Take your time mate-I am sure they will be worth the wait. If not, I'll have to come for myself and have you show me the correct way to fish them! What is the name of the site? I am getting more and more interested in bamboo rods every day. I have been looking for an old bamboo rod at an 'Oppe Shop'-you know the ones that sell old stuff for nothing. People have often found bamboo rods there from deceased estates going for AU$10-45. The families generally don't know what to do with them or even that they have some worth and give them away to charity. I want to strip and renew an old one for personal use (not investment but for its own beauty), but haven't had any luck despite searching for the previous 6 months. It is only a matter of time though. As you would obviously know, they are works of art and I am dying to get one. New would be way ,way out of my range, but putting in the time to renew one and put on half decent components would be right up my alley, even if it takes some time.
I guess I love the history of the bamboo rods (other pre- fibreglass rods don't do it for me) and the skill , patience and workmanship that go into building one. A carbon fibre or fibreglass rod may be alot easier to manage and care for, but if that is all we were after we would probably be fishing rapalas and baitcasters. GO THE BAMBOO!!! R ______________________________________________ 5/11 Rockbrook Road, East St. Kilda, 3183 Melbourne, Victoria [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mobile: 0422 266798 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anthony Spezio Sent: Sunday, 11 June 2006 5:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Anyone into furled leaders?? Reven, I have been using them for over six years.Those are the only leaders I use.These are tapered leaders made from 8/0 tying thread. The first one I got six years ago is still in use. Leader # 1 is used every time I fish my bamboo rod. That is quite often. I use # 2 on my graphite rod. Both rods get a lot of use on both Crooked Creek and the White river. I post some of my fishing trips but not all of them. That might give you an idea on how much my furled leaders are used. I don't think I will ever go back to Mono leaders. I got mine from (#1) Skip Shorb and (#2) Jim Hatfield. Both of these guys make the best furled leaders you can get. I have tried others that were sent to me for evaluation, none can beat the above. Furled leaders turn real good and almost imposable to get them tangled in a tailing loop. The only complaint I have heard from "dry Fly" fishers is that they spray a lot if water. That can be controlled by treating the leader with floatent. jmho Off Subject, Reven, Most of your flies tied, I think I will add a few more. I should get them in the mail next week. I am trying to finish an article for an on line bamboo rod magazine. Hope to have it done this weekend Tony --- Reuven Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone use furled leaders? > Would one have to increase the length of the tippet > if using a furled > leader?? > > R > > ______________________________________________ > 5/11 Rockbrook Road, > East St. Kilda, 3183 > Melbourne, Victoria > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: 0422 266798 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
