Co. Affiliate Application Process
- Fill out the application form by creating a Montana Casting Co. account and then clicking on the Affiliate Center menu, and then Affiliate Dashboard. You will get a message prompting you to fill out an application.
- Wait for us to review your application. We will contact you via the social media account you provide on the application form to verify your account.
- If you are accepted, you will receive two emails to the account you provided on your application – these emails will come from affiliate@montanacastingco.com:
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- A welcome email with a link to your affiliate dashboard and a downloadable W-9 form.
- An email with a link to your Google Drive folder, once we have set it up for you.
- You can always access your affiliate dashboard through your Montana Casting Co. account. Once you login to your account, you'll see an Affiliate Center menu at the top of the page with links to your affiliate dashboard and other affiliate program information.
Montana Casting Co. Affiliate Onboarding
Account Set Up: You will need to complete the following within 10 days of your acceptance into the Affiliate Program:
- Login to your Simple Affiliate Dashboard through the Montana Casting Co. Website.
- Complete a W-9 form and email it to us at affiliate@montanacastingco.com. A link to the W-9 form can be found in your Affiliate Dashboard menu by logging into your Montana Casting Co. account. We cannot pay commissions until we have received your completed W-9.
- Set up the Payout section of your Affiliate Dashboard by connecting to the Stripe App. Note: You must scroll down and on the right-hand side of the screen, choose United States and then click the Connect Bank button. The Stripe platform is secure; only you can access your Stripe account. Be sure to securely save your login credentials.
- It is recommended to add your Affiliate Link from the “Links” section of your Affiliate Dashboard to your website, blog, and/or social media accounts. This will help increase your commissions.
- Ensure you have access to the Google Drive folder we set up for you with a copy of this Affiliate Guide and approved logo assets. You will be responsible for creating a document to record your social media posts.
If you need help with any of the above, contact us at affiliate@montanacastingco.com or 406-285-1452. Failure to complete the above-stated criteria will result in termination of this Agreement, and you will no longer be able to participate in the Affiliate Program.
Montana Casting Co. Affiliate Duties
The Affiliate will use their verified social media account, website, or blog to publish at least three promotional posts each month. These posts must contain your Affiliate Link, and the hashtags #montanacastingco or #mccoflyrods. Montana Casting Co. must also be tagged in these posts.
The Affiliate will place a link to the post into a document you create and store in the Google Drive folder we granted you access to during onboarding. Affiliates must place links to the posts in the Google Drive folder.
The Affiliate may also promote the Affiliate Link and Montana Casting Co. in the following spaces, as long as they are yours:
a. Other social media platforms
b. Website
c. Blog
Increase your commissions:
- Sharing Montana Casting Co. posts to your social media page is highly recommended and an easy way to increase your commissions.
- Signing up for the mailing list will keep you informed of current sales, new products, blog posts, and more. This will help you promote Montana Casting Co., making your affiliate duties easier to fulfill and helping you generate more commissions. You can sign up by entering your email at the bottom of any page on the Montana Casting Co. Website.
Montana Casting Co. Affiliate Commission
Montana Casting Co., LLC (“Montana Casting Co.”) runs an affiliate program through Simple Affiliate with payments handled through Stripe (see payout information below). Your affiliate link enables an Affiliate Lead to get 10% off any Eligible Item at Montana Casting Co., and enables you to receive a commission equal to 10% of the purchase price.
A commission of 10% is paid when:
- An Affiliate Lead (customer) clicks through to the Montana Casting Co. Website using your affiliate link or uses your discount code at checkout, and
- During a Session, the Affiliate Lead adds an Eligible Item to their cart and purchases that item; and
- 30 days have passed since the order was fulfilled and the product was shipped to the Affiliate Customer, and the product was not returned or exchanged. If an exchange occurs, the commission will be paid on the purchase price of the final product the customer receives.
You will only be eligible for a commission payment when a transaction is derived from leads generated by the Affiliate Link that we make available to you, or if a purchase is made using the affiliate discount code Montana Casting Co. provides to you.
Montana Casting Co. Eligible Items:
All items available at montanacastingco.com are Eligible Items, EXCEPT the following are not Eligible Items and will not earn any commission nor be eligible for the 10% discount for Affiliate Leads:
- Custom fly rods
- Charges for customizations of in-stock fly rods (such as applying a custom epigraph to a pre-built Fly Rod), but you will still earn a commission on the purchase price of the fly rod.
- Montana Casting Co. fly rod cases and rod socks,
- Montana Casting Co. e-Gift Cards,
- Any purchase that is not correctly reported because your links to Montana Casting Co.’s website are not properly formatted,
- Any purchase by an Affiliate Lead who visits the Montana Casting Co. website through a non-permitted marketing activity,
- Any product purchased for resale or commercial use unrelated to Montana Casting Co. Affiliate Program.
- Any product that is cancelled or returned, or
- Any product that is added to an Affiliate Lead’s shopping cart after a Session has ended
Montana Casting Co. reserves the right to modify the list of Eligible Items at any time. You will be notified via email if changes are made.