Category Archives: Bamboo Rods
Trust The Boo
I've fished bamboo rods my whole life and I've made my own for the last twelve years or so. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked if I was afraid to fight big fish on a bamboo rod. The answer is no. I've...
Dealing With Stuck Ferrules, the Smart Way
Years of fishing bamboo rods taught me one thing for sure. Stuck ferrules are as unavoidable as the occasional skunk and that holds true for graphite. Sometimes it's avoidable but often it's not. What is totally avoidable is damaging your rod in the process of...
Restore an Old Bamboo Fly Rod #5: Video Series
Matt Draft is back with part 5 of our bamboo fly rod restoration series. In this video Matt will show you how to attach the guides, make beautiful silk wraps, including signature wraps, and finish all of the thread work with color preserver and varnish. We're...
Restore an Old Bamboo Fly Rod #4: Video Series
Today Matt teaches us how to remove a set and apply finish to a bamboo fly rod. This video covers a ton of fly rod restoration skills. Many old bamboo rods have a set. That’s a permanent bend in the blank, and usually develops due to...
Restore an Old Bamboo Fly Rod #2: Video Series
Matt Draft is back for part two of our video series on how to restore an old bamboo fly rod. Today Matt will cover two approaches to restoring a rod and show you hoe to map out the rod and mark important features so everything goes...