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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.

8' 6" 3/1 -- hollow built 9 weight. Pictured several times on the site, this rod was built for battling King Salmon in Alaska. It proved worthy of the task. Will cast a 9 weight line or a Teeny T-300 shooting head as far as the caster can handle. Darkly flamed cane, aluminum screw locking seat with a four inch removable fighting butt. Wrapped a deep emerald green with red intermediates. Cork is soiled, but otherwise the rod is in excellent condition. -- $900 Pictures

7' 2/1 4 weight This medium fast action rod is great for everything from fishing pocket water on small streams to your favorite medium sized river. It casts beautifully in short, or fine-and-far-off. The rod features a morticed swelled butt with light cane strips inlaid among the medium cane strips. Small wells grip modeled after a grip on a Per Brandin rod. Wrapped deep red and tipped dark green. Excellent condition -- $1000 Pictures

6' 3" 2/1 4 weight This rod was made from pre-embargo bamboo and features bamboo sleeve ferrules. Rattan wrapped cigar grip. Orange wraps tipped scarlet at the stripping guide and the signature wraps. New, lawn cast only. $1350 Pictures

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. Step-down FE Thomas ferrules. Made for demonstration purposes in conjunction with the rod below. $1000 Pictures

7' 2/1 4 weight . Demo rod based on a Payne taper. Designed to try to make it as close in action as possible to the rod above, but with integrated bamboo ferrules. Not for sale. But I will gladly loan this rod and its corresponding rod above to anyone who would like to compare the two.

8' 3/2 3/4 weight Bamboo ferrules. Hollow built. Medium tan cane. Burnt orange wraps with scarlet single turn inlays. Bronzed mildrum type stripping guide. Cigar grip. My downslide custom reel seat hardware over a beautiful ash burl insert. Custom bag and tube. I fished this rod regularly during the summer and fall of 2007. Pictures (Sold)

8' 3/2 5 weight Built to my Otter Creek taper, this is among my most popular rods. Light cane with antique gold wraps tipped medium brown. Agate stripping guide. Cigar grip. Downslide seat over olive wood. New, $1750 Pictures (Sold)

8' 6" 3/2 hollow built 5 weight I built this rod for myself so I will not be too disappointed if it stays with me. Flamed cane with opaque light brown wraps tipped primrose yellow. The grip is a modified half-wells. My custom downslide reel seat hardware over a beautiful piece of moradilla insert. New, with the plastic wrapper still on the grip. $2050 Pictures

Additional pictures of any rod are available upon request. All these rods come with a 3-day inspection period. Call me at (318) 435-2278, or contact me via email.