Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods

Fishing Tips - Bamboo Fly Fishing Rodsof an eight strip rod are likely to be " soft" due to the
Beyond a doubt the best fly fishing rod material iscomparative amount of glue necessary to hold the
good bamboo properly selected, cured, split, glued, andpieces together. Eight strip rods cost more than the six
correctly proportioned. It possesses strength combinedstrip and if the angler wants a round bamboo fly fishing
with lightness, resiliency, pliancy, power and balance inrod they are preferable to the six strip planed down as
greater degree than either steel or solid woods.planing certainly must injure a rod. As a general rule a
Formerly anglers and rod makers could draw finewell-made six strip rod leaves little to be desired.
distinctions between male and female Calcutta andSpecial Feature Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods
Tonkin " canes," but under present conditions goodA novelty in bamboo fly fishing rod making is what is
Calcutta is very rare and the word " Calcutta " isknown as the " double built " rods which are made of
be¬coming merely a trade term. Good bambootwo layers of split and glued bamboo, one within the
of all kinds is more difficult to obtain and a good pieceother. They are heavier and strong, and it is claimed,
of Tonkin is better than an indifferent one of Calcutta.hold their shape better, than ordinary rods and are
Male Calcutta, however, is supposed to be superior topopular for sea and salmon fishing but unnecessary, I
either the female or Tonkin. The cheapest split cane isbelieve, in single hand fly rods. An English innovation is
known as steel vine or African cane. It is light coloredthe steel center rod which consists of a fine piece of
and makes up into good, inexpensive bamboo flywell-tempered steel running as a core through sections
fishing rods.of regular split bamboo. The makers claim this
Six Strip and 8 Strip Bamboo Fly Fishing Rodsconstruction gives a rod of superior casting power
We assume that you know that bamboo is split andwith only of an ounce added weight. Friends who
then glued together in order to utilize the hard outerpossess rods of this kind are enthusiastic admirers of
enamel and reduce the diameter of the pieces. Somethis construction for heavy fishing.
rods are made of bamboo split into six sectionsAn American maker supplies a rod of " twisted
(hex¬agonal) and some in eight (octagonal) butbam¬boo " which he claims equalizes the strain
the six strip construction is more often used. Someand pro¬duces better action. I have never tried a
makers claim that the eight strip, being more nearly arod of this type so am unable to pass on its merits, but
true cylinder, possesses better action but this seemsPerry Frazer, in his " Amateur Rodmaking," speaks well
to be more theoretical than practical, while the tiny tipsof it.