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The earliest fly rods were made from greenheart, a tropical wood, and later bamboo originating in the Tonkin area of Guangdong Province in China.The mystical appeal of handmade split-cane rods has endured despite the emergence over the last 50 years of cheaper rod-making materials that offer more durability and performance: fiberglass and carbon fiber.
Oyster Fly Rods is a bamboo fly rod making business in Blue Ridge, Georgia. [1] It belongs to famous fly fisherman Bill Oyster, [2] who makes "every one" of the forty custom rods produced each year by hand, as well as a few standardized rods. He described the process as: "I split each twelve-foot length of cane into six strips...
In 1889 Edwards, along with F.E. Thomas and Loman Hawes left the Leonard shop to start a new rodmaking partnership. With Edwards' bamboo processing skills, Hawes' mechanical ingenuity, and Thomas' management experience, the firm quickly established themselves under the name 'Kosmic' for A.G. Spalding (sports equipment) & Bros. [3] They built some of the most desirable rods and began setting ...
G.Loomis rods are some of the most popular high-end bass fishing rods money can buy, and while we've only had a few run-ins with these rods ourselves, Tony Lee, an avid bass fisherman for over 25 ...
There are fly fishing rods hung up on my walls, sassy fish T-shirts in my laundry, and two — yes two — fishing kayaks in my garage. I've been shopping for the best Christmas gifts for men who ...
A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo.The British generally use the term "split cane." In the U.S., most use the term "bamboo." The "heyday" of bamboo fly rod production and use was an approximately 75-year period from the 1870s to the 1950s when fiberglass became the predominant material for fly r