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Thread: Bamboo, fragile???
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08-31-2010, 07:58 AM #1
Bamboo, fragile???
not like you'd think...
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRBbsOJQrSE&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Oyster bamboo fly rod durability test.mp4[/nomedia]
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08-31-2010, 12:00 PM #2
damn... Is this pretty typical for all bamboo rods?
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09-14-2010, 12:21 PM #3
jesus christ those are some expensive rods, are there any high quality bamboo rods with, ummm, much smaller price tags?
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09-14-2010, 05:10 PM #4
Ceiling fan test? I want to see a car door test.
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09-15-2010, 10:26 AM #5
as far as I know, that is typical for a bamboo rod blank...but I'm not willing to try any of that with mine. The ceiling fan test was an eye opener, wonder how it would fare w/ guides on it though? Would give something for the fanblades to grab onto...
pricing, yeah, those Oyster's are pricey, but you can get into a decent quality cane rod for $600/700 and up, same ballpark as what you'd pay for a high end plastic rod.
Car door test? I'd like to any rod survive that one..
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09-15-2010, 10:36 AM #6
For the past 40 years, my old man's been using the same bamboo fly rod to catch tarpon, barracuda, and marlin. I'd say that's another test on durability.
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09-15-2010, 01:13 PM #7
I got a brochure from Headwaters Bamboo rods a while ago. A lot more reasonably priced but beyond that I know nothing about them besides what the brochure and website said. I'd prolly own one of theirs if they made a 8wt.
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