lost PHY rod

feeds@yuku.com (macbarn) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:35:24 GMT

First,wonderful site,Would love to know if anyone has seen it,made for H.Y.Barnes,1950 Toledo Ohio.Lost about 30 yeays ago ,left on top of truck,on the Brueal river MN.Thanks for any help,MB

G,day fro Australia

feeds@yuku.com (reckless) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:34:39 GMT

Hi you guys from down under. Anybody interested in fly fishing down here and what we have to offer drop me a line. You may also see from the bamboo page that I am visiting Taxas in August and would welcome any tips for my fishing there.
Thanks and Cya cobbers
Neil

Greetings from Munich / Germany! :-)

feeds@yuku.com (magguscdc) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:40:30 GMT

Hi,

my name is Markus (37) and I live in Munich / Germany.... I am fishing since I am 18 years old..... I started as a spinn fisherman but as time goes by I changed to fly fishing. For about 5 years I go only flyfishing, mainly on trout and grayling in the Isar river nearby Munich... Other species I am interested in are pike and sea trout and any kind of salt water predators! :-)

In 2008 I bought my first bamboo fly rod, a Hildebrandt #5, 2,12 m, Garrison taper 202E.... I...

Greetings from Omaha

feeds@yuku.com (mark2olson) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:06:51 GMT

I've been lurking and learning for some time. Now that the "kids" are grown, I am about to indulge myself with a bamboo rod. I suppose that I should feel guilty.

I've learned quite a bit from reading this forum and appreciate all that I have learned from everybody. I hope, sometime, to be able to return the favor in some small way.

Greetings from Canada

feeds@yuku.com (Silver Doctor) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:57:10 GMT

Hello all,
Thought since I cruise around the site and have posted a couple of times I would introduce myself. I've a fly fisherman and tier who lives and works in Calgary Alberta as a graphic artist. We're blessed here with the Bow river a world class fishery. I've fished with bamboo since the mid 60's and own a couple of Canadian built rods. My rods are not the high end beauties often seen and pictured here but rather what is often refered to here as low end serviceable...

WV and near by anglers

feeds@yuku.com (flyfishing4life) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:55:26 GMT

Hey just wanted to see how many WV'ians we have here or anyone that visits the state frequently or lives close to would like to get in touch with some people if at all possible.

Nate

Twisted Bamboo Rods

feeds@yuku.com (waterworld2) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:14:58 GMT

I am searching for anyone who might have information on a man by the name of Sam Olin who made Bamboo Fly Rods. He used a unique method of twisting the Bamboo strips.

You can find some information on him and his rods at this link:

http://sam-olin-fly-rods.com/

Getting closer to home...

feeds@yuku.com (rlnunleycom) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:33:30 GMT

Well, I'm weaving my way back across the US after a nice week or so with Ron Kusse in Washingtonville, NY. Had a great visit, and, as always, learned a few new tricks from one of the old masters of this art.

Kinda miss Ron and his humor already, but I also miss being in my OWN shop working on things I need to get finished!

Saw a lot of great sites, and got turned on to some hidden streams that aren't in any of the books! GREAT little brookie and brown trout...

New member/Old flyfisher

feeds@yuku.com (laxdad) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:22:40 GMT

Just a quick note to say hello. Started tying and fly fishing in 1947 and stayed at it heavy until the mid eighties. Kinda put it on the back burner to raise a second family and the fact that MA water wasn't that interesting,(grew up in the finger lakes of NY). Spent a lot of time on some great little streams in the FLarea and also the Roscoe to Hancock watershed. Kept my rods though, 6 cane and 6 graphite and a couple of glass. Good thing 'cause I'm back at it. Spent a couple of...

Greetings from Michigan

feeds@yuku.com (Doublegun) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:39:49 GMT

Just found this forum and decided to jump in. My name is Doublegun and I have a problem..... Picked up my first cane rod 3-years ago and I have been headed downhill since. My current arsenal includes a Summers 275, a Pickard 806, a H&I Tonkin Princess and a 7'6" 3-piece 5-wt built buy a local fellow here in SE Michigan. Other than bamboo rods I have a disposition for chasing grouse with old damascus barreled Parkers and English Setters.

Looking forward to learning...

