Bamboo Rod Building Forum

A three or four ounce split bamboo rod with a well balanced reel a tapered casting line a leader of the proper fineness and a well tied fly or flies is one of the most perfectly designed and executed triumphs of human artisanship.

Bamboo rod building forum.

Discuss materials techniques and how to. Ferrules are in place along with one coat of a tung oil. Don owns keystone fly rod co and has also developed an innovative magnet system for nets and built his own drift boat. We re sure you ll enjoy your stay.

Tim will also put guide markings on the opposite side of the flats as a suggestion. I think that everyone would agree that we owe a debt to jerry foster who created the rodmakers site. Custom fishing rod building forum. My first fly rod was a powell i think they re great rods.

Fly tyer of the year bamboo rod build. Ftoty 2005 bamboo rod build. Carmine lisella a bamboo rod broker owner of the jordan mills rod co always has 2 tip blanks built by tim zietak on hand in many sizes. Both my uncle and i build fly rods and my uncle s taper won the catskill bamboo rod gathering contest a few years ago though i recommend a western pa builder named don ward.

I love ff and enjoy woodworking. I ve never fished bamboo never saw a rod built etc. This forum is for the ftoty polls build progress information and q a regarding the contest rod. I ve begun researching on the internet which led me to a couple books i will buy.