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5 posts tagged "bamboo".

Mid-cast on a South Platte canyon run under ponderosa and red rock, the rod loaded and fly line arcing overhead — the feel of a rod under load is exactly what changes between graphite, glass, and cane.

Fiberglass vs Graphite vs Bamboo: Three Feels for Trout

Graphite, glass, and bamboo aren't three versions of the same rod — they're three personalities. How each is built, how it actually feels to cast, and when to fish it.

August 26, 202615 min read

an angler in a straw hat casting from a boulder on a clear freestone river, red sandstone walls and conifers rising behind him

Why Bamboo Fly Rods Are So Expensive

Why hand-built cane costs so much — 100+ hours of labor, single-source Tonkin, taper precision in thousandths, and the value-cane tier that changed the math.

July 29, 202615 min read

close-up of a bamboo cane fly rod with red thread wraps and cork grip, held over a log with line out

How a Bamboo Fly Rod Is Actually Made

What really goes into a split-cane fly rod — from a culm of Tonkin bamboo to a finished hex blank, and why it takes over 100 hours.

July 22, 202611 min read

two anglers in a drift boat below a red rock wall, the one standing in the bow casting a fly line out over the current

What Is Tonkin Cane — and Why Every Bamboo Rod Depends on One Chinese River

Why nearly every bamboo fly rod is built from one species of bamboo grown in a single small region of China — and what makes Tonkin cane work.

July 15, 20268 min read

Renato Vanzella fly fishing the Arkansas River — quiver in hand

My Fly Rod Quiver — Six Rods, Six Jobs on the South Platte

The six rods I actually fish on the South Platte, what each one is for, which reel lives on it, and the honest case for owning fewer than I do.

May 25, 202612 min read

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