Salem Bamboo Rod Casting Demonstration a Success
This is a note about the Salem Bamboo Rod Casting Demonstration event held in conjunction with the Santiam Flycaster’s Annual Fly Fair. Overall, the attendance at the event was down from last year. Several things were responsible: the ongoing conflict in Iraq, the downturn in the Oregon economy, demonstrations in Salem, and recurring cleanup of...
Traditionally Modern
There aren’t many days that go by where I don’t get a chuckle or two reading emails posted on the rod maker’s listserv. Some are down in the gut belly laughs. Don’t get me wrong, the list is chock full of learned makers, willing to spew forth their knowledge...
Two Divine Tapers
The Divine Rods, according to Michael Sinclair, are unusually pretty; often unique in character and highly under rated. This issue’s “Classic Tapers” column is devoted to two Divine Rods from my collection. These rods are about...
