Splitting Cane Conversations with Bamboo Rodmakers

by Engle, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780811700085
• ISBN10: 0811700089
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

The old-school bamboo fly-fishing rod, with its irresistibly warm, natural, and romantic tradition, is explored through conversations with 16 bamboo rodmakers. Profiled in the book are Mike Clark of South Creek, Ltd.; Walt Carpenter; John Bradford; Jim Hidy; Homer Jennings; Joe Arguello; Jeff Wagner; Charlie and Steven Jenkins; Glenn Brackett and the R L Winston Rod Company; Ted Knott; George Maurer; Robert Gorman; Bernard Ramanauskas; Dwight Lyons; Don Schroeder; and Carl-Johan Anderberg. The author test-casted the rods and then interviewed the makers to get the story behind each rod's making. The in-depth stories, along with clear, detailed descriptions of bamboo rods, and a chapter on rod-making basics make this an excellent read for all who appreciate a fine bamboo rod.

Author Biography

Ed Engle has been an avid fly fisherman for 30 years. He has fly fished throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Mexico, Chile, and Europe for a variety of game fish species, but his first love is trout. He is a contributing writer for Fly Tyer and Fly Fisherman magazines and Angler's Journal. He lives west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, within 40 miles of the South Platte River, one of Colorado's premier tailwaters, where he guides and instructs fly fishers

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. iv
Introduction	p. viii
W. E. Carpenter Rod Company	p. 1
J. A. Bradford Company	p. 10
The Hidy Rod Company	p. 19
H. L. Jennings Split-Bamboo Fly Rods	p. 29
J. E. Arguello Rod Company	p. 40
J. D. Wagner Rods	p. 52
The Jenkins Rod Company	p. 63
Glenn Brackett and the R. L. Winston Rod Company	p. 74
Split-Cane Diary: South Creek Ltd.	p. 85
Ted Knott Split-Bamboo Fly Rods	p. 95
George Maurer's Sweetwater Rods	p. 106
Green River Rodmakers	p. 115
Eden Cane, Ltd.	p. 123
F. D. Lyons Rod Company	p. 136
The D. G. Schroeder Rod Company	p. 144
Jennifer Olsson Split-Cane Signature Rods	p. 152
In the Bamboo Forest	p. 162
Beginner's Cane	p. 174
The Care of Cane	p. 183
Fly Lines for Bamboo Rods	p. 190
Making Your Own	p. 200
Rodmaker Addresses	p. 211
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