John, Dave's taper is a good one. I would guess that who made the rod did not heat treat the bamboo as it should be heat treated. I have his taper and had planned on making one if I can find time. I can make a new butt for your rod but would rather not change another's taper, can make you a blank later on in the year. I will be fishing the 1 wt with some of the guys here for Sowbug if Crooked Creek comes to life by then. Another tyer that has one of my 1 wt rods will also be fishing his. Will take this off list now. Will get back to you. Tony
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tony I have a leclair taper 5 ft one piece 1 wt > bamboo. I can not even get a hook set if over 15 ft > of line are out. Can you make a stiffer butt end > and still keep it a one weight? How much would a > 6'3" two piece cost to have a blank made? > > Anthony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I have gotten some off list messages asking if this > >was a joke or a toy rod. This rod is a two piece > two > >tip 6'3" hand planed six strip real bamboo rod. It > is > >made like any other well made bamboo rod. I have > made > >5 of these rods. I also make 2 and 3 wt bamboo rods > >that I designed. The three wt is a 6' three piece > and > >the 2 wt is a 8' three piece rod. > >The first time I fished the 1 wt, I caught a total > of > >46 Blugills, small bass along with some Roch and > >shiners. > >Tony > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
