Don Andersen Fly Rods

Cigar cork grip with blued nickelsilver slideband and butt cap.

Don andersen fly rods.

Casting with a split cane and adapting to it is a subject worth more than a little study because of the range of actions we can find in the rods and the very real situation that many anglers have their own idiosyncratic style with carbon or with cane. When i m out fishing i usually have an older classic reel on my rods. Contents are copyright 1999 2020 by don andersen. Don andersen s facebook page.

You could win a handcrafted split cane fly rod we have extended the draw date for our raffle for the bamboo rod built by don andersen until november 7 2020. Do you have any information about fly rod milwardã â s made in england i suppose 50 60 years ago type fly craft bamboo length wise 9ã â 0ã â ft 2 74m 3 section one handed with classic cork cigar shape and with. And there is just something about putting a reel with a classic look on a fine bamboo fly rod. Burled wooden reelseat spacer.

In addition to these older rod tapers there are excellect tapers by contemporary makers such as aj thramer don anderson wayne cattanach and ray gould in the the archives of the rodmaker s listserv in books in the planing form and on web pages linked to jerry foster s rodmaker s website. Don anderson s heat treating oven. Evolution of a rodmaker stauffer creek story the catatonic leech order of the bighorn muir lake walk of fame indicators for all fishing conditions the cff a dry fly. But a lot of the modern day reels are very light weight and don t balance a bamboo rod very well while many of the older reels that were made years ago are heavier.

Rod is in excellent condition. Fast dry fly action. Tonkin bamboo is the common name for arundinaria amabilis or the lovely reed. Original watercolour royal coachman courtesy of clive schaupmeyer.

Don anderson maker alberta canada model 209e 7 9 2pc 2 tip 5 wt. Modern bamboo fly rods. Classic rod forum where bamboo rods their use value and construction are the staff of life. Rod comes packed in black rod bag and stored in aluminum labeled black rod tube.