Trying out bamboo.

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Good point, Fly Goddess, about the glass.

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@nighthawk

Please read my post again. Let me be more specific. That custom made rod is a banty only in a loose sense of the name. Meaning it is a very short rod rod. It is not a true banty and it will cast a 5wt line as far and as easily as any so called expensive rod you can put up against it that is in it’s length and speed range. It is not any different than my 6’6" graphite 2wt except that it is bamboo, 5’ 2&1/2", has it’s own custom taper, is faster than my graphite rod, rated for a heavier line and can easily toss casts of over 50’. If you would ever get a chance to fish some of the brush choked runs that I fish then you would see the need for a short rod, banty or no.

Please note that this rod is made from Scratch, not from the parts of another rod, with it’s own taper and action. It is made to fish the brush choked streams of the north east. It is not a “cheap” rod. The maker is not in the business to make money as it is a hobby for him.

I knew my post would bend a few noses but that’s alright by me.

Nighthawk- Sorry it took so long to get back. Just got back from fishing for a week. Idaho, what a country!!!
I know what you said in your post. I didn’t mean, or I didn’t make myself clear. I know who Andy Manchester (Old Yankee Rod Smiths) is, I know he wouldn’t take an old 3 pc and make a ‘banty’ out of it he’s been building rods for a long time and he does cane from scratch. Sorry if I didn’t get my message across clearly. Maybe I have to get the term ‘Banty’ out of my head. There’s just too many people online that have been selling shortened fly rods and passing them off as a banty. I will just disassociate the name with cane rods.
Hope that clears it up.

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@RS1

Nighthawk- Sorry it took so long to get back. Just got back from fishing for a week. Idaho, what a country!!!
I know what you said in your post. I didn’t mean, or I didn’t make myself clear. I know who Andy Manchester (Old Yankee Rod Smiths) is, I know he wouldn’t take an old 3 pc and make a ‘banty’ out of it he’s been building rods for a long time and he does cane from scratch. Sorry if I didn’t get my message across clearly. Maybe I have to get the term ‘Banty’ out of my head. There’s just too many people online that have been selling shortened fly rods and passing them off as a banty. I will just disassociate the name with cane rods.
Hope that clears it up.

I owe you an apology. That was a rough week. Sorry I took you the wrong way. No hard feelings. I agree with you about some of the rods I have seen out there.

To be frank I was very shocked to see people bid like crazy on some questionable rods and not bid on the rod I got from Andy. I had read some about Andy and it just blew my mind that people wouldn’t bid on a rod from a very high quality maker like Andy especially knowing his reputation for building quality. That rod is easily worth more than the original asking price.

Well we could drive ourselves crazy trying to figure it out.