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Rod Makers

• A. B. Herndon Rod Co.
  Make and sell custom split bamboo fly fishing rods. Also sell Peerless, Bellinger and Hardy fly reels, Rio and Cortland fly lines and other fly fishing accessories.

• A. Napolitano Fly Rods
  Information about models, ordering details, pricing, and photographs.

• A. Noland Bamboo Rods
  Modern and classic tapers. Complete restoration and repair service.

• Anglers Collectibles Exchange
  Bamboo rod collectors site. Buy, sell and trade. Also vintage silk thread, books, tools, and supplies in the online store.

• Art Weiler Rods
  Makes and sells hand-planed graphite and bamboo rods. USA.

• Baginski Fly Rods
  Hand made fly rods in Bamboo.

• Bamboo Fly Rods
  Handmade custom bamboo fly rods, rod making classes, silk fly lines, Hardy reels, rodmaking components, and accessories.

• Bamboo Bill Rods
  Includes description of tapers, testimonials, order information, and contact details. Also offers private rodmaking lessons.

• Bamboo Fly Rods by W.S. Oyster
  Handmade bamboo fly rods. Includes product, gallery, and shows.

• Bamboo Rodmaking Tips
  Archive of tips taken from the 'Rodmakers' mailing list and also a directory of sources for making bamboo rods.

• Bamboo Rodmaking Tips
  Archive of tips taken from the 'Rodmakers' mailing list and also a directory of sources for making bamboo rods

• Bamboo Rods Site
  Information on rodbuilders, Tonkin cane, and rodbuilding tips.

• Bamboo Rods
  Makers of rods and reels. Provides a photo gallery. Italy.

• Beaverkill Fly Rod Company
  Rods, components, and accessories.

• The Bike-Mender's Homepage
  "Mathematics and Fly Fishing", uses some pretty advanced flyrod calculations.

• Bill Joslin's Handmade Bamboo Fly Rods
  Handmade rods and landing nets. Rod repair also available.

• Bjarne Fries Rods
  Splitcane fly rods made in Denmark.

• Black Lab Flies and Supplies
  Small stream and warm water bamboo and graphite fly rods, flies, and fly tying supplies

• Lon Blauvelt's Custom Bamboo Fly Rods
  Bamboo flyrod building classes and building hardware including planing forms, rod binders, and depth gauges

• Boyd Rod Company
  Hand built bamboo flyrods by Harry Boyd, Jr. Also information on building your own bamboo fly rod.

• Brack Hill Tackle Bamboo Fly Rods
  Construction of split bamboo fly rods and fly fishing information.

• Brandin Split-Cane Rods
  Per Brandin split cane rods offer solid or hollowbuilt four strip rods or six strip rods.

• Brinks Rods
  Custom fly rods using blanks from several manufacturers.

• Broad River Bamboo Fly Rods
  Custom rods, blanks, and restoration. Information about classes offered.

• Brookside Rod Co.
  Builder of hand crafted bamboo fly rods.

• Calviello & Trucco Rods
  Provides building steps, techniques and models specifications. Argentina.

• The Cane Clinic
  Offers complete bamboo rod restoration.

• Cane Rod Links
  Annotated link directory.

• Catherine Creek Rod Company
  Maker of bamboo rods. Includes prices, components, and products.

• Charles H. Demarest, Inc.
  Importers of Tonkin cane for crafting flyrods.

• Chattahoochee Bamboo Fly Rods
  Custom bamboo fly rods designed for the mountains of the southeast.

• Clark's Classic Fly Rods
  Forums and links for those that fish, collect, repair, and build bamboo and fiberglass fly rods.

• Len Codella's Sporting Collectibles
  Bamboo fly rods, graphite fly rods, reels and fly fishing accessories

• Cunningham Flyrods
  Hand-planed and custom made bamboo rods

• Classic Cane
  Vintage rod and rod making information with some rods for sale.

• Clearwater Fly Rods
  Custom made fishing rods in several styles.

• Cunningham Flyrods
  Hand-planed and custom made bamboo rods.

• The CW Jenkins Fly Rods
  Builders of cane fly rods since 1961.

• D. G. Schroeder Rod Co.
  Includes photographs, models and prices, and contact details.

• Damon Rods
  Manufacturers of fly rods, bamboo fly rods, spin fishing rods and bass casting rods

• Denver Daves Vintage Bamboo
  Specializing in vintage and contemporary rods.

• Devil Track Rod Company
  Producer and restorer of bamboo fly fishing rods.

• Downandacross Rod Company
  Specialize in bamboo fly rods. Built by hand, using both classic hand split and modern "nodeless" construction.

• Dunsmuir Rod Company
  Rod making classes, supplies, and rod sales.

• Dunsmuir Rod Company
  Retail and online sales of bamboo fly rods and fishing accessories. Also has information about guide services, rod making and casting classes.

• The Elk River Trading Co.
  Featuring bamboo fly rods, handcrafted trout nets, nature jewelry, stone sculpture and fishing gifts, and bear spray

• Enigma Cane
  Information about the building process, description of blanks and components for sale, and maker's biography.

• The F.D. Lyons Rod Company
  Maker of bamboo and fiberglass flyrods.

• F.D. Lyons Rod Company
  Repair and restoration of fine classic split bamboo fly rods.

