How to Make a Bamboo Fishing Pole

[@heathschwab]

Damn I like this was cool. I run a non profit kids fishing group I'm wanting to make different or odd or just why things. Love the idea. Thanks sir. God bless o and happy Thanksgiving.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

+Danny Schwab Hey Danny, thanks for the kind words. I have some videos on making your own soft plastic lures you might like too. You know what I'm thankful for? People like you in the world; that idea of taking kids fishing sounds like it would do so much good. Fishing can teach kids about patience, respect for the environment and animals for food, comradeship, hand eye coordination, and a whole range of other simple, yet important life skills. Good on you for doing something positive for those kid's lives and the world. And thanks for watching. Jim.

[@heathschwab]

Urban Self Sufficiency yes sir we talk to them about everything. If I ever make the money I'm fixen 6 stoves and lanturns and giving 6 sets away to 6 special kids 17 to 19 to help them keep light not to kill there battery fishing. Learn to cook there catch. I teach the kids fishing fun relaxing makes you happy but can feed your family keep you alive and survive. So we talk about everything. Even god that's a must I don't prussure. I don't make someone believe I asked them if they do. And I've gave so many rod and Reels away and I'll ask you want this they're yes please. I say if I give you promise to fish alot keep and not sale it. They say yes. I'll say hey and only if we've spoke about god. But say you say a good pray for me you and all are family. You can have for ever. I've been brought to tears kids they have a better heart than adults. When they pray it's from there heart not just thanks do this do that amen. But after some prayers I'll ask do y'all go to church they're yea all the time. So it warms my heart when I have enough and good stuff to give away. This year was slow was sick along time the Artritis sucks but lupas really sucks was just tired and sick alot. But next year spring I'm selling what ever I can tools nascar what ever I'm gonna have nice stuff to give away next year. Well thanks have a awesome Thanksgiving and yes I'm gonna watch more. God bless

[@heathschwab]

Urban Self Sufficiency o and I'm picking up bambo tomorrow or on Thanksgiving someone a mile away from we're I'll be has hundred in her yard I'm gonna get what I can. Learn to dry and varnish or what ever so I can give away to many kids.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

+Danny Schwab That's awesome!

[@nickynick9800]

Danny Schwab, very cool of you to run that

[@cathys949]

My uncle used to take us fishing with cane poles when we were kids, about 60 years ago! You could buy them at the hardware store for about 50 cents. They didn't have guides, though. If you want to make a bamboo pole with no guides, tie your string about 2 to 3 feet back from the narrow end, then wrap the line around the pole about 6 times as you draw it to the end of the pole. Then wrap it around the end 3 or 4 times, and tie it again. Uncle Joe said this helped keep the tip from breaking when you had a fish on. He also taught us to measure the line from where it's tied on the tip down to the fat end of the pole, and cut it there. No need to have it any longer than the pole itself since you're not casting. Tie on a hook, fasten a red & white cork float, and dig a few worms. Or roll some bread dough balls, with the soft interior of a slice of white bread - it's surprising how long they actually stay on the hook! Another favorite bait was a slice of hot dog cut in half. Thanks so much for prompting my fond memories of an old uncle, long gone. Bless you!!

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

What you've explained is very similar to what I experienced as a kid with my old man. About 35 years ago for me. Very fond memories!

[@michaelcowan6254]

I'm 62 years old and I have my grandfather's home made bamboo salt water fishing pole. It has a large Penn reel and very sturdy pole. I need to make some small repairs and reapply the shallac on tje pole. This set is probably around 70 years or older and is still functional.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing, Michael. The poles we used with my dad as a kid visiting his home town were just a bit of line tired too the end of a stick of bamboo. We'd just dunk the hook into the shallow River and catch Bass. Good times.

[@michaelcowan6254]

@@UrbanSelfSufficiency Your video at least gave me an ideal on how I can put the string back around the handle. The pole is 8 feet long and is very stiff. But like I said, it was used for large ocean fish. Can't wait it restore it.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

@@michaelcowan6254 That's great. This was just a silly project for me, but I'm glad you got something useful out of it.

[@thomaskitlica5572]

Heck yeah you gave me a idea. I'm going to do this but use thread to wrap the guides.

[@megharagam2815]

We have been using this for generations in my native land.

[@tracynshea1333]

I live on the Atlantic Ocean and just got some bamboo from my father in-law, we fish daily and I’m trying to build a few rods, Great video!

[@nealhere]

Still a fun video even 6 years later. I would think hose clamps would work nicely. Turtle was pissy though. Glad he is okay. Well done

[@thomaskitlica5572]

Dude you can wrap it with a loop hanging out that way when you finish it's clean!!!

