I only have a few, but for what they cost me...it is going to stay that way!
I have what I need however. A couple 4 wts and a couple of 5 wts.
I fish the 5 weight all the time. More than even my JWF. I added Sharkskin line to it and there is anything plastic can do that this can't.
The 5 weight covers BIG and small just right!
Thanks for the replies.
If I buy one I am thinking that I will bug a local armature to build me one so it will be special to me. I know a couple of builders that I would like to have something of there work. One of these fellows wrote a book of flies and he had a chapter on his bamboo addiction and to paraphrase " It is not the casting of the bamboo rod but it is after you hook a fish that the real enjoyment of bamboo is realized"
Do you relate to this statement?
-Jeff
For the most part, that statement is true (I enjoy both)....when you have a fish on, that's where bamboo really comes alive...Originally Posted by birddog
"Some people fish their entire lives without realizing it's not the fish they're after."
Jeff -
What happens after you hook a fish is great - but I find the casting very enjoyable, not equally enjoyable, of course, but very enjoyable.
John
The fish are always right.
I got my first bamboo rod about 3 years ago and like many others there was no going back at least for most trout fishing situations. I now own 5 bamboo rods and would like to have a few others someday. You do need to cast as rods as you can and if possible take the opportunity to fish a few. Not sure were you are located but you can generally find guys in your area that if you ask nice would probbably meet you on a stream some place and fish one for a bit. If you are anywhere near SoCentral PA look me up.
Bill From PA
Yeah I fish bamboo quite a bit. Glass too. I'd say I use graphite maybe only 15% of the time. I enjoying the feel of casting a bamboo rod. Graphite does what it's supposed to but it does not touch your heart. Glass gives a lot of pleasure too, and when playing a fish, maybe even more than bamboo.
I agree with PAFISHERMAN. If you can cast some do it. When choosing my custom 5 wt. I visited a good friend that has several. I wanted to know what taper Payne suited me. I decided on the 100, but there are many different tapers to choose from. Enough that I would not choose blindly. You might like a Payne taper but hate the Dickerson, etc. Bamboo is about the TAPER.
I like fishing them but I have had terrible luck with them. I have snapped two off in my hand while casting. I have only been able to afford the less expensive ones so I am sure that is why I have had such bad luck. I hope some day to be able to have a really nice one made. I think they are beutiful and would love to learn to make them.
WOW! Talk about bad luck. I always though boo was even stronger than plastic.
One broke at the ferrel so I figured it was a defect in the building process. The other broke right in the middle of the butt section??????? I have no idea why. Like I said they were not high dollar rods just some I picked up on eBay.
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