Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods
Headwaters bamboo is all about modern classics.
Bamboo fly fishing rods. The resulting heirloom bamboo fly rods have surprising power with consummate grace and a bit of passionate charm. Fantastic action for the fly fisher that enjoys fishing graphite rods that cast a bit differently than today s super fast high tech. Not every company can make a rod for you specifically. 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.
And at the same time making your fly angling adventures memorable. Bamboo is the heaviest material made for fly rods making them perfect for when you re looking for accuracy and precision. 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 rods can often make a suitable choice for fishers looking for more flexibility when fishing.
There are so many nuances to the way you fish. 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. 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. Please enjoy browsing our bamboo rods for sale from classic makers such as paul h.
You can confidently fish an affordable quality bamboo fly rod that that will cast as smooth as butter and be your go to rod when you re looking to get out into the slow lane. In the overwhelming techno wilderness of the early twenty first century the orvis bamboo fly rod represents a lasting bastion of workbench craftsmanship. Whether it s bamboo or classic fly reels silk lines or hip waders we are making old school cool again.