{"product_id":"yellowstone-bamboo-fly-rod-8ft-5wt-medium-garrison-209","title":"Yellowstone Bamboo Fly Rod 8ft 5-wt Medium | Garrison 209 Taper","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background: #EDE3D2; border-left: 3px solid #8B6420; padding: 16px 20px; margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-family: 'Source Sans 3',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b6420;\"\u003e3-Piece Travel Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Source Sans 3',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: #3a2a10;\"\u003eBuilt for packability. Fits in a carry-on, a backpack, or behind a truck seat. Slightly heavier than a 2-piece equivalent due to two ferrule stations. If you want the lightest possible setup, a 2-piece rod is the better choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGarrison's 5-weight. Ready for anywhere.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverett Garrison approached bamboo rod design with an engineer's precision. Where most makers worked by feel, Garrison calculated. His tapers are among the most studied in the history of the craft, and the 209 is a 5-weight that shows you why. At 8 feet, it reaches further than the Henrys Fork and loads with a deep, measured authority that rewards the angler willing to let the rod work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree pieces. Fits in a carry-on. Fishes like a rod that was born to be on a river.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Garrison 209 Taper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarrison is one of the few rod makers whose mathematical approach to taper design has outlasted his lifetime. The 209 is a medium action 5-weight with a smooth, progressive load - deeper into the blank than the Rogue, more authoritative than the Henrys Fork at distance. It's the 5-weight for an angler who has found their bamboo stroke and wants a rod that rewards it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn big flat water where a shorter rod starts to feel limiting, the Yellowstone has reach. On technical runs where a fast-action rod would feel clumsy, it has touch. It's a versatile 5-weight that favors the angler who fishes both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a first bamboo rod. It's the one you reach for once you know what you're doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt the Way a Bamboo Rod Should Be\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Yellowstone is hand-planed to the standard that has defined Headwaters rods since 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fittings:\u003c\/strong\u003e A finely knurled double-locking downlocking reel seat with stabilized burled maple insert. Ultra-fine cork grip. Red agate stripping guide. Hard chrome guides wrapped in deep burgundy thread with a narrow black tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tube:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cordura rod tube with rod sock included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChoose Your Version\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Favorite | $550\u003c\/strong\u003e - Single-tip version for the angler who wants to get on the water first. Same rod, same fittings, same hand-planed cane. Clear upgrade path to the Deluxe when you're ready. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Deluxe | $750\u003c\/strong\u003e - Two tips, two sections of extra security. The complete rod as it was meant to be fished. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Outfit | $1,045\u003c\/strong\u003e - Everything you need to step onto the water. 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