C.F. Burkheimer Fly Rods?
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Anyone fish Burkheimer’s? I was in Trouthunters a couple of weeks ago and saw these in the fly shop. Staff says Rene Harrop fishes a Burkheimer on the Henry’s Fork almost exclusively – nice endorsement. They had an 8′-8″ 5-weight that was comparible to the Scott G2 – another rod I’m seriously considering. The wind was blowing big time that day so I did not have a good opportunity to cast. Any comments or experiences would be appreciated. Thanks.
Thought Harrop was a G fan, now I depressed.
troutwag:
I’m sure he is. Harrop has got Scotts, Burkheimers, Winstons, Stephen Bros, etc in his shop on the Henry’s Fork. In fact, the Japeneese fly fishing video titled “A Letter from the Henry’s Fork” features Rene and he is definately fishing with a Scott.
In addition to what his staff says, in his book “Trouthunter”, Rene mentions is affection for rods with actions like those produced by Burkheimer and Stephen Bros – rods with enough backbone to throw tight loops into the wind, while protecting fine tippets. The guy at the Trouthunter shop says Rene currently prefers the Burkheimer 8’6″ 4-weight. It is a sweet looking rod and felt great when I wiggled it in the shop.
Like I said, the wind was really blowing that day and I did not feel I could effectively evaluate the rod in those conditions. Unfortunately, the shops in AZ don’t carry Burkheimer’s. In fact, I’ve only seen them in Rene’s shop. That is why I was soliciting comments from this forum.
Rumor is that Burkheimer rolls the rods for Dan Craft. I build and fish Dan Crafts and the 8’4″ 3/4 is one of the sweetest light rods I’ve ever handled. You just have to throw it to understand what I’m talking about. Its an amazing rod. Unfortunately the patent was bought and they are no longer available from Dan.
Hi;
I’m a newbie to the site and this is my first post, so forgive anything inappropriate.
In my view, Kerry’s rods are terrific.
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