Bamboo Rods

I personally wouldn't mess with those rods because I have seen the skill it takes to put a nice one together. I would just save the money and buy a new one from the states. There are alot of great home grown bamboo makers in the states.

Yeah that's one of them. I can't figure how they can make and sell a rod for less than I pay just for parts.

i got a bamboo offer from headwaters bamboo comp. deluxe bamboo rods for 40 percent off if ordered by the dec. 9th. that's about $330.00 or so. the reviews i checked says the 'boo blank' is of good quality but the hardware and cork aren't the greatest.not sure if you can get the blank at a good price.
not trying to take anything away from you jack, i'm sure your 'boo' are of better quality, hardware, wraps and all.
anyone interested you can send me a pm.  

If you guys are looking for a good alternative for Bamboo rods, Rod Maker magazine has posted an article about The Anglers Roost selling bamboo blanks and matching ferrules. I have heard nothing about good things from over there since they got into the blank industry, both graphite and bamboo.  I was planning on breaking my tradition and getting one of these for myself to make eventually, although I will probably never use it.

Check it out:::

  http://theanglersroost.com/products/bamboo-blanks/presidential-bamboo-blanks/

They are supposed to be of very high quality and are VERY reasonably priced. 

Weenie, I stopped splitting my own stuff when it got too expensive to sell a rod made that way. I can do it but I prefer to buy my stuff and finish it myself. I'll buy a taper and then modify it by scraping if it doesn't fit what a buyer wants. I also restore the antique stuff and modify old/antique rods for people who want a custom rod. One thing I won't do is modify an expensive antique. They are too valuable. it would be like making a hotrod out of a Duesenberg Coupe.

I forgot about this thread, really glad someone revived it.

Last year we had some work done on our section of small stream. It just begged for fishing bamboo.

I bought a Garrison reproduction 7’6” for a 5-weight (even if an original was available, $12,000 is not in my budget), paired it with a vintage Hardy Sunbeam of approximately the same era as the rod, and spooled a woven line made of actual silk and synthetic silk.

Now, the creek is more like fishing, to use a golf analogy, the US Open than a par-3, despite its small size. It clear, has brush, limbs, deep pools, and fast runs. To make the game even harder, the rules to gushing here are the bamboo only, barbless dry flies only, no wading except what can be done in Wellies.
This has reduced more than a few friends to muttering to themselves. Even a few big time guides get to shaking their heads.

But, it really brings an appreciation for what the fly fishing sport was not that long ago and those pioneers that taught us so much.