Tonkin Cane Bamboo Fly Rod

Box 43091 cincinnati oh 45243 0091 u.

Tonkin cane bamboo fly rod. The freestone is a medium action taper for bamboo line. Classic freestone taper based on the famous taper by jim payne. This is arundinaria amabilis aka. You ll throw a nice loop and enjoy wet flies with headwaters well designed rod.

Gulf of tonkin cane flamed for tempering only the finest craftsmanship for these world renowned favorites largest selection of actions in spin cast troll fly conventional only by grandt industries inc. Tonkin cane by grandt is the classic hand split tonkin cane rods are the most unique rods in the industry offering you the widest selection of cane from the gulf of tonkin anywhere. This is the famous flyrod bamboo or fishing poll bamboo. A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo the british generally use the term split cane in the u s most use the term bamboo the heyday of bamboo fly rod production and use was an approximately 75 year period from the 1870s to the 1950s when fiberglass became the predominant material for fly rods.

For flyrod construction the bamboo is split into small tapering linear triangles. Used for over 100 years in the custom building of handmade split flyrods. Split cane fly rods start designing your ideal fly fishing tool by choosing from our wide range of best quality tonkin cane rods and custom finishes 1 350. Split bamboo fly casting combo rod named the big bear combo made with tonkin cane this fly and casting rod combination are in good used condition.

Order online and custom finish your fly rod or fly fishing kit or complete our enquiry form to arrange a free consultation or a casting demonstration before proceeding. A 6 long culm of tonkin cane before and after being split into strips. Genuine tonkin cane bamboo fly rod blank limited availability available for back order new stock arriving in 8 days a smooth casting beautifully finished genuine hexagonal tonkin bamboo fly rod blank featuring genuine nickel silver ferrules fitted and ready to wrap. The heart of our business since 1996 has been tonkin cane poles for building bamboo fly rods.

Making bamboo fly rods requires using cane of better than average quality and most bamboo fly rod makers use tonkin cane that is specially imported for that purpose. Pseudosasa amabilis tonkin cane or tea stick bamboo is native to china. Two tip sections help relieve some of the pressure of the natural weight of the rod for longer fishing trips. This fly rod uses hand planed quality tonkin bamboo.