[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Speaking of Bamboo rods, whatever became of George Gherke's run of Bastard rods? > > For those of you not familiar with the saga, George laid claim that he could build a >high quality bamboo rod for around $300.00. He is quite the character and was easily >antagonized by the vermin on the Recreation Outdoor Fly Fishing newsgroup. Once he >made this claim they really held his feet to the fire to produce a hand made rod for >that amount. > > To make a long story short, George did actually buy all the equipment and was >producing them for a bit out of his factory on the Snake River. I heard varying >levels of quality and he ended up having to up his prices after the initial first >run. Not sure how many of the quality complaints were ego related vs. real. ROFF is >not nearly as forgiving or light hearted as our list. > > Mike
I've cast one of his rods and it does cast quite nicely. I think the price is up to around $700.00 now and I don't know if that's 2 tips or just one. Darin
