NEW SPLIT CANE BAMBOO FLY RODS BY DON ANDERSEN

June 9/24

 

Good Morning,

                                                                              




It’s been a while since I last updated my site. Life has changed over the past while with our family. My wife is now in dementia care which leaves me more time to work on rods. So, there are one 6', two 7'6" and three 8'6" rods on the bench.



Now to the rod building.

 I was hoping to a 9' 0" 2wt.on flowing water but the fall fishing got in the way.I had some time to work  on rods over the past months plus some   commissioned rods  others  soaked up the time  however, I did get two rods completed for listing on the site. Another   rod was built for pike fishing. An 8'6" for a 8 weight. It is one powerful stick. It’s success as a fishing rod spawned another three that are in construction now.




Keep well all,

 

Don

                        

          

                    
 

Rod Serial # 018421 – 3 weight


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.

 

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

                                                        
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                                                          Price $1650                                                  

                                       Rod Serial # 019322H

As I had some time this past winter, I decided to build another 7’9” rod. It seems like I cannot keep this this rod in stock. The rod follows a history of nearly 50 of it’s ancestors that are somewhere fishing.


                                   
Length 7'9" Serial # 019322H
Line Weight 5wt. Pieces 3 pieces c/w extra tip
Reel Seat Bellinger Downlocking Nickel Silver Reel Seat Insert Wood Imprenated Burl
Handle Type Cigar Ferrules Classic Sporting Super Z
Strip Guide Mildrum Caraboly
Snake Guides Hopkins and Holloway
Rod Finish Spar 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

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Price $1800- Sold
                                                                                                





Rod Serial Number 039618                                              

This rod is one of two rods that were “Scalloped Hollow”. Utilizing the same taper for a 3 piece rod. The swing weight saving is substantial. I have lawn cast and it felt very light in the hand.


 




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

                                                     
                                                    

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Price $1500

                                                                                



CROSS OVER RODS




Heavier Trout or Lake Rods



This is a series of rod taspers that have been designed to cast 6 weight lines. Personally, 6 weight lines cover all my needs.
When I fish lakes, I generally have two rods strung ready to go. One with a floating line with either a floater, hover or rate 2>6 sinking line.

                                                                  

Rod Serial Number 019623

This rod taper is from Hoagy Carmichael’s book on Evertt Garrison. It is a linear taper and casts a very nice loop. The rod, I think, would be called a medium action.


Length 8'0' Serial # 019623
Line Weight 6 weight line Pieces 2 peices c/w extra tip
Reel Seat Andersen Downlocking Slide Band and Cap
Insert Wood not sure
Handle Type Cigar
Ferrules Classic Super Z's
Strip Guide Mildrum Carboly
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


                                                      

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Price $1500





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Rod Serial # 029919 – 6 Weight




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.


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

                                                      

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                                        Price $1500 - Sold



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

All pricing is in Canadian Dollars. to get an updated currentrcy quote us htp://xe.com/ucc/

Note: a price increase was necessary. I've held my prices for th3 last 20 years while the material costs have increased.

As as a result, my base prices is increasing to $1500 with 3 piece rods adding a furthee $150 and hollowing construction a further $150