Below are examples of some recently completed fly rods. Each rod is made one at a time from a single culm of bamboo using hand tools and traditional methods.
7 1/2’ for 4 weight line. Two piece with two tips. Medium action. Browntone cane. Blued guides and super swiss ferrule. Agate stripping guide. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with English walnut spacer.
7’ 9” for 5 weight line. Two piece with two tips. Smooth progressive action. Blued guides and super swiss ferrule. Transparent silk wraps and agate stripping guide. Pocketed nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with Spanish cedar spacer.
8 1/2’ for 6 weight line. Two piece with three tips. Medium-fast action. Browntone cane. Blued guides and in-house step down ferrule. Agate stripping guide. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with English walnut spacer.
6’ 3” for 4 weight line. Two piece with two tips. Medium-fast action. Blued guides and super swiss ferrule. Transparent silk wraps with Mildrum stripping guide. Skeleton reel seat with two blued nickel sliding bands. Cocobolo butt plate. Only 2.5 oz.
8’ for 6 weight line. Three piece with two tips. Powerful medium-fast action. Truncated step down ferrules. Agate stripping guide. Mortised nickel silver barrel sliding band reel seat with cherry burl spacer.
7 1/2’ for 3 weight line. Three piece with two tips. Medium to Slow action. Flamed cane. Blued guides and truncated step down ferrules. Agate stripping guide. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with Bolivian rosewood spacer.
7’ for 4 weight line. Two piece with two tips. Delicate medium action. Step down ferrule. Mildrum stripping guide. Nickel silver down locking reel seat with figured koa spacer.
8’ for 6 weight line. Three piece with two tips. Medium-fast action. Browntone cane. Blued guides and step down ferrules. Agate stripping guide and intermediate wraps. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with African blackwood spacer.
7 1/2’ for 4 weight line. Three piece with two tips. Fast action. Flamed cane. Blued guides and step down ferrules. Agate stripping guide. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with cocobolo spacer.
7 1/2’ for 4 weight line. Three piece with two tips. Medium-fast to fast action. Super swiss ferrules. Agate stripping guide. Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with bird’s eye maple spacer.
7 1/2’ for 4 weight line. Three piece with two tips. Medium-fast to fast action. Browntone cane. Blued guides and step down ferrules. Agate stripping guide. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with English walnut spacer.
7 1/2’ for 4 weight line. Two piece with two tips. Medium action. Super swiss ferrule. Agate stripping guide. Pocketed nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with tiger maple spacer.
7 1/2’ for 3 weight line. Three piece with two tips. Medium to slow action. Flamed cane. Blued guides and truncated step down ferrules. Mildrum stripping guide. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with English walnut spacer.
7 1/2’ for 4 weight line. Two piece with two tips. Medium-fast action. Super swiss ferrule. Agate stripping guide. Nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with bird’s eye maple spacer.
7’ 2” for 4 weight line. Two piece with two tips. Medium action. Flamed cane. Blued guides and super swiss ferrule. Agate stripping guide. Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with African blackwood spacer.