Casting Bamboo fly rods vs. Graphite fly rods with Oyster Bamboo Fly Rods

[@muttwinstead6422]

Bill is such a nice sweet gentleman he attracts butterflies (5:33) like a Disney character. Thanks for the video. Four days late but I still managed to catch a nice redfish with my new rod built in class with the patient guidance of the Oyster crew.

[@oysterbamboo]

Thank you @muttwinstead6422 That was a beautiful Redfish on your new bamboo rod! We enjoyed your time with us, see you again soon!

[@SCOTT-vm5nj]

I’d like to do just that too! I’m in Seattle but will travel for rod building and redfish! Thanks for the video! And the butterflies! 🦋

[@oysterbamboo]

@@SCOTT-vm5nj Join us! There is some great Redfishing a few hours south of us. Thank you for watching the video.

[@KassieBrown03]

Thank you for the great explanation! Your casts are beautiful 👏🏻 well done

[@RGBR0705]

What a great tutorial/instructional video!

[@3holer01]

That was actually very helpful and well said. Thanks Bill!

[@oysterbamboo]

Thank you for the kind words, we are glad it to hear it helped. @3holer01

[@billfleisch356]

great video thank you

[@oysterbamboo]

Thank you!

[@barry4fish]

Yes, thanks, I think a similar assessment can be made with fiberglass rods as well. I have fished with both graphite and fiberglass for years, and find that the adjustments I have to make when picking up a bamboo rod, is fairly minimal. I also have a bias towards moderate action with the graphite rods I do own, so perhaps that’s partially why. The other consideration is rod length, because I always thought the sweet spot with bamboo are the 7 ft and 7:1/2 ft. lengths, these now being most popular which does require some adjustment from casting graphite anyways.

[@oysterbamboo]

@@barry4fish You’re very welcome and thanks for the great input. I would agree with the similarities when casting between fiberglass and bamboo. The rod I used in the video was 8’8” in length, but a one piece hollow built rod and extremely light by bamboo standards. In the typical solid build version, I also enjoy the shorter rods and prefer to keep the length at 8’ or less even on our large saltwater rods. Regards!

[@dorian8475]

Very nice video! I find your remarks very similar with how I will describe the casting stroke needed for a fiber glass rod

[@oysterbamboo]

For sure. The same principles apply.

[@davidphillips3778]

excellent presentation!!!

[@oysterbamboo]

@davidphillips3778 Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed it.

[@scottbixby4743]

Great Video Bill, really helpful. I know will help me with my coveted Oyster Bamboo!!

[@oysterbamboo]

Thank you @scottbixby4743

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great video.

[@oysterbamboo]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking time to watch.

[@lastcoyote2355]

If he were fishing in Colorado…. He’d be a Rocky Mountain Oyster 😂😂😂😂

[@m4steele]

Oh, i see how you did that.

[@ChrisBeanFishingGuide]

I saw in one of the other comments that the rod in this video is 8’8”, but what line weight it is?

[@oysterbamboo]

7wt

[@TopSecretVid]

Take me a minute to adjust my casting when I go from my graphite to my fiberglass.

[@oysterbamboo]

For sure, the same adjustments would apply.