What's the most offensively overpriced product you've seen for fly/jig fishing?

[deathb4disco]

Anything with the word "fly" in front of it will be ridiculously overpriced, but bamboo fly rods take the cake. Check out these prices from a local builder. The "budget" rods go for $2,390!

http://oysterbamboo.com/bamboo-fly-rods.html

 

[redman]

Oh My and to think that I have 25 Tonkin cane poles sitting in my car port to cure for old fashion cane poles. I think that I have found my next profession. I have a neighbor that has a patch of Tonkin cane that he started in the 1940's to use as cane pole for his father-in laws resort business. Now he told me to cut all I want to use. He was thrilled to find some one that knew what it was and that would take care of them and make them in to cane poles. I use the old black weave method to make my cane poles he was impressed.

Now all I have to do is get the planning boards for the right tapers and get to work. I can do the hand engraving as I studied that in school. Bet the handles and rod windings won't be that hard. Those prices are out of this world but a fool and his money soon part.

Redman

 

[jiggerjohn]

Hey Redman, I think the ole cane pole is something who's time is past due to come around again!! With your skills & knowledge, I'm hoping you can make a fortune! Wow, kids just startin today (and most adults!) could really start to love fishing, as it was in the old days!! Did you ever get into the exciting bass "jiggerpoling" with topwater buzzers or jigs, using your old canes?

 

[redman]

Jiggered I never did but had some of the really old guys tell me about doing it. The big thing on the lake that I lived on in Iowa they did it for big Northern Pike. Mason's line and big old spinner baits. They would pitch them out andpull them in fast enough to make the blade spin. Some would troll them behind the boat while rowing merrily along over the weed beds. And yes they caught fish. Years later we would do basically something similar to try to catch musky.

Good idea might have to try that on some of these bass down here. A technique they may not have seen for a long time.

Redman

 

[jiggerjohn]

Redman, Yep, I'll bet your bass would love it - I still have a pamphlet on the "secret method" of skittering with cane poles; always exciting to read! But , a while back I also read an article titled "Redneck Tenkara"(rod made with cane & equal length Stren mono as the "flyline") -gees, with the growing popularity and EXPENSE of "modern" Tenkara trout fishing (again, because the word "fly" is attached to it, these rods-especially bamboo customs are going for hundreds of bucks!), this non-reel fly/jig fishing would be a "natural" for your talents with the cane!! You gonna be rich my friend!!!!

 

[JSC]

Redman .. How is the local grown Tonkin Quality in comparison with Asian Grown (native state) ..?
The last Cache of imported raw Tonkin that I knew about was being stored in a cooler in Mobile AL ..
Have sold Thousands of cane poles from all over the world and thru a big range of quality (and prices) Fiberglass poles really took over when the prices of cane poles had to go up.
I worked for a company that was a major importer of them .. that is quite an operation that goes on with the old "Mass Producers" of them .. Climate, Soil as well as curing and finishing made the difference. A pole grows its length first then it will not get much longer but the walls get thicker and that is one of the secerets of a good pole. Let us know how you do in "working" the Tonkin You have.

 

[toadfrog]

I need a start of roots from that Tonkin . Got native cane planted . It does real good for bank line stakes and general cane fishing . I like to cure it sand it and shellac it with Tongue oil . Then put an eye on the end . With enough line like spider wire you can work it like a fly rod .

 

[redman]

Second post on the subject. Guess the web ate my post on the subject. Maybe it was to big for the forum. In short some cane stock was brought back after the war. Some was planted and took. Because of the unique local climate it was able to thrive. I saw it and was invited to help myself. It might be one of the only stands in the U.S. The quality is as good if not better than that I have ever had. It will take a licking and keep on ticking.

Toad will see if I can get you a few roots if Mr. Keets will let me have some.

Redman

 

[JSC]

"I saw it and was invited to help myself. It might be one of the only stands in the U.S. The quality is as good if not better than that I have ever had. It will take a licking and keep on ticking."
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Thanx RM .. "Stuff" like that I enjoy "Checkin" on ....