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NEW SPLIT CANE BAMBOO FLY RODS

BY

DON ANDERSEN

November 1/22

Good Morning,

Here is hoping you and your family are well. Sandy and I are both boostered and doing well with no virus infections so far. We avoided a couple of close calls over Christmas by staying

home rather than visiting family where both our daughter and her daughter were infected Christmas eve and our son and his daughter several days later. They all have recovered with no apparent

lasting effects.

Now to the rod building.

It been a year of contrasts. I finished a 9’0” 3-piece scalloped hollow built for a 2/3 weight this fall. Took it for a lawn test where I liked the 2 weight better. However, as the rod was designed

for the European method of nymphing where a extremely heavy nymph is lobbed rather than cast, lines are rarely out of the rod enough bend the rod. I was hoping to test run it on flowing water

but the great fall fishing on lakes and ponds got in the way. Also, on the bench are a number of rods.This include a 6’0” 3 piece 2/3 weight, a 7’0” 2 piece 3 weight, a 7’6” 3 piece 4 weight, 7'9" 5 weight and

a 8’0” 3 piece 4 weight. Three of the 4 are scalloped hollow build design. The rods are done and as soon as they can be test cast, all will be listed on the site.

Keep well all,

Don

I was looking for a shorter bamboo rod for those little streams we all like to fish. Starting with a Payne 98 taper, it was modified for the scalloped hollowing process and the taper was smoothed slightly. The rod casts a 3 weight great in my lawn test the other day.

Today was a lucky find. Decided to check the web site reality against the rods in storage and I found a rod that I’d built in 2015 and never put up for sale. So out to lawn it went after checking the “build sheet” for the taper. It was a Payne 102. Did a quick net search and found several people who thought the rod was a medium fast 5 weight. After casting it for some time, I can only agree. 20>60’ casts with ease. A great taper.

This rod was a delightful experiment. Utilizing my popular 7’9” 5 weight taper extending it 3” and slimming the taper resulted in a fine 8’0” 4 weight rod. Like other rods I’m building presently, this rod is scalloped hollow built in a 3-piece configuration.

This rod is one of two that were “scalloped hollowed”. Utilizing the same taper for a 3 piece rod, I constructed a two piece rod. The swing weight saving was more than the equivalent the 2 piece construction. The rod was lawn cast and seemed very light in the hand.

This is a 3-piece configuration of the very popular 7’9” 5 weight rod of which I have made about 50. The blank is scalloped hollowed to reduce swing weight. The hollowing requires a slight compensation in the taper. The rod was lawn cast and feels very light in the hand. I made several casts >60’ and the rod tracks very accurate.

As I had some time this past winter, I decided to build another 7’9” rod similar to the one above. It seems like I cannot keep this rod in stock. This rod follows a near 40 year history with over 50 of it’s ancestors somewhere fishing.

This is a series of rod tapers that have been designed to cast 6 weight lines. Personally, the 6 weight lines covers all my needs.

When I fish lakes, I generally have two rods strung ready to go. One with floating line with either a floater, hover or

This taper was created by west coast angler John Bokstrom. John’s taper was designed for cutthroat fishing in the Harrison River and sloughs of the Fraser River when the Coho fry emerge. This rod throws a 6 weight line with authority. This first rod of this taper I built was a request for Mrs. Denny for her husband. The Denny’s ran the best fly shop Ive ever been into. Several years alter I was contracted to build another for a family member of the Dennys. I’d forgotten how much I like this rod and made three of this taper. Two of them have already found homes. I use two of them for lake fishing.

All the above rods are FOB my shop. Delivery is via courier with shipping anywhere in North American costing about $140 CDN.

All pricing is in Canadian Dollars. To get an updated currency quote use: http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Note: A price increase was necessary. I've held my prices for the last 20 years while all the materials required to build them have

increased. As a result, my base price is increasing to $1500 with 3 piece rod adding another $150 and hollowing construction a further $150.

Length	7'0'	Serial #	018421
Line Weight	3wt.	Pieces	2 pieces c/w extra tip
Reel Seat	Double rings	Insert Wood	Zebra
Handle Type	Cigar	Ferrules	Classic Sporting Super Z
Strip Guide	Hopkins and Hollowary ceramic bridge guide	Snake Guides	Hopkins and Holloway
Rod Finish	Spar Varnish	Wrappings	Tan c/w burgundy trim wraps
Fittings Blued	No	Flamed Cane	No
Rod Bag	Yes	Aluminum Case	Yes
Rod Overbag	No	Amount Used	New

Length	8'0"	Serial #	019615
Line Weight	5 wt.	Pieces	2 pieces c/w extra tip
Reel Seat	Andersen Cap and Ring Style	Insert Wood	Zebra
Handle Type	Cigar	Ferrules	Classic Sporting Super Z
Strip Guide	Mildrum Carboly	Snake Guides	Hopkins and Holloway
Rod Finish	Spar Varnish	Wrappings	Tan c/w brown trim wraps
Fittings Blued	No	Flamed Cane	No
Rod Bag	Yes	Aluminum Case	Yes
Rod Overbag	No	Amount Used	New

Length	8'0'	Serial #	019622H
Line Weight	4 weight line	Pieces	3 piece c/w 2 tips
Reel Seat	Bellinger downlocking nickel silver reel seat	Insert Wood	Imprenated Maple Burl
Handle Type	Cigar	Ferrules	Classic Super Z's
Strip Guide	Mildrum Carboly	Snake Guides	Hopkins and Holloway
Rod Finish	Spar Varnish	Wrappings	Tan c/w orange trim
Fittings Blued	No	Flamed Cane	No
Rod Bag	Yes	Aluminum Case	Yes
Rod Overbag	No	Amount Used	New

Length	8'0'	Serial #	039618
Line Weight	4 weight line	Pieces	2 piece c/w 2 tips
Reel Seat	Bellinger downlocking nickel silver reel seat	Insert Wood	Walnut
Handle Type	Cigar	Ferrules	Classic Super Z's
Strip Guide	Mildrum Carboly	Snake Guides	Hopkins and Holloway
Rod Finish	Spar Varnish	Wrappings	Tan c/w brown trim
Fittings Blued	No	Flamed Cane	No
Rod Bag	Yes	Aluminum Case	Yes
Rod Overbag	No	Amount Used	New

Length	7'9"	Serial #	019321H
Line Weight	5 wt.	Pieces	3 piece c/w extra tip
Reel Seat	Andersen Style Cap and Ring	Insert Wood	Zebra Hardwood
Handle Type	Cigar	Ferrules	Classic Super Z's
Strip Guide	Mildrum Carboly	Snake Guides	Hopkins and Holloway
Rod Finish	Sapr Varnish	Wrappings	Tan c/w red trim wraps
Fittings Blued	No	Flamed Cane	No
Rod Bag	Yes	Aluminum Case	Yes
Rod Overbag	No	Amount Used	New

Length	8'3'	Serial #	029919
Line Weight	6 weight line	Pieces	2 peices c/w extra tip
Reel Seat	Down Locking Reel Seat	Insert Wood	not sure
Handle Type	Western	Ferrules	Classic Super Z's
Strip Guide	Hopkins and Holloway	Snake Guides	Hopkins and Holloway
Rod Finish	Spar Varnish	Wrappings	Tan wrapping c/w red tipping
Fittings Blued	No	Flamed Cane	No
Rod Bag	Yes	Aluminum Case	Yes
Rod Overbag	No	Amount Used	New