Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods
Headwaters bamboo is all about modern classics.
Bamboo fly fishing rods. Bamboo rods can often make a suitable choice for fishers looking for more flexibility when fishing. Whether it s bamboo or classic fly reels silk lines or hip waders we are making old school cool again. A fine selection of classic fenwick hmg and boron fly rods. Not every company can make a rod for you specifically.
This set is in 7 6 4 5wt and 8 6 5 6wt configuration and is one of the last two golden signature bamboo rods walt would build. Young thomas and thomas lyle dickerson ef payne hl leonard rod co goodwin granger and many others. Also offered are fine rods from contemporary makers who have learned from the masters and have in some cases greatly improved upon them in certain aspects. Orvis has been building bamboo fly rods for well over a century and is responsible for some of the most important innovations in their design and construction.
Please enjoy browsing our bamboo rods for sale from classic makers such as paul h. There are so many nuances to the way you fish. Bamboo is now a commonly used material in fly rods and auctions are listing a wider variety of tension bending and strength levels to try. In the overwhelming techno wilderness of the early twenty first century the orvis bamboo fly rod represents a lasting bastion of workbench craftsmanship.
For example use a bamboo fly rod when you plan on fishing with dry flies emergers or unweighted small nymphs on small to medium sized streams and for when the trout starts to surface. Bamboo is the heaviest material made for fly rods making them perfect for when you re looking for accuracy and precision. The resulting heirloom bamboo fly rods have surprising power with consummate grace and a bit of passionate charm.