Reuven You can check out Powerfibers.com Lots of good stuff there. You can get the current issue of the on line mag there too. I did not do an article for that issue. To get the back issues, you can get them all on a CD. I can give you more info off list. I had over 40 old bamboo rods that needed some attention and some were fishable. Sold them to a dealer after I started making my own. That was a mistake I guess. Would of liked to have a couple around for people like you. If you make the Sowbug next year, I will let you fish my personal bamboo rod and give you a nickle tour of my rodmaking shop. Maybe I can find a bamboo rod for you in your price range. Tony
--- Reuven Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
