What DShock said!

BTW, Everett Garrison the great bamboo rod builder felt that dulling the shiny finish of his varnished rods was an important step. He did it with a pumice and linseed oil mixture rubbed on the finished rod.

Just remember one thing nutz4bikez; fish don't see like we do and SOMETIMES they see things against the backdrop of the bright sky; not the woods. Maybe a fly rod being high in the air in the scheme of things; should be sky blue...

...unless it's raining.