Orvis Bamboo Fly Rod Makers

He learned to make bamboo rods under wes jordan when bamboo was still widely fished.

Orvis bamboo fly rod makers.

The bamboo fly rod resource center. View full product details. The resulting heirloom bamboo fly rods have surprising power with consummate grace and a bit of passionate charm. Learn their history in our bamboo fly rod info center.

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. Makers manchester vt. Please enjoy browsing our bamboo rods for sale from classic makers such as paul h. Cunningham rick 7 0 gillum taper.

Ron whitey white a native of arlington vermont has worked in the orvis rod shop for thirty seven years. 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. Ron white bringing the quality craftsmanship of orvis fly fishing rods into the new millennium. Model early varnished rod pre wes jordan era.

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. 8 2pc 2 tip second tip down 1. Classic doesn t necessarily mean old or vintage. Rod was refinished professionally.

Particulars for sale is an orvis madison bamboo rod marked hdg 6. Takes a 5 wt line and is medium fast dry fly action. Very hard to find early examples of the varnished rods. Clark makers passing through the.

Updated may 29 2020. 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. For over 150 years orvis bamboo fly rod makers have been making some of the finest quality rods on the market. Wrapped in gold with golden and red signature wrapps.

Young thomas and thomas lyle dickerson ef payne hl leonard rod co goodwin granger and many others. In the overwhelming techno wilderness of the early twenty first century the orvis bamboo fly rod represents a lasting bastion of workbench craftsmanship.