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The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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I've wanted a bamboo rod ever since I learned what the hell they were, but when I saw the price tags I decided I'd wait...a LONG time.
The other day I received a brochure touting a line of cane rods made by The Headwaters Bamboo Co. They have 3 models, from $330 - $770, AND they're offering a 20% discount if ordered before 7/1.
Also, you can play with the rod for a month and get your money back if you don't like it.
That evening I picked up the copy of John Gierach's book, "Trout Bum" that I'd been reading, and the next chapter was entitled, "Cane Rods". Hey, I know divine intervention when I see it.
With a little delving, I discovered that the Headwater rods are started in China and finished in the good old USA. Two years ago there were some aesthetic problems, and they lacked consistancy, but apparently they've been learning.
I can't find any recent info on these rods. Anyone out there know anything about their quality now or have any suggestions for an entry-level cane rod? I'm thinking about a 4/5 wt. for San Juan River 'bows.
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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You have already convinced yourself, what do you need us for......do it!  |
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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I'll take care of you buddy.
Check your e-mail...
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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No, no, no.
Please do not purchase a bamboo fly rod, they're just no damn good I tell ya'.
Trust me, do not venture down this path.
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"Rivers course through my dreams, rivers cold and fast, rivers well-known and rivers nameless, rivers that seem like ribbons of blue water twisting through wide valleys, narrow rivers folded in layers of darkening shadow, rivers that have eroded down deep in a mountain's belly, sculpted the land, peeled back the planet's history exposing the texture of time itself."
— Harry Middleton (Rivers of Memory)
"Each night as I haul myself onto the back of county garbage truck no. 2, there is a familiar wind, some thread of moonglow or starlight, a splatter of dark rain on my skin, something that stirs my memory, and again, if even for a brief moment, I am on some mountain river, some stretch of bright water, full of possibilities, including the possibility of trout, perhaps one that, when hooked, will haul me in and out of time, in and out of life's mysterious and frightening, wondrous and incomprehensible continuum, even to the edges of the universe." -- Harry Middleton
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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Yeah, but what about my immortal soul? Can I say "no" to The Lord.
Too late, anyhow. Buzz and I have been talking about him making me a rod from one of the nice blanks he has access to.
I can't wait to land a 40# Dorado on a 5 wt. bamboo!
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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Oldtrout,
Spoken by the guy I watched land a nice steelhead on the Trinity with a bamboo rod, and when confronted with a comment I made that I would never risk such a classic bamboo rod like that out on the river and risk breaking, you calmly said, "they are meant to be fished!"
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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Arizona Bruce wrote:
Yeah, but what about my immortal soul? Can I say "no" to The Lord.
Too late, anyhow. Buzz and I have been talking about him making me a rod from one of the nice blanks he has access to.
I can't wait to land a 40# Dorado on a 5 wt. bamboo!
I thought your post might be a troll about throwing money away on a "made in China" rod when there are now a gazillion American rod makers from whom you could purchase a rod for just a little more money.
I was wrong.
This Buzz guy must really hate you.  (Don't asked, you'll know soon enough).
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"Rivers course through my dreams, rivers cold and fast, rivers well-known and rivers nameless, rivers that seem like ribbons of blue water twisting through wide valleys, narrow rivers folded in layers of darkening shadow, rivers that have eroded down deep in a mountain's belly, sculpted the land, peeled back the planet's history exposing the texture of time itself."
— Harry Middleton (Rivers of Memory)
"Each night as I haul myself onto the back of county garbage truck no. 2, there is a familiar wind, some thread of moonglow or starlight, a splatter of dark rain on my skin, something that stirs my memory, and again, if even for a brief moment, I am on some mountain river, some stretch of bright water, full of possibilities, including the possibility of trout, perhaps one that, when hooked, will haul me in and out of time, in and out of life's mysterious and frightening, wondrous and incomprehensible continuum, even to the edges of the universe." -- Harry Middleton
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I'm with you there, Oldtrout 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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That would be like having a classic car and keeping it in your garage all the time.
Besides, bamboo can be repaired, right?
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Re:I'm with you there, Oldtrout 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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Bruce,
A 40 pound Dorado on a 5 weight rod? If I was you, I'd target Tarpon with one. But for God's sake, please don't fish Jigs with a bamboo rod.
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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No harm done. I figured that for my first foray into bamboo, I'd better not spend too much. Apparently, the quality of Chinese rods varies quite a bit. Remember Japanese radios in the '60s. When did they get good? It's like one day I woke up, and "Made in Japan" wasn't a funny joke anymore.
If I like bamboo, I'll probably get something different for the next one.
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A steelhead fly fisherman needs two qualities:
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Re:The Hand of God, and Bamboo Rods 16 Years, 8 Months ago
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Arizona Bruce wrote:
If I like bamboo, I'll probably get something different for the next one.
If you only "like" bamboo there will always be a next one no matter how many bamboo rods you acquire. And, of course, it will be something different, always, something different... hexes, pentas, quads, hollowbuilt...
Have you even considered the consequences if you should more than just "like" the rod from Buzz?
Danger Will Robinson, danger... 
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Last Edit: 2009/06/29 22:11 By oldtrout.
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"Rivers course through my dreams, rivers cold and fast, rivers well-known and rivers nameless, rivers that seem like ribbons of blue water twisting through wide valleys, narrow rivers folded in layers of darkening shadow, rivers that have eroded down deep in a mountain's belly, sculpted the land, peeled back the planet's history exposing the texture of time itself."
— Harry Middleton (Rivers of Memory)
"Each night as I haul myself onto the back of county garbage truck no. 2, there is a familiar wind, some thread of moonglow or starlight, a splatter of dark rain on my skin, something that stirs my memory, and again, if even for a brief moment, I am on some mountain river, some stretch of bright water, full of possibilities, including the possibility of trout, perhaps one that, when hooked, will haul me in and out of time, in and out of life's mysterious and frightening, wondrous and incomprehensible continuum, even to the edges of the universe." -- Harry Middleton
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