Sorry Ron. but there is no "secret society" or worldwide conspiracy to keep bamboo rods the exclusive property of the elite as you seem to think and are telling those with no knowledge or experience about the subject on your website. What there is is a lot of people who enjoy all aspects of owning, fishing and, for some such as myself, making bamboo rods, some of whom belong to various websites devoted to the subject and the Rodmaker's Listserv, all of which are open to any who care to join and there's no secret about any of them. I don't blame anyone for trying to sell their product, specially in times like these, but you might give your tactics a review.
john