I've never fished Bamboo (sorry, Jimmy) , but I have several Bamboo
rods that I cast now and then. One is a family heirloom, and I would
hate to break it. The other is one I picked up on eBay and I really
should take it out fishing.
The thing that impressed me about casting Bamboo is the power the rod
generates. Yes, the action is slow, and I have to slow down my
stroke a bit, but when the rod loads it really throws the line.
Maybe the difference is having the entire rod as part of the load,
instead of just the tip which is typical for a fast action graphite
rods.
Tom
On Nov 13, 2007, at 8:35 PM, DonO wrote:
I'll be in the chat room for a little bit, if anyone is here.
Tuesday 8:30 pm MST
DonO
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Lehman
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] On Bamboo vs Graphite, etc. Fly Rods
I only have one bamboo. Its old but refinished. With the original
guides, which means it won't shoot line worth a damn. But I love
the feel of a fish on the line. But i'ze po' folks. I have to
protect this rod so it only comes out once in a blue moon.
I have lots of fishing partners who take too much pride in showing
off their bamboo, or Winston, or Sage. I've cast them, but I don't
see THAT much difference. Not for the price. I would contend that
an economical, not cheap, rod say in the $100-150 range is as good
or better than the $700 Sages of just a couple of years ago. Maybe
the guides aren't as good, but the rod's feel is! That's the range
you'll find me in. Just like my old golf game, spend enough bucks
and you can add 10 yards to your drive or 10 feet to your cast.
But you'd be better off if you spent the effort on improving your
technique.
Jack
Austin
"Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey Gang, how bout an old fashioned VFB/FFW discussion? One like
we used to have on "spine vs spline" and "furled vs mono" leaders.
Those continued for days, until everyone had their say. Are you
partial to bamboo or had you druther fish with graphite, boron,
etc. I'm a bamboo man myself because I get more feel of what's
going on down my fly line and even the fly and with the fish. The
smoothness with which a bamboo rod casts compares to sipping good
scotch or sour mash. To enter this discussion you must have fished
a bamboo rod. If you haven't, shame on you! The quotes below
refer to fiberglass fly rods, but by substituting graphite, etc.
where glass appears the rest will be pretty much the same. Sparse
Grey hackle said this about glass.. " Not untill someone plays a
glass stradivariius in Carnege Hall will I fish glass." Pretty
strong stuff! OK, why Bamboo? Why Graphite, etc.? You tell us.
I must confess, I do fish graphite on occassion.
"As to glass or bamboo, I've always preferred bamboo and am still
considered a holdout. I've fished with many glass rods that I've
designed myself for the manufacturers, so one would think that I've
arrived at the perfect rod at least for myself. Not so.. When I
think glass, I unconsciously begin to push hard and slash at the
water, fighting the elements. Bamboo, on the other hand, sets me
calm and quiet, and I find that if I "feel" the rod and almost go
along with what it wants to do with the particular rig that I have
attached to the line at the moment, my efforts are more than
rewarded."
"Tactics on Trout" by Ray Ovington
"In other words, with a glass rod, which is round, the tool
accentuates casting errors by heading the motion in the direction
of the error. ... With bamboo, on the other hand, the construction
of sides tends to keep the motion going more in a straight back-and-
forth pattern." "In the second place, bamboo is solid and
fiberglass is hollow. This gives a cane rod more sensitivity and
feel. If your rod is transmitting casts, fish or whatever through
its whole diameter, it is going to tell more of the "story" than if
the impulses are being carried only through the shell."
"Fly Tackle" by Harmon Henkin
Tight Lines, JIMMY D
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