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All cane poles and rods are made of bamboo. Arundinaria Amabilils bamboo was first imported from China around the beginning of the twentieth century. This is the commonly used cane for fishing rods.
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Traditional cane fishing poles vary in length from 8 to 14 feet and are often divided into three sections. First the cut bamboo is trimmed of leaves and smoothed down. Then it is hung to air dry. When fully dried the bamboo is varnished and fitted with ferrules to connect the sections together. A stainless steel rod tip is glued in place and the bottom of the rod is trimmed.
- Bamboo fly rods are made by highly skilled craftsmen. Some bamboo fly fishing rods sell for over $3000.00 because they are considered the ultimate in fly fishing rods.
- First a section of bamboo is carefully heated over an open flame to achieve a golden brown color. Then it is carefully split into strips which are then milled into triangular shapes and the joints are sanded.
- Six of the bamboo strips are joined at the base with thread. After soaking in a glue solution, the rod is run through a machine that wraps it tightly with thread and hung to dry.
- Cork rings are glued onto the base of the rod, glued together, and shaped on a lathe. The rod base and line guides are attached and the rod is done.
