How's it going
So, grandpa passed last summer, and we are cleaning out the house, and my dad grabbed me grandpa's old bamboo fly rods. I've seen these twice in my life, but know it was a his and hers set, but, they've been sitting in the garage high up in the rafters for.....At least 30 years untouched, they are probably 50-70 years old, and I have no idea the brand (I know it's nothing too special, but the sentiment is there) but was wondering what can be done with em, if I can send em somewhere and get them worked on...
I've never used a bamboo rod before, but, I've been in the market for a new rod for a while, and in this case, if at all possible, id rather pay to have these made usable than to buy a new rod. Ideally, I'd like to have a rod for eastern Washington native brooks and cutts, and grandpa always talked about how he used to limit out using a black ant fly.
With my understanding of how a split cane bamboo rod is made, is it possible to resplit the rod, relaminate it, re wrap it and put a new cork on it? Is there a good company out there that does that?
Are bamboo rod tip sections hard to come by?
Guess it's time to go to bamboo school
So, grandpa passed last summer, and we are cleaning out the house, and my dad grabbed me grandpa's old bamboo fly rods. I've seen these twice in my life, but know it was a his and hers set, but, they've been sitting in the garage high up in the rafters for.....At least 30 years untouched, they are probably 50-70 years old, and I have no idea the brand (I know it's nothing too special, but the sentiment is there) but was wondering what can be done with em, if I can send em somewhere and get them worked on...
I've never used a bamboo rod before, but, I've been in the market for a new rod for a while, and in this case, if at all possible, id rather pay to have these made usable than to buy a new rod. Ideally, I'd like to have a rod for eastern Washington native brooks and cutts, and grandpa always talked about how he used to limit out using a black ant fly.
With my understanding of how a split cane bamboo rod is made, is it possible to resplit the rod, relaminate it, re wrap it and put a new cork on it? Is there a good company out there that does that?
Are bamboo rod tip sections hard to come by?
Guess it's time to go to bamboo school