Tonkin Cane Bamboo Fly Rod

The rod in casting configuration is two pieces approximately 68 in length.

Tonkin cane bamboo fly rod.

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. You ll throw a nice loop and enjoy wet flies with headwaters well designed rod. 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. 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.

Pseudosasa amabilis the primary bamboo used by rod making masters around the world since the early 1900ís. The heart of our business since 1996 has been tonkin cane poles for building bamboo fly rods. This is the famous flyrod bamboo or fishing poll bamboo. A 6 long culm of tonkin cane before and after being split into strips.

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. Classic freestone taper based on the famous taper by jim payne. This fly rod uses hand planed quality tonkin bamboo. 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.

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. Pseudosasa amabilis tonkin cane or tea stick bamboo is native to china. This is arundinaria amabilis aka.

Box 43091 cincinnati oh 45243 0091 u. The two piece rod comes with an aluminum tube and a rod sock with an agate stripping guide. Two tip sections help relieve some of the pressure of the natural weight of the rod for longer fishing trips. Used for over 100 years in the custom building of handmade split flyrods.