An excellent 'small' book on bamboo rods.
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As per usual Geirach has written a book in his easy style. It is obvious that this man is 'deeply' fascinated by split cane & I for one have, as a result follwed his route. This book covers all aspects of bamboo fishing. It is not a book designed to help you build one. What it does do though is give an insite into the skills used by these rod builders, the patience (& if you want one built you also will need patience), the dedication & craftsmanship required. What I did find helpful, apart from contact list of builders was the chapter on lokking after a rod when you've got one. Fabulous stuff.
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A very good book for all who love flyfishing
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Well, i`m a bamboo rodbuilder and also a bookseller. I think Gierach wrote a very good book, for rodbuilders ( also not profs) and for all who like to flyfishing. He tells in short words the history of "bamboo rods" and workmanship. Gierach tells the difference betwen bamboo and "plastic" ( he means graphite rods). Shure, this book has mabye a touch of "golden age", but don`t we all need and live with dreams? Look at the funny,new catalogs of the modern angling industrie - every page a "dream" - and most time not reality! Bamboo rod makers don`t produce for a "mass market", and often work in small places like garages behind her house, an this over decades. And some "big names" are still alive, like the growing numbers of her customers. Yes, this book is sometimes poetic and has no glossy images, but some fine etchings - think thats we call "feeling" - and flyfishing with bamboo is just feeling! Second - books about bamboo rodbuilders are seldom and quick out of stock, this past and present. I think this book will be soon a "Classic".
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Good read, inspiring, not as much information as I would lik
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John Gierach writes what I like to read, quick and clever(not cute). There is a lot of good stuff in this book, but I would have liked to see real pictures of the old rods and a description of the building process. I'm thinking that what this book really is is a public explanation of a passion that really needs no justification. Either that or the rent is due. For some guys it's motorcycles or guitars or cars. For John it's bamboo(never cane) rods. Thanks John.
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