All About Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods
Saturday, April 25, 2009
By John Donley
There is no argument when it comes to what type of fly fishing rod is the best out there. The most durable material to make a fly fishing rod out of would be bamboo, and depending on what type of bamboo is used to make the rod will determine how much the fly rod is going to cost you.
There was a time when anglers and rod makers could draw fine distinctions between male and female Calcutta and Tonkin canes, but under present conditions good Calcutta is very rare and the word Calcutta is becoming merely a trade term. Good bamboo of all kinds is more difficult to obtain and a good piece of Tonkin is better than an indifferent one of Calcutta.
Out of all the types of bamboo that are used to make a fly rod, it is said that the male Calcutta cane is the best. If you can not afford the best, then you could get a fly rod that is made from African cane. These kinds of bamboo fly rods are great and you will not go broke trying to buy one.
We assume that you know that bamboo is split and then glued together in order to utilize the hard outer enamel and reduce the diameter of the pieces. Some rods are made of bamboo split into six sections and some in eight, but the six strip construction is more often used.
Some makers claim that the eight strip, being more nearly a true cylinder, possesses better action but this seems to be more theoretical than practical, while the tiny tips of an eight strip rod are likely to be soft due to the comparative amount of glue necessary to hold the pieces together.
Because there is more labor that is involved, this will make the eight strip rod more expensive than the six. This is another reason why I would stick with a six strip rod if possible, it is all about personal preference anyways.
What makes bamboo rods more durable than other types of fly fishing rods is that they are double built rods. Meaning there are two layers, one in the middle and of course the outer layer. This will make them heavier, stronger, and hold there shape better than graphite fly rods.
One other type of bamboo rod construction would be the kind that has a steel core in the middle of the rod, which is wrapped in bamboo for the outer layer. Many say that these types of bamboo fly rods are superior to all other rods when it comes to casting.
There was a time when anglers and rod makers could draw fine distinctions between male and female Calcutta and Tonkin canes, but under present conditions good Calcutta is very rare and the word Calcutta is becoming merely a trade term. Good bamboo of all kinds is more difficult to obtain and a good piece of Tonkin is better than an indifferent one of Calcutta.
Out of all the types of bamboo that are used to make a fly rod, it is said that the male Calcutta cane is the best. If you can not afford the best, then you could get a fly rod that is made from African cane. These kinds of bamboo fly rods are great and you will not go broke trying to buy one.
We assume that you know that bamboo is split and then glued together in order to utilize the hard outer enamel and reduce the diameter of the pieces. Some rods are made of bamboo split into six sections and some in eight, but the six strip construction is more often used.
Some makers claim that the eight strip, being more nearly a true cylinder, possesses better action but this seems to be more theoretical than practical, while the tiny tips of an eight strip rod are likely to be soft due to the comparative amount of glue necessary to hold the pieces together.
Because there is more labor that is involved, this will make the eight strip rod more expensive than the six. This is another reason why I would stick with a six strip rod if possible, it is all about personal preference anyways.
What makes bamboo rods more durable than other types of fly fishing rods is that they are double built rods. Meaning there are two layers, one in the middle and of course the outer layer. This will make them heavier, stronger, and hold there shape better than graphite fly rods.
One other type of bamboo rod construction would be the kind that has a steel core in the middle of the rod, which is wrapped in bamboo for the outer layer. Many say that these types of bamboo fly rods are superior to all other rods when it comes to casting.
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