New rod!

nastygunz · March 24, 2026, 10:33:20 PM

I can't wait to hit the streams and beaver ponds around the camp after some native Brooktrout my favorite kind of fishing with my new bamboo fly rod.

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FinsnFur · March 25, 2026, 05:18:31 AM

Looks expensive

nastygunz · March 25, 2026, 09:42:25 AM

Did you know bamboo is actually a member of the grass family?

Hawks Feather · March 25, 2026, 07:02:20 PM

Quote from: nastygunz on March 25, 2026, 09:42:25 AMDid you know bamboo is actually a member of the grass family?

So if it doesn't catch fish you can smoke it?

It does look really nice.

Okanagan · March 25, 2026, 10:17:08 PM

Golly does that ever bring back memories. I grew up with a bamboo fly rod that my dad bought new for me, one like his. Caught a LOT of rainbow trout, crappies, bullhead catfish, small bass and bluegills with that thing.

nastygunz · March 25, 2026, 11:00:22 PM

Bamboo is an exceptionally strong, natural building material with a higher tensile strength than many steel alloys (up to 28,000 psi) and a higher compressive strength than concrete. As a fibrous, flexible material, it is three times stronger than most timber, making it ideal for construction, flooring, and structural applications.

nastygunz · March 25, 2026, 11:06:37 PM

The new one is a delicate lass, 7 foot, 4 weight, light as a feather.

Todd Rahm · March 26, 2026, 06:25:53 PM

That's beautiful Nasty!!

nastygunz · March 26, 2026, 07:16:43 PM

This is The Big Bamboo, 6 weight, 9 footer. Pretty interesting rod, it is a Shakespeare Triumph made by South Bend. She has enough spine to handle trout and bass.

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FinsnFur · March 26, 2026, 09:45:09 PM

delicate lass

nastygunz · March 27, 2026, 10:43:34 AM

Bass fishing with poppers on a fly rod- #1 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🐟🐟🐟🐟

nastygunz · March 27, 2026, 10:47:13 AM

That's what got me interested in fly fishing when I was six years old I used to watch this old fellow named Ken Eastman fishing out on a pond catching smallmouth, he had a bamboo fly rod, an old hat jammed on his head and always had a pipe clenched between his teeth. When I got older and was fly fishing I became good friends with him.

Quote from: Okanagan on March 25, 2026, 10:17:08 PMGolly does that ever bring back memories. I grew up with a bamboo fly rod that my dad bought new for me, one like his. Caught a LOT of rainbow trout, crappies, bullhead catfish, small bass and bluegills with that thing.