A few years back I worked with Mary Ann and several other very experienced fly casters to look at how different fly casting styles impact that way a bamboo fly rod bends…i.e. how the motions of your hand/wrist/arm during the cast can bend different rod tapers differently. My goal was to gain a better understanding of why each of us prefer different actions of bamboo fly rods. Through extensive stop-action video analysis, we were able to show different rod bending motions which can impact the power and accuracy in your cast depending on what taper fly rod you cast. And if you cast a particular taper well, then it’s probably one you like. I pulled together a presentation that I presented at the 2022 Corbet Lake Bamboo Fly Rod Gathering, and I have also given it at other events. One of these presentations was recorded and can be found at the following link: VRG – 20200808 – Dozer – Casting Style Affecting Your Choice of Tapers (bamboorodmaking.com). Check it out!!!
Category Archives: Bamboo Rod Building
I’m back in the Bamboo Workshop.
After 2 months of recovery from Knee Replacement Surgery, I’m finally back in the workshop building bamboo fly rods. Sure feels good to fondle some bamboo again. Just started a new 8′ 0″ 5 wt fast action.
Dave back in workshop.
Got a new knee last week!
After a few years of fighting it, I finally had a total knee replacement surgery last week. Recovery is going well, but I’ll be “out of rod building action” for about 6 weeks…probably a good time to tie some flies for next season!
New Video
After 14 years, I finally updated the video that is in the right hand column of my WEB Page. The old video was done in my old workshop. Finally, I’ve updated to a much more interesting video showcasing my rod building process. Thank you Olivia Elia so much for helping with the filming and editing of this video. I’m very happy with how it came out. Click on the link, and enjoy.
Updates to my WEB site.
I haven’t posted for quite a while so I wanted to provide an update. I’m in the process of re-designing and updating my WEB site. I’m pretty excited about some new additions. This past several months, I’ve been working on a new Fast Action Series of bamboo fly rods that will be available very soon. These rods are great for anyone looking for a faster action rod that throws large flies well in windy conditions, or, just looking for something with a very nice fast action. Also, I will now be offering custom Bamboo Wading Staffs that I’ve been building. These are one-piece wading staffs built from the same select Tonkin bamboo that I use for my fly rods. Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for my updates.