[@Adityakumar-ed9yb]

Very nice

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks Jim

[@eliset7512]

Bought this to go with my megajaws baitcasting reel love them both great feel in hand and very sensitive to the touch can feel when I have a bite love KadtKing products

[@dlwhite6537]

Very nice. Thanks. Try hose clamps for the reel. I love zip ties though.

[@rb-ro2po]

Great videos a lot of detail

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks!

[@rickmatthews]

Awesome idea and well made! Thanks for your videos

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thank you.

[@earthcoolsoncemore]

bamboo can be molded when heat is applied - try heating up the bamboo to straighten it out next time. either dunk the area in near boiling water or use a heat gun, then bend slowly

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Boiling water? That sounds like it could be easily controlled (poured right on the area I want to bend). I'll try that next time, thank you! Jim

[@dhirenm3173]

@@UrbanSelfSufficiency was about to suggest the same . tie it to a brick and hang from ceiling. will straighten after awhile

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

@@dhirenm3173 I like the idea of gravity doing all the work for me :)

[@shyamaldebnath7391]

Good

[@DavidWaeldervideo]

WHATS ON THAT TAPE MEASURE!? I love this ! Somebody mentioned teaching Man to fish. This is genuine empowerment your slinging Jim.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

A man uses inches to measure one kind of rod, and metric for another. As for empowerment, thanks for the kinds words, David. I think you see what I dig about your seeking for that piece of calm in the woods; there's a lot we can learn from the forest, and from doing shit ourselves. Jim.

[@mimo1dz38]

Nice one. Got to think of the cable tide around your fingers itl be a bit sharp. The bambu still green which itl be heavy .in my country we clip it staight till it drys than they deep it in hot oil to stop it absorbing moisture and water . avoid cracking

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Hot oil? No one has suggested that yet. That's a good tip. What sort of oil? The cable ties were all good; I cut them nice and tight, so they didn't have any sharp edges.

[@binkswhitesocks6737]

it worked 👏

[@amitdas7442]

Very nice 👍😊

[@comfycreations]

Perfect thanks

[@SailorSam41]

I would have used steel hose clamps to secure the reel, but what you did seemed to work well enough. Enjoyable video.

[@fishyvlogs-ajay]

Great idea bro

[@dbsfishing8690]

Good job

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thank you.

[@mikepavuk7387]

My suggestion would be to use these SS steel hose clamps to hold the reel on to the pole. Thanks for the post!

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Yep, that's a good idea. Would be easier to take off and swap out the reels. A little tape around the clamps to protect the paint on the reel too, might be a good addition. Thanks for the suggestion. Jim

[@riatk6298]

Mantapz bro👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@paulhogan2389]

Great job the zip ties can’t be beat

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

@@paulhogan2389 hahaha... Love it.

[@aldzauj]

Cool and creative.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

+aldzauj Thank you. Jim

[@abhayandbuddies9166]

Nice super minde blowing fentastic fishing rod and video

[@dustygage9937]

I guess the idea is if you have to eat it's a homemade rod ugly or not as long as it does the job who cares. Nice one

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

It's also just a bit of fun :) Thanks for watching!

[@fishingk268]

awesome fishing

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Cheers. Jim.

[@nicholdas]

u might try some thick double sided tape to mount the reel next time. just an idea. nice build though! :)

[@kyprossofroniou5312]

Excellent jop mate But I thing you skip the first step the dry part so your rood have the flexibility that fishing rod needed !

[@nakoawarrior3186]

I'd put the nail polish on first and then the thread,......but I'd use wood glue under and on the thread. You could have attached the eyelets with hot melt glue. But I would have cut it,... carefully cut the limbs off leaving nubs,......the file the nubs down to the ribs then put it on a 2X4 and put nails down the side to hold it as straight as I could and wrap some string around for a controlled dry out side but not directly in the sun. After it dried I'd build a fire and heat the parts that need straightened over coals then bend it straight. In my bed room I just use a candle,......but the bamboo I can find is only 7/16 of an inch. Then I'd sand it and wipe it down with linseed oil to seal it. Then eyelets and a reel. For eyelets I'd hot melt glue them in place and coat the area with wood glue and wrap it with black kite string and at the end cover it with wood glue. Reel attachment can be done with zip ties or hose clamps. The reason you cut off the limbs and sand down the nubs is so you don't compromise the strength of the joints. If you want a stronger pole use a sapling. But same thing let it dry then straighten it.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Amazing advice. Thank you for taking the time to write such wonderful feedback! Even after 1.6 millions views, this video still attracts such clever people. I appreciate your time.

