I was surfing a Bamboo Fly Rod Forum I often visit and came across this Builder.I orginally was keeping my eye on a Bamboo Rod on Ebay and checked the Sellers Feedback and saw he got alot of good replies about his Rods.For me the Positive Feedbacks were a good thing but I never heard of the Builder so was unsure.Anyway the Bamboo Board had a Thread about the Builder and the Topic was"Did anyone hear of this Builder"?It so happens to be someone purchased a Rod from him and was quite pleased!His Rods have sold for less than $600 and some of his Rods are Hollowbuilts that go for $1200 with famous Builders so it may be a Deal for you.It's American made and if you want more Info or want to see Pics of his Rods go to his Site [url=http://www.icparks.com:32a36]www.icparks.com[/url:32a36] or go to Ebay and looked up his Seller Name(icp7013)and check out his Feedbacks and the Rods he's sold!I would seriously consider Thramer or him and not go to Chinese made Bamboo.