Yeah, grow your bamboo here if you want 18wt. marlin and tuna rods. Buggs resents the comment about 'hot wind'. But I told him it fits him. Thanks.
DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] bamboo > It aught to thrive in WY . . . especially in DonO's yard with all the hot > wind . . . > > D&R > Jerry > WY > > At 06:30 PM 6/28/05 -0500, you wrote: > >Ginger, > >It has been tried in Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas, It will grow > >but it is not the same. The bamboo used for making bamboo rods comes from > >a small area in China. It is known as the Tonkin Provence if China. The > >basmboo is known as Tea Stick Bamboo or Tonkin Cane. This bamboo grows on > >the windy mountains and from what I understand this is what gives it it'd > >strength. > >Tony > >
