The Elkhorn bamboo rod that LadyFisher wrote about this week has raised a question in my mind. I do not own a bamboo rod, but would like to try bamboo someday. Can anybody explain to me the difference between a $600 bamboo rod and other bamboo rods that could cost $1500 or more? I find it hard to believe that there is $1000+ difference in materials of construction. If the added cost is due to labor, then am I getting something off an "assembly line" if I spend only $600? Is the quality that much lower?! The huge range of prices seems strange.