I’ll stay with bamboo…
. . . “The subtle finesse that will put a No. 18 dry fly on a quarter at forty feet. The rod is all right, I suppose. It’s got power, but power alone won’t catch trout. I’ll stay with bamboo. It has grace, a soothing touch . . .
The old men collected fly rods the […]
Of brothers and fishing and bamboo…
“. . . Then from out of nowhere, my brother said, “Tell about the time you broke the tip on my new bamboo fly rod.”
-Howell Raines, Fly Fishing Through Midlife Crisis
Hope his brother likes the Headwaters rod he purchased to replace the broken rod . . .
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"Just to say, I've had remarkable fun using your rods. Bamboo is cool to cast, and is effortless for long periods of time. I've had lots of all-day sessions on the water and afterwards I just feel better."
