What lines are you fishing with your bamboo?I have 2 Riverwatch Bamboo rods that I absolutely love!
12' 7/8 that makes me giggle every time I use it!
13' 8/9 still new to me and trying out lines for it. Still a dream to cast!
What BOO do you have and love?
Are those dowels only for storage? Can you show the splices when they're put together?View attachment 648
I fish a Sharpes 13' impregnated bamboo fly rod. I sometimes wish it were a foot or two longer but it weights 16 ounces and that's about the limit of what I want to wave around. I can understand why a lot of the modern bamboo spey rod makers like Bob Clay or James Reid are making hollow-built spey rods. Saves weight.
The Sharpes rod is spliced instead of ferruled which gives it a continuous action. Some of the rod makers say that you're asking for trouble if you put ferrules on a bamboo spey rod because the torque is too hard on the rod.
You need a tape that stretches a little for a spliced rod. Some people use hockey tape but it leaves a residue. Tom Bowden put me on to a source of electrical tape which is perfect. Holds the rod secure but flexes a little.
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Agree. I fish my sharpes when I’m spending time on just one run or if i’m floating. Don’t have to worry about an impregnated rod in a boat. No varnish issues.I've got one of Reid"s 11'-9" 7wt "Summer run"
Thing is a fucking Skagit head cannon. The downside is that once assembled it is a one piece rod. Great for fishing, sucks for transport. Works well when floating tho cause you're there for all day.
My Greenhart from the 1860s is a Sharpes and has same ferrules. I was told that back in the day they would wet leather and let it dry. But know back then the rods stayed there on site.View attachment 648
I fish a Sharpes 13' impregnated bamboo fly rod. I sometimes wish it were a foot or two longer but it weights 16 ounces and that's about the limit of what I want to wave around. I can understand why a lot of the modern bamboo spey rod makers like Bob Clay or James Reid are making hollow-built spey rods. Saves weight.
The Sharpes rod is spliced instead of ferruled which gives it a continuous action. Some of the rod makers say that you're asking for trouble if you put ferrules on a bamboo spey rod because the torque is too hard on the rod.
You need a tape that stretches a little for a spliced rod. Some people use hockey tape but it leaves a residue. Tom Bowden put me on to a source of electrical tape which is perfect. Holds the rod secure but flexes a little.
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I've been intrigued by the idea of two handed cane. If I'm going to spend a day on the river not catching anything, I might as well have the most fun possible. Curious, aside from Bob Clay's stuff, what else is out there as legit options? I know nothing about cane....
What lines are you fishing with your bamboo?
Believe it or not I'm fishing a Gravity Point 9/10 spey and a Gravity Point 9/10/11 with my Sharpes. I like single and double spey casting with a long line and a 15' sinking head and no stripping. Purchased a Nextcast Winter Authority 70 9/10 but don't like it as much as the Gravity Point spey.Dave, the lines I'm using are
12' 7/8 450 compact skandi and any Polly leader, mainly floating! makes me giggle!!!
Or a 425 zone FI with 12' T7 or T11, also stellar!
13' 8/9 right now the 510 compact skagit is the line that's s working the beat, still looking for the magic bullet. Tried some other lines but meh.