I really like fishing the New River here in WV for small mouth bass. In many places it is too deep to wade and there is no room for any real backcasts. Does
anyone have a light Spey taper they are willing to share? Also has anyone any experence with casting or makeing bamboo spey rods?
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Posts: 693 05/20/2009 15:24 |
I haven't had any experience making bamboo spey rods, but I have lots of experience casting light graphite spey rods and some experience casting heavier
bamboo spey rods. In my opinion, you should get a light graphite spey rod. Bamboo is just too heavy a material to make a light line spey rod of sufficient
length (at least 12') for ease in casting. It will be far too noodly for good casting. Bob Clay, who makes bamboo spey rods reduces the weight of the
material by both hollowing and using spliced joints to eliminate the metal ferrules. Even with those measures, his lightest line spey rod is for a #7 line and
is 12'. A #7 spey line is much heavier than a #7 single handed line because they use different line weight systems, so a rod designed for a #7 spey line
is way too much rod for smallmouths. The new light line (#5 and under) graphite spey rods (12'+) are fantastic, but bamboo just doesn't have
sufficient strength/weight ratio to make comparable rods.
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Posts: 99 05/20/2009 18:06 |
Chris Bogart makes a 12 ft 6 wt Shenandoah Spey that is an extraordinary rod. He's on this list, so maybe he will reply as well.
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Posts: 177 05/20/2009 21:23 |
I e-mailed Chris, he e-mailed back and suggested I look at the with the Bill Waara taper.
Chris, if you read this THANKS |
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Posts: 317 05/22/2009 12:19 |
I'd probably buy a boat instead. Cheers.
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Posts: 179 05/23/2009 07:11 |
I can make a rod, but I haven't figured out how to make a boat yet.
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Posts: 318 05/26/2009 12:31 |
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/wi73b.htm
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Posts: 180 05/27/2009 14:14 |
I can't wait to try this project. Thank you! |
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Posts: 309 06/17/2009 22:10 |
I am serious spey guy and I have to agree with 16 pmd, pick up a short, light spey or 11' or longer switch rod with a Scandi head. I love cane, but not for
Spey rods with the possible exception of Bob Clay's rods.
- David By the way, I assume that you are going to be swinging for smallies? And, unless you can cast a Spey rod I would strongly suggest lesson before you purchase any rod. www.UpperMidwestFlyFishing.com - fly fishing in the Upper Midwest. Spring Creeks to Smallies to Steelhead. |
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Posts: 1735 06/18/2009 20:54 |
I love bamboo spey rods. That was all my friends fished in Sweden for Atlantic Salmon. One thing about graphite vs. bamboo spey, though, is they are completely
different beasts. To call it spey casting with the two different rods is extremely misleading, the casts are completely different. Most graphite spey casters
do underhand and Scandinavian style casts, the rod takes a terrific amount of stress and energy. Bamboo, on the other hand, excels at classic double and single
spey casts, done slow and gentle, almost effortless. Boo, if he is around, cast my 13' seven weight spey weekend before last and was handling 100 feet of
line, making it look like he wasn't putting any effort into it at all. It was about as close to magic as I have ever seen. The guy is an artist.
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Posts: 256 06/19/2009 15:03 |
A couple of years ago I attended the Jimmy Green Annual Spey O'Rama at the Golden Gate Casting Club. All the casts required in the competition were
classic double and single casts. Bob Clay was in attendance and his daughter won the ladies competition using one of her father's bamboo rods. Her longest
cast was 95'. She did say that she was a little nervous because this was her first competition and using her father's rod as well. The longest spey
cast (105') by a lady was by Amy Hazel using a graphite rod.
Mr. Brooks' comparison of the casting techniques used by bamboo spey casters compared to graphite spey casters is not necessarily accurate but does point out that the graphite rods are more versatile. I heartily second the recommendation to take lessons before purchasing any two handed rod. I also recommend getting some lessons in spey casting techniques for standard 9' rods. I've seen some remarkable casting using these techniques that will allow you more freedom in your casting beyond the standard casts. |
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