Grow your own fly rod!

[Chucker]

Introducing the World's First Truly Affordable Bamboo Fly Rod - Orvis News

Orvis has been making fine bamboo fly rods for almost 150 years, and even in today’s high-tech world, these angling tools are prized as the epitome of craftsmanship. For many fly fishers, their first split-cane rod is a sign that they have achieved a high . . .

news.orvis.com

 

[Tom Butler]

That's cute.

 

[Chucker]

It got me thinking though - what if you grew bamboo in a tapered form, similar to the way they grow cubic watermelons. You could actually grow a fly rod with a proper taper.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

I got one of those kits......here’s what it grew into! But it casts and catches fish.

 

[Tom Butler]

I got one of those kits......here’s what it grew into! But it casts and catches fish.
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Doesn't quite look like the ad. Bad genes in that one I guess.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Come on Tom.....can’t believe everything you read......or judge a book by looking at the cover!