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Once in a while I manage to sneak
in enough time to build a rod or two to keep on hand. If you're
so severely infected with "bamboo-itis" that you simply cannot wait,
this is the place for you. I try to keep this section of the site
up to
date. Any rods described below are available now.
7' 2/1 4 weight Demo rod based on a Payne taper. Very lightly flame toned, medium fast action. Clear wraps. Smallish straight cigar grip. Aluminum downslide seat over cork spacer. BAMBOO ferrules. Made for demonstration purposes
6' 2/2 2 weight This tiny rod features very light cane with scarlet wraps tipped black, a small cigar grip above a titanium slide band reel seat. It will be perfect for tiny streams filled with brookies or cutthroats. New, lawn cast only. $1695
7' 6" 2/2 4 weight In the summer of 2011 I found myself with nothing to fish myself except for a 6' 2 weight or the first rod I made. Ironically I never had the chance to fish this rod. I had the strips for this rod lying around the shop and built them up as a rod for my own use. It's made from strips leftover from two different rods and features dark flamed cane, brown translucent wraps, a redwood burl reel seat spacer and a slender cigar grip. This rod is my interpretation of the Young Pefectionist taper. Pictures available on request. New, lawn cast only. $1495
8' 2/2 6 weight A powerful, hollow built rod built for larger flies and larger waters. This rod will handle everything from large trout to small saltwater species. Payne-ish brown wraps tipped amber, cigar grip, Mildrum stripping guide. Pictures available on request. New. $1995
8' 2/2 5 weight Brackett era Winston Like-new, excellent condition. Typical beautiful Winston cosmetics. $2500 Pictures upon request
Rod Making Books and Equipment
Handcrafting
Bamboo Fly Rods by Wayne Cattanach First edition, spiral
bound Good condition. Includes the Hexrod program on
computer disk. Some notes by original owner in the text.
$125Books
The Lovely Reed: An Enthusiast's Guide to Building Bamboo Fly Rods by Jack Howell. First edition, as new condition. $125
Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly Rod by George Maurer and Bernard Elser As new. $30
Constructing Cane Rods by Ray Gould As new. $25
Best of the Planing Form R.J. Barch, Editor and Robert McKeon As new, $45
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Additional pictures of any rod are
available upon request. All
these rods come with a 3-day
inspection period. Call me at (318) 282-1825, or contact me via
email.
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