Orvis Bamboo Fly Rod Makers

The resulting heirloom bamboo fly rods have surprising power with consummate grace and a bit of passionate charm.

Orvis bamboo fly rod makers.

Please enjoy browsing our bamboo rods for sale from classic makers such as paul h. Ron whitey white a native of arlington vermont has worked in the orvis rod shop for thirty seven years. Makers manchester vt. Classic doesn t necessarily mean old or vintage.

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. 8 2pc 2 tip second tip down 1. In the overwhelming techno wilderness of the early twenty first century the orvis bamboo fly rod represents a lasting bastion of workbench craftsmanship. 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.

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. 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. Young jim payne everett garrison thomas thomas orvis. Updated may 29 2020.

For over 150 years orvis bamboo fly rod makers have been making some of the finest quality rods on the market. The bamboo fly rod resource center. Learn their history in our bamboo fly rod info center. View full product details.

He learned to make bamboo rods under wes jordan when bamboo was still widely fished. Rod was refinished professionally. View our inventory of classic and vintage bamboo fly rods which at times include. And it doesn t always mean bamboo.

Model early varnished rod pre wes jordan era. Young thomas and thomas lyle dickerson ef payne hl leonard rod co goodwin granger and many others. Very hard to find early examples of the varnished rods. Takes a 5 wt line and is medium fast dry fly action.

Cunningham rick 7 0 gillum taper. Wrapped in gold with golden and red signature wrapps.