Heading for Ohio in Aug.

feeds@yuku.com (Bamboo Adict) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:39:14 GMT

Hope this is the right place to put this. My wife and I are taking a trip from Oregon to Ohio (Troy/Dayton area). Will be traveling the northern route. My question is there any bamboo builders, fly tyer's , tyers shops, clubs etc, that I can get to babysit me so I can get away from inlaws once in awhile? I am not a builder but love bamboo and just love to visit with builders and other tyers, I am a fanatic tyer and a fly fishing guide here in Oregon. Any help for on the way there, while...

I think I've posted here once... years ago... Re-Intro

feeds@yuku.com (moon8462) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:18:41 GMT

Hi, All...

I've used the forum for reference several times... who hasn't... but it's not been convenient till now to use it regularly. Now I have a laptop in the shop and there aren't any restrictions from a corporate server, as before.
My name is Mike St. Clair. I'm a builder in So. Cal. I've been in business for about 5 years now... with my partner, Chris Hynes... hence, St. Clair & Hynes. Our website is

Podcast from the tip of Africa

feeds@yuku.com (tight loops) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:05:05 GMT

If, by any chance, anyone is interested, I have just done a podcast for one of our South African fly-fishing websites. Anyone wanting to give it a listen can log on to www.theflyfisher.co.za . Click on the podcast tab on the left, then click on Tom Lewin.
Adios
T

Hitting the Road... ONE LAST TIME!

feeds@yuku.com (rlnunleycom) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:08:39 GMT

Well, one last time before the NEXT revision on my knee replacement. I'm heading out at about 8 AM Monday for New York. We're going to drive out, see some sights along the way, spend a few days with Ron Kusse and Peachy, then head over to see Eileen Demarest for a bit, then to NYCity to see my youngest son sing with his choir at Carnagie Hall.

I cancelled a much looked forward to trip to the Colorado Rodmakers Reunion. Seems I wasn't careful enough with the latest...

New to the forum - Introduction

feeds@yuku.com (Hillrod) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:00:46 GMT

Saying hello for the first time.

Based on English border with Wales in the UK.

Been fly fishing for trout and tying flies for over 30 years - makes me feel old!

I got into cane rods about 8 years ago when I ordered a rod from Edward Barder over here and decided to get away from the hi tec arms race that is modern carbon rods! Also have a Cliff Constable brook rod.

Last week took the plunge and spoke to Glenn Brackett and got on the end of his two year...

hello from the Adirondacks

feeds@yuku.com (adkmountainken) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:45:50 GMT

just wanted to say hello to everyone. my name is ken Mowrey and i live in the great Adirondacks. i am an avid fly fisherman and love to hit the small creeks with my 6 foot 4 weight bamboo rod made by Earl Taylor. brooke trout are by far my favorite as the areas they are found are beautifull! i look foward to sharing in the conversations! heres a couple pic's of my area.

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new to this forum..so hello to everyone...

feeds@yuku.com (macknnc) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:27:33 GMT

Hi all. I'm live in North Carolina, (as you may guess from my sign on name) and just found this place. I fly fish here in NC and down in SC, for bass and panfish, around my home, and also go up to the NC mountains for trout, only about an hour or so away.

I fished bamboo rods exclusively, and had three, but had some health issues late last year, and was forced to sell them. They were a Heddon, Montague, and new Norman Agutters...(if you guys haven't heard of that company,...

Greetings from the tip of Africa!

feeds@yuku.com (tight loops) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:06:18 GMT

Hi Everyone! I've been a member of this board for a couple of years now, and I can't say enough about how informative folks on this board are - I've learned so much, and for this I'm really grateful. I'm a 44 year-old South African, married with 2 small kids (boy and a girl). I have owned our country's largest specialist fly-shop and travel business for many years now, and I've been extremely fortunate to have fished some of the best spots around the world - all in...

News from Europe

feeds@yuku.com (SandroDaComo) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:54:39 GMT

Hello to everybody.

I am a newbie, I built my first bamboo rod last Autumn and because I started learning from many people here in Europe, I finished up making a website which actually can be useful to other newbies like me, who knows...

I also had the chance to participate to some bamboo rodmaking gatherings recently and so I started writing about them, too. Maybe this can be useful, as well, perhaps?

Ciao!

Alessandro
SWitzerland

contact info?

feeds@yuku.com (MontyMontana) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:35:56 GMT

I have lost contact info for Tom Smithwick and cannot locate his yuku PM....anyone have it...or Tom if you see this please contact me.
Thanks,

Monty Montana

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