[@kurtauerbach5883]

This looks like a fun project I got a question for you if you would do it again would you have waited for the bamboo to dry completely and then do all the gluing was there any shrinkage when the bamboo dried and you had to re-glue things?

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Hey Kurt, absolutely. I had a lot of people suggest that and although the shrinkage wasn't bad enough to render the thing useless, I think they're right; it certainly would have helped. I probably would have tried to bind it to something straight while it dried as well, hoping to straighten it out as well. With all that being said, it was never intended to be anything more than a fun weekend project, using old hardware, so I was, and still am, happy with the way it turned out.

[@thomashammack7743]

Try hanging it with a wwight on the bottom to straighten and dry

[@RajPhanasgaonkar]

Very good creativity👌👌👌

[@vi683a]

I would suggest wrapping the Bamboo heal where the Reel sits with cork and bind the reel, preferably with S.S hose clamps

[@melimelo649]

sympa et beau travail la canne en bambou.pour serrer les rislans avec une pince serre cable pour frein et derailleur de vélo c.est bien

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Merci, Jim.

[@ธนวัฒน์เกษมพุก]

You are very creative.and I used to think like you

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks!

[@joen7526]

For tying down the reel, you could try radiator hose clamps next time. Hope this helps

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Yeah, would work. J

[@เมฆาบุตรชานน]

i love fishing form thailand

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

ฉันชอบปลาเช่นกัน Thanks for watching. Jim

[@drakegarver1076]

Wow that's amazing dude love it!

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thank you.

[@drakegarver1076]

@@UrbanSelfSufficiency I live in America never heard or seen something like this you should do more with bamboo very nice idea

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

@@drakegarver1076 I may. Got any ideas?

[@drakegarver1076]

@@UrbanSelfSufficiency try making lures, nets,fish traps,pole holders

[@paulobueno3819]

very cool you are to be congratulated can you handle a fish of 8 to 20 kl

[@mousumikar9161]

Very interesting

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks.

[@billzielke6798]

I saw a vid where the bamboo harvester hung the bamboo tip down with some weight near the tip and let it dry a bit. I don’t recall how much weight or for how long so your mileage may vary...

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Interesting...

[@eremmank1889]

i like it fishing 👍

[@tahidurjaman3342]

Nise bro

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Cheers

[@andisudirman712]

Very nice from indonesia

[@montanawhite5699]

Your supposed to torch the rod first to dry it out. It’s going to dry out by itself and might crack or warp in an unwanted way

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

It could I suppose, but it didn't. It dried out without really changing at all. I do live in a subtropical environment though. Perhaps because the average temperature here in Summer was about 32C (~90F) it helped dry it quick enough?

[@jschreiweis]

A friend told me once that torching bamboo right brings resin to the surface, which in turn helps to protect the bamboo.

[@adhyadz4402]

Good I Like Joran Bambu

[@juannegron9230]

you're like Dr Frankenstein you created monster rod it's a life

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks, Juan. I dig it.

[@Kdaileyy]

Would you ever sell one bud I've been looking for something like this forever actually just bought one from Walmart but dosent have a reel

[@sportsandautomotives4739]

Sir stainless steel vs Carbon fibre fishing rode Which of these is best long lasting?

[@Devills_hill]

ghehe my biggest fishing nightmare down here where i live: hooking on a beaver or red eared turtle xD

[@vanilabalz1205]

for me its bat rays and channel catfish

[@chuqaro]

Thanks you so mouch ..

[@AcHoo35-e9u]

Could you say what glue you're using and what the spray stuff is before you glue? Thanks

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

It's CA Glue and Accelerant; it's just used to hold them in place until I get the fly line wrapped and sealed with nail polish. That's the real strength... the CA Glue wouldn't be enough to hold it at all.

[@AcHoo35-e9u]

@@UrbanSelfSufficiency Thanks!

[@IdahoeCreations]

l wish I could make this but where i live it can't grow 😭 . but great job keep up the good work !!!

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks Bryan.

[@cagcag5012]

You cant cut the tip off..like any pole...but thanks for the how to cable tie a reel on...i never thought of that..the extra 2 ties

[@Zoomin_Z]

Tape mans best friend

[@alexfreereyes3412]

Esta bien

[@yusafsk8920]

Super What is tha using gum,s

[@raystone8860]

Great video, what was the glue you used please I’m going to have a go at making the rod. Many thanks. Ray

[@kirkjohnson9353]

He said in the video he used nail polish which is the same as what fly tying people use. It looks like a really fun project. I have a ton of bamboo that I grow. I'm going to make one myself.

