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Walter Simbirski & Group.....
[GH] Al Buhr comments on his quoted passage on fly rods sent by Craig Buckbee :
The passage you seek on rods was taught to me through practice when making
rod shafts with Jim and as well working on rod tapers with Don.
All good things,
Al
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[GH] Al refers to Don and Jim Green.... past giants in the World of fly casting and fly fishing ! Green's little primer on fly casting was my "bible" in the 70's as I tried to get rid of the bad casting habits I'd acquired in my early years.
Among the past achievements were the designs of the early Fenwick fly rods, the invention of the modern sleeve "vest-over-pants" ferrule, the design of fly lines, the introduction of two handed fly casting to the U.S.A. and many other fly casting techniques.
I treasure my copy of Carol and Jim Green's paperback flycasting book with hand drawn figures and diagrams copyrighted in 1993 as a piece of recent history. In this work, tribute is payed to American fly casting notables including Don Green, Andre Puyans, Al Buhr and friends at the Long Beach Casting Club, Washington Steelhead Flyfishers, Kelly Creek Flycasters, the Golden Gate Angling ad Casting Club and the FFF. *
All of their accomplishments helped lay the groundwork for what we have today.
Al Buhr was in the enviable position of having spent many hours working with Don and Jim over the years. This led to his expertise in two handed fly casting and his position as chairman of our BOG Two Handed Casting Committee. He also worked with Jim on the design, making, customizing and splicing of fly lines.
Gordy
* FLYCASTING WITH CAROL AND JIM GREEN 1993
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[GH] On the design of bamboo fly rods by Christian Strixner :
Gordy,
I thought I'd add something to flyrod design for bamboo rods as I`m a bit more familiar with this matter.
There are of course familiarities to graphite rod design.
Steps to alter flyrod action, design and line weight rating can be:
1. No. of strips (quad,hexrod, 18strip, 24strip construction for instance)
2. Diameter of the blank
3. Steepness of the taper
5. Nodeless construction
6. Impregnating the blanks
7. Heat treatment of the bamboo
8. Wall thickness if you build hollow etc. etc.
Kind regards
Christian
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[GH] Christian,
As a youngster in the 1930's and 40's I fished one greenheart rod for the surf; all our other rods were bamboo. We fished mostly in salt water, so as you might imagine, component corrosion and the taking of "sets" were real problems. In 1941, I bought a step taper beryllium copper rod.
We had briefly used one steel fly rod prior to that.... a disaster when fishing the salt !
Those Be/Co were never popular because of the metals becoming strategic materials during WWII, the subsequent development of fiberglass and, later, graphite rods. The popularity of bamboo rods declined, though bamboo construction took new strides as new methods of construction and better adhesives and finishing materials emerged.
Of course, bamboo does have it's devoted fly fishers. Seems that is not likely to change in the foreseeable future.
A couple of years ago, a friend who makes bamboo rods sent me a present...... an 8' rather stiff action one piece (no ferrule to corrode in the salt) bamboo 5 wt. fly rod with titanium-nickel hardware. I've gotten great pleasure in catching small tarpon, sea trout and other species with it.
Last week, I spent some time with one of the exhibitors of bamboo rods at the Conclave. I was fascinated with some of the techniques used by make hollow rods.
Gordy
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[GH] A reminder from Troy Miller :
Hi Gordy –
Do you save all the old postings we’ve made? You should have one from 4 or 5 years ago where I did my best to explain rod design from a practical engineering standpoint. I believe it was simple, concise, and accurate – and would still be today. Most people who try (assuredly with the best of intentions) fail to describe the mechanical properties of the material, the geometry/taper design, and the resultant performance of flyrods – whether tubular or solid cross section.
I can go back and look for it when I have time, if you don’t have it in archive. Thank you sir
Regards,
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[GH] Troy....
I remember. It was a great message which clarified things well.
Unfortunately, I had a couple of computer crashes along the way and lost the ones I'd archived. That included yours.
Then I ditched by PC in June and got an i mac. No virus problems since then.
I'd love to revisit your message if there is any way you can find it. Hate to put you to the trouble of re writing it.
Best,
Gordy
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