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All About Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods
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There is no argument when it comes to what type of fly fishing rod is the best out there. The most durable material to make a fly fishing rod out of would be bamboo, and depending on what type of bamboo is used to make the rod will determine how much the fly rod is going to cost you.
There are a couple of kinds of bamboo canes that rod makers are using these days, they are male and female, and they are either Tonkin or Calcutta. But as of now Calcutta is becoming a lot harder to come by then it was in the past. Therefore a good amount of the bamboo fly fishing rods that are made, are constructed using a good piece of Tonkin cane.
Male Calcutta on the other hand, is supposed to be superior to either the female or Tonkin. The cheapest split cane is known as steel vine or African cane. It is light colored and makes up into good, inexpensive bamboo fly fishing rods.
When a bamboo rod is being put together, the bamboo is split into sections and then it is glued together. The sections of bamboo will be split into either 6 or 8 sections. You will see that the 6 split section is more common than the 8 split section though.
A lot of the rod makers say that the 8 strip rods are more durable than the 6 strip. This has never really been tested or proven though, more expensive though as they take more time to make than the 6 strip section bamboo fly rods.
Eight strip rods are more expensive than the six strip fly fishing rods, and if the angler wants a round bamboo fly fishing rod they are preferable to the six strip planed down as planning certainly must injure a rod. As a general rule a well-made six strip rod leaves little to be desired.
A novelty in bamboo fly fishing rod making is what is known as the double built rods which are made of two layers of split and glued bamboo, one within the other. They are heavier and strong, and it is claimed, hold their shape better, than ordinary fly fishing rods.
One other type of bamboo rod construction would be the kind that has a steel core in the middle of the rod, which is wrapped in bamboo for the outer layer. Many say that these types of bamboo fly rods are superior to all other rods when it comes to casting.
