Orvis Bamboo Fly Rod Makers

Make offer vintage fly fishing rod bamboo orvis impregnated manchester 8 6 paper label tube new hollow built orvis bamboo fly rod 1856 805 3 full 8 ft 5 wt 3pc 2 695 00.

Orvis bamboo fly rod makers.

Learn their history in our bamboo fly rod info center. In the overwhelming techno wilderness of the early twenty first century the orvis bamboo fly rod represents a lasting bastion of workbench craftsmanship. Ron white bringing the quality craftsmanship of orvis fly fishing rods into the new millennium. Wrapped in gold with golden and red signature wrapps.

He learned to make bamboo rods under wes jordan when bamboo was still widely fished. 8 2pc 2 tip second tip down 1. Takes a 5 wt line and is medium fast dry fly action. Classic doesn t necessarily mean old or vintage.

Please enjoy browsing our bamboo rods for sale from classic makers such as paul h. Rod was refinished professionally. Also offered are fine rods from contemporary makers who have learned from the masters and have in some cases greatly improved upon them in certain aspects. Since 1856 from the legendary days of lancewood to today s helios fly rods orvis has made a tradition of crafting and selling quality fly rods made at fair prices.

Model early varnished rod pre wes jordan era. Ron whitey white a native of arlington vermont has worked in the orvis rod shop for thirty seven years. View our inventory of classic and vintage bamboo fly rods which at times include. Clark makers passing through the.

For over 150 years orvis bamboo fly rod makers have been making some of the finest quality rods on the market. View full product details. The bamboo fly rod resource center. Young thomas and thomas lyle dickerson ef payne hl leonard rod co goodwin granger and many others.

The resulting heirloom bamboo fly rods have surprising power with consummate grace and a bit of passionate charm. The rods offered on the list are fly rods of high quality spanning all eras of manufacture from early leonard and thomas bamboo rods through the pinnacle of fiberglass and graphite to today s custom makers working with all blank materials. Updated may 29 2020. Very hard to find early examples of the varnished rods.

Young jim payne everett garrison thomas thomas orvis. And it doesn t always mean bamboo.