I have one with the old Winchester script on the reel seat. 😲😎
@_BlueHorseshoe_2 ай бұрын
Every world record fish for 100 years was caught on bamboo.
@EugeneZeigler5 ай бұрын
wonderful ! 🙏🏻
@garydiggins18366 ай бұрын
Hardy Palakona. My first new bamboo rod. It came in an aluminum tube with the Hardy lightweigt reel in a case. One hundred and fifty bucks! I started making my own after that. Very nice video. Thankyou.
@richardgill94847 ай бұрын
What a wonderful interview. Fascinating stuff and a real education. Having been lent a 7ft 3wt split cane rod a few years ago I soon became aware that it’s not so much about how the rod feels, but more about how it makes you feel. The entire fishing experience is enriched many fold.
@dr.stephenk589210 ай бұрын
We need a book in color from this guy!
@richardjones212911 ай бұрын
I just watched ur very interesting video. Great historical facts . I was given a bamboo fly rod as a kid, and it opened a whole new world of fishing for me that has become a lifelong passion. Thank you for sharing. God Bless n Fish on!
@Matthew-ud3wl Жыл бұрын
I bought a boron/graphite 8' 6" rod directly from Ted Simroe - about 40 years ago.
@DavieMcPhail Жыл бұрын
Wonderful film and I totally agree with everything this gentleman said....🥃
@gardnerwebb3749 Жыл бұрын
When are you going to show your collection Davie?
@nfri5108 Жыл бұрын
great talk....thanks so much.....love bamboo rods! they are a work of art....
@canadiangemstones7636 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful interview, thanks for sharing!
@canadiangemstones7636 Жыл бұрын
Amazing memory on this guy, glad this history is preserved and made available!
@masterpjd Жыл бұрын
Ok, not all marketing BAMBOO ARE GREAT RODS. John learned rod making at Orvis after WW2 and learned from the best. I learned from him. Now John made his own reels by hand, and wove his own line to match the rod and reel for balance and performance. He is know for creating flies from synthetic materials, but a rod-reel-line combo of his is "divine", I have one and I make them now too. Now John had many many bamboo rod in the closet, Leonard's and all the greats, he knew them all. But, he only fished wood after he re-perfected the art. With wood its easy to create and modify a rod for A specific water with ease. I can make a rod in less than a day........because building a wood rod is the reverse of bamboo, outside inward, I can fine tune it as I taper it, bamboo once glued, done is done and you hope its right.
@masterpjd Жыл бұрын
Ahh, no I'd like to say talk to John Betts but he passed. Sorry John is THE expert on traditional rods and reels, and rods with no reels. Wood rods predated the bamboo and he wrote the book on making them, and he penned literally the entire 200+ page book with a quill pen. Wood was and is, even in the era of bamboo, the preferred rod for contests as it is better, period. Birch is No.1, Beech is in my mind No.1+ and read oak, purpleheart, all very good. Bamboo was the exotic material of the time and it was all marketing.
@clarocco4192 жыл бұрын
Anyone know anything about a Newport custom made rod model 9525? My father's pole. I remember him fishing with it in the 1960's.
@patsparks87312 жыл бұрын
So glad you mentioned the fact that pricing is favorable right now....I’ve noticed that there are tons of very high end Cane rods are about half the price they were 10-15 years ago and like you said, some are in very fishable condition. I’ve seen Hardy Phantoms out there for a “steal” right now.
@joesebia61382 жыл бұрын
I met Maxwell and fished with him a few times. I didn't appreciate his genius till years after he passed. a mutual friend has a few of his rods. One is a custom and another was one of Maxwells personal rods left to the friend by Maxwells estate. I wish I knew then what I know now😢
@billfrechster2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful education on the history and current state of bamboo rods. Thank you
@GarySmythe2 жыл бұрын
Just looked a little closer to a bamboo fly fishing rod that I purchased at a antique shop in Placerville, CA. It's named "The Granger Rod" made by Goodwin Granger & Co., Denver. The rod looks very old but in good condition. I could not find any serial numbers on the rod. It is a three piece rod with an identical extra 3rd piece tip. The rod came with the real. It looks very well made and wondering if it was considered to be a quality rod in its day?
@Esoxhunt2 ай бұрын
I was indeed, Granger was one of the finest productions made.
@Bhakti-rider3 жыл бұрын
Just saw this. I don't fish any more, but dry fly fishing for trout in moving water used to be my most favorite pastime; if they had synthetic trout that were indistinguishable in appearance and behavior from living trout, I'd still be doing it (to the extent that my 75-year-old body would allow). I was fortunate enough to cast and even fish with some fine cane rods; I fished with a borrowed Winston in the early 70s. There are a couple points I'd like to make. Point 1: The rod I liked most of those I owned was an Orvis Tippet, 7 & 1/2 foot 3-weight. If there'd been a 2-weight rod on the market in those days, I'd have gotten one. Point B: If Hexagraph had existed while I was still fishing, I'd undoubtedly have had one.
@nonewherelistens19063 жыл бұрын
That was wonderful.
@1ringa3 жыл бұрын
Nice presentation. I'm a Garrison fan!
@patrickmcphee7703 жыл бұрын
Hide glue is also used for a traditional oil painting ground or primer. If you want it to last for centuries.
@iainscott87393 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! I have a 1920 Abercrombie and Fitch Bic made by Divine that catches Grayling on the dry fly like nothing else!
@matthewgrallert16033 жыл бұрын
Where’s the rest of this discussion?
@aaronmiller61183 жыл бұрын
that spot outside of the museum is my favorite spot
@takatoshikumakiri89023 жыл бұрын
Great information and lesson on history of bamboo rods!! Thanks John!
@ibookje4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic masterclass by John!
@TopSecretVid4 жыл бұрын
I feel the same about my Garcia fiberglass rod that I purchased in 1986..and up until three weeks ago was my one and only fly rod.
@gardnerwebb3749 Жыл бұрын
Well new rod did you get?
@TopSecretVid4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Fished the East Branch yesterday. Love that area!!
@TopSecretVid4 жыл бұрын
Awesome.. Fished the East Branch yesterday...Can’t wait for Fall Fishing.
@mehrdadsaberi66264 жыл бұрын
Food for the soul!
@alanscott95964 жыл бұрын
Mike ,You are a celebrity. Nice tribute to Dave
@AaronWbirdman4 жыл бұрын
Hey Michael! Good to see you out there.
@gregoryburchstead62865 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful Book and would be a good book to read for anyone who loves fly fishing or is thinking about a Bamboo Rod. The passion for the sport comes from people of like minds and is transferred to these beautiful works of art. You can feel the hours of work and the passion that drives the work in these rods.