Bamboo Rod Building Forum

My first fly rod was a powell i think they re great rods.

Bamboo rod building forum. Custom fishing rod building forum. Don owns keystone fly rod co and has also developed an innovative magnet system for nets and built his own drift boat. 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. Tim will also put guide markings on the opposite side of the flats as a suggestion.

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. Ferrules are in place along with one coat of a tung oil. There are a couple really informative articles and forums on the internet. 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.

Discuss materials techniques and how to. Ftoty 2005 bamboo rod build. I love ff and enjoy woodworking. This forum is for the ftoty polls build progress information and q a regarding the contest rod.

I think that everyone would agree that we owe a debt to jerry foster who created the rodmakers site. So i am quite the novice. Fly tyer of the year bamboo rod build. I ve never fished bamboo never saw a rod built etc.