[@sanjubhui1551]

Great..👍

[@binong9780]

From we're we will get this bamboo and reel

[@sanikumarcharkhy6037]

Good maker

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks mate... Good commenter

[@nickthomas1158]

Nice rod man! next time try placing the first and biggest eyelet further up and that should increase your casting distance

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

That, is an awesome tip! I'm going to pin it for everyone to see. Thank you. Jim.

[@HotMusicEverOK]

Keep up the good work Like your video so much it's make me remember my old days I was fishing using a bamboo rod tie to the tip of the rod

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Yes! That's exactly what Dad used to do. I have fond memories of heading out west with Dad as a young fella and we used homemade cane rods with a bit of line tied to the end to catch yellow-belly out of the Dawson River in QLD. Such good memories. Thanks for watching. Jim

[@chinnammajeyashree2087]

Super

[@ngocnguyenquoc2014]

*good good*

[@wizzkid8749]

Man I love it .. but I'm not good at tools n I want to make it any how can u tell me what's that spray name n glue n all stuff u used

[@patriciaamaralpaty3271]

Top gostei

[@marco_onlineyt535]

Hi bro, Im planning to build a DIY bamboo rod too. I have a question though. I do not have a guide. Can I use a ring screw instead of the guide from a broken rod?

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

You could, I suppose. But you might be better just buying replacement guides from a fishing supplies and tackle store. They're not that expensive.

[@marco_onlineyt535]

@@UrbanSelfSufficiency nice. Thanks man. :) Newbie here.

[@KalaMollah]

cool!

[@reynhard219]

I'm like this

[@occvutvut512]

Good..

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks.

[@MegaTroyhamilton]

lead weights will help with distance

[@ericmolina6314]

Love how you use a cordless saw to cut the bamboo down

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Overkill? :)

[@clarii_07]

use strips of tire tubes instead of zip ties

[@rudiansyah8831]

I like to music dangdut koplo 😁

[@nerenjenprasad5524]

Thanks I got my 4 rod

[@rockfancetv5888]

I Am indian save my mony thanku bro

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Thanks, mate. Jim

[@zulvinurulhikam3869]

pancingnya bagus .

[@djdownie3]

What's the spray?

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

@@djdownie3 Activator. Sets the glue quickly

[@hirataknife]

Top

[@all_stuff_outdoors3099]

For the reel you could have used hose clamps

[@lehuhi8807]

u should dry out the bamboo first, trust me!!!

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Hiep Le Yeah, a couple of people have mentioned that. I wish I could go back and do that first. Although, I did leave it in the shed for a few moths before I used it again, and it had dried out completely. So hopefully, it’ll be all good. Thanks for watching and providing feedback on the project. I really appreciate it. Take it easy.

[@lehuhi8807]

yup ! Glad to hear that !

[@norjasminnordin6782]

Senang bangat

[@jawesomejam5534]

Your rod was bent so it was wiggly and if it was straight it would spin right like if you thought the same thing

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

I Like. I couldn't find any good straight pieces from where I was gathering that would have been strong enough. Thanks for watching!

[@cyberpunk3957]

bamboo that you use is too young but nice video anyway

[@الزوهريالابنالمدلل]

Use fire 🔥 to make it straight and firm

[@maimoodgurjal2471]

How to tie line

[@golan5073]

👍👍👍👍

[@Dabber422]

KZbin Ca Glue and baking soda like a rock

[@علاءمحمد-ي2ر]

عشره على عشره

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

شكرا

[@ediverstiuc5216]

Nice rod,but from where are tou?

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Australia.

[@jessedabstersmunoz]

Lmao dude are u a knight

[@BowKorat]

Heavy

[@casual115]

Hang bamboo shafts from a tree limb with a brick or other weight at bottom.

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

To straighten them?

[@casual115]

Yes. distance for weight to travel is a straight line.

[@anjales.4156]

👍😊

[@Buhawi427]

5:17 is that nail polish?

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Yep. Works great!

[@Buhawi427]

Thanks

[@ganeshs4282]

Poor turtle :)

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Yeah, they're really cute little things. They sun themselves on logs all the time; there's thousands of them.

[@noah_ritch_4772]

When you were fishing at colleges crossing near my house 😀

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Back in May last year. Nice area, Sommerset Dam is really nice. I have a red claw video from Sommerset, too.

[@bendondelavega1670]

Wow cole