• F.E. Thomas Rod Co.
  Includes company history, models and prices, and contact information.

• Fultz Rod
  Hand crafted bamboo or graphite rods and blanks.

• Fuquay Fly Rods
  Maker of custom nodeless bamboo rods. USA.

• G. Maxwell Rods
  Maker of hand-planed split bamboo fly rods and blanks. Rodmaking classes also available.

• Gatti Bamboo Rods
  Are produced in a limited quantity (only 25-30 rods per year) and completely handcrafted.

• George Gehrke's Flyfishing World
  Offers fly dressing products such as Gink and Xink, fly making products, gun oils, bowstring wax, and bamboo rods

• Golden Witch Tech., Inc.
  Offer cane rodmaking tools, components and custom built rods.

• Grandt Rods
  Produces custom casting and ice fishing rods and bamboo fly rods.

• Granger Bamboo
  Makers of various types of rods. Provides restoration service and accessories. USA.

• Grantham Split Cane Fly Rods
  Includes maker's profile, information about tools and methods, and photographs.

• MacsRods
  Graphite and restored split bamboo fly rods pictured and sold

• Handcrafted Fly Rods
  Bamboo and graphite rods made by Ian D. Martin.

• Headwaters Bamboo Rod Co.
  Offers bamboo fly fishing rods. Provides photographs, prices, and contact information.

• A. B. Herndon Rod Co.
  Make and sell custom split bamboo fly fishing rods. Also sell Peerless, Bellinger and Hardy fly reels, Rio and Cortland fly lines and other fly fishing accessories.

• Hexagraph Fly Rod Company
  Features products, reviews, dealers, and photographs.

• The Hidy Rod Company
  Makers of split bamboo flyfishing rods.

• The J. C. Zimny Rod Company
  Maker and seller of bamboo fly rods. Includes catalog and photographs.

• JD Wagner Rodmaker
  Split cane rods. Rodbuilding tools and classes. Bamboo rod restoration and repair.

• JW Bamboo Flyrods
  Builds new rods and restores vintage ones. Features, products, services, and contact information.

• Bill Joslin's Handmade Bamboo Fly Rods
  Handmade rods and landing nets. Rod repair also available

• The Ken Olson Bamboo Site
  Building, refinishing, and restoring of bamboo fly rods.

• Kingfisher Rod Company
  Provides information about components, models and prices, and contact details.

• L. H. Design
  Hand built bamboo fly rods and titanium fly reels by Leen Huisman.

• Lajoie Bamboo Rod Maker
  Most of their taper are from Everett Garrison.

• Lennox Travel Rods
  Trout, salmon, and saltwater flyrods.

• H. L. Leonard Rod Company
  Features history, product information, prices, and e-mail ordering

• Leshrods
  Provides tubes bamboo rods. USA.

• Lon Blauvelt's Custom Bamboo Fly Rods
  Bamboo flyrod building classes and building hardware including planing forms, rod binders, and depth gauges.

• Matthew West
  Description of available rods, philosophy, terms and pricing.

• Niemiera Flyrods
  Handsplit, handplaned rods in several styles.

• A. Noland Bamboo Rods
  Modern and classic tapers. Complete restoration and repair service.

• R.L. Nunley Bamboo Rods
  Custom built hand planed split cane flyrods.

• The Ken Olson Bamboo Site
  Building, refinishing, and restoring of bamboo fly rods.

• Performance Fly Rods
  Custom crafted by Dave Lewis in his rod shop in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

• Pezon et Michel
  Offers French bamboo fly rods designed by Charles Ritz, as well as reels and lines.

• Pickard Rod Co.
  Tonkin cane bamboo fly rods crafted in the Dickerson tradition.

• Powell Fly Rods
  Features catalog and company information.

• Power Fibers
  Online magazine dedicated to the building of bamboo fly rods. Includes rod builders forum.

• Ralston Rods and Tackle
  Specializing in building and restoration of bamboo fly rods, and repair of all rods and reels. Includes full list of services offered, contact information, and photos of the shop

• Redwing Fly Rods
  Bamboo fly rods, bamboo rod restoration, fly fishing and antique tackle.

• Reelwood Inc.
  Hand-crafted bamboo (split cane) fly rods.

• Rifflewater Rod Company
  Produces bamboo fly rods. Wood Impregnation service available. Rodmaker- Randall R. Gregory

• R.K Bolt Rod Co
  Features product information, history, and bamboo fly rod information.

• R.L. Nunley Bamboo Rods
  Custom built hand planed split cane flyrods.

• Reelwood Inc.
  Hand-crafted bamboo (split cane) fly rods

• Rick's Rods
  Custom build, repair, and refinishing of fishing rods including bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite, highlighting rods, components, and available services

• Rifflewater Rod Company
  Produces bamboo fly rods. Wood Impregnation service available. Rodmaker- Randall R. Gregory

• Rocky River Split Cane Rods
  Richard Teeter, maker. Information about custom rod options, pricing details, places to purchase, and contact information.

• Rogers Rod Designs
  Handcrafted split-cane bamboo flyfishing rods.

• Rodmakers
  Archive site for the Rodmakers Listserver.

• Rogers Rod Designs
  Handcrafted split-cane bamboo flyfishing rods.

• Ron Kusse Fly Rods
  Offