Material for fly rods, graphite or bamboo?
I fished both, but lately I have been using bamboo more. I love how it feels to cast. I just want to know what everyone thinks.
Definitely bamboo. It is the ultimate freshwater rod building material. It is light weight and sensitive like graphite. It got excellent fish fighting power and great casting ability like fiberglass. It also got superb hook setting ability. People tried so many different materials and techniques to put all those qualities into a fishing rod. So far, none of them succeed. Whoever could come out with a first synthetic fishing rod that could duplicate bamboo rod's qualities without bamboo rod's high price will make history (and millions of dollars VERY easily). It is unfortunate there aren't that many quality bamboos suitable for rod building and all quality bamboo rods are usually quite expensive. Extra pampering and routine maintenance are also required for bamboo rods. Other than these, I don't have anything bad to say about bamboo rods.
Currently Available on eBay
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 Schliske Bamboo 7032 7 3wt 2 1 Brookie Split Cane Fly Fishing Rod USA  £1,265.19
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 Schliske Bamboo 7642 76 4wt 2 1 Bear River Split Cane Fly Fishing Rod USA £1,265.19
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 Ultimate Fly Fishing Library CD Rod BuildingBambooFly TyingCast 28 Books £12.02
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 Bamboo Fly Rod Suite Reflections on Fishing And the Ge £11.36
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 8 Hardy Fiberglass Glass Fly Fishing Rod Bamboo Feel £268.99
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 Bamboo Fly Rod Suite Reflections on Fishing and th £12.46
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 6 Hardy Fiberglass Glass Fly Fishing Rod Bamboo Action £220.89
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 Schliske Bamboo 7952 79 5wt 2 1 Rio Grande Split Cane Fly Fishing Rod USA £885.44
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 Schliske Bamboo 7952 79 5wt 2 1 Rattlesnake Split Cane Fly Fishing Rod USA £885.44
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 Schliske Bamboo 7652 76 5wt 2 2 Finespot Split Cane Fly Fishing Rod USA £885.44
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 76 Hardy Fiberglass Glass Fly Fishing Rod Bamboo Feel £250.00
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 7 Hardy Fiberglass Glass Fly Fishing Rod Bamboo Feel £237.34
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 5 Hardy Fiberglass Glass Fly Fishing Rod Bamboo Action £205.70
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And a selection of products from Amazon
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A Master's Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod
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Constructing Cane Rods: Secrets of the Bamboo Fly Rod
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Fishing Bamboo: An Angler's Passion for the Traditional Fly Rod
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fly-fishing with bamboo!