| You have probably seen or used bamboo fly rods if | | | | waving the rod back and forth smoothly through the |
| you know a fly-fisherman or if you are a fly- | | | | air and then letting the line out at just the right |
| fisherman. In a throw-back to a simpler time, bamboo | | | | moment for gravity and force to cast it out into the |
| fly rods are still just as popular today as they were a | | | | water at the perfect spot. Bamboo fly rods must be |
| hundred years ago. You can find brand new ones | | | | flexible, lightweight, and have a sensitive touch-this is |
| online or beautiful antique models on the popular | | | | what they make them perfect.Bamboo rods have |
| antique show on public television. With all of the new | | | | been around for almost as long as fishing has been |
| and just as durable materials on the market like | | | | around. If you do an online search you can find not |
| fiberglass, graphite, and others, why would someone | | | | only information about bamboo fly rods, but how to |
| want one of the simple bamboo fly rods? The | | | | care for them, how to make them, where to buy |
| answer probably lies somewhere between tradition | | | | them, and you can even find antique rods for |
| and quality. Understanding Fly FishingBefore you | | | | sale-some that were made before the first World |
| understand fly rods, you will need to have an | | | | War. |
| understanding of fly-fishing. Fly-fishing is done by | | | | |