Bamboo & graphite rods: when & where?

[John Pavoncello]

There is nothing undignified by refinishing and fishing old bamboo. My fishing partner, an old trout bum who has a custom Walt Carpenter cane rod, calls them “educated” rods and just loves my early 1930’s Heddon.
I, personally, am in love with old Heddon cane and my “cheapo” #10 9-6wt is one of the nicest casting rods I’ve ever laid hands on. I paid $100 (much more than it was worth in the condition it was in), bought $40 worth of supplies and spent about 40 hours over a couple of months to strip, refinish and put new guides on the rod.

[Andrew Barclay]

John,
With the Banty I didn’t do much different than you would a regular refurb.

[germanbrown]

first post on this great board.

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