Craftsman shares pole making skills at workshop
A split bamboo fly rod is the crown jewel in an angler’s treasure chest of gear. For more than a century the secrets of split bamboo rod making were a mystery, available only to a few. But a “renaissance” of split cane rod making is underway, according to Ron Barch, a world famous rod-maker and teacher from Grand Rapids and editor of “The Planing Form” newsletter for bamboo rod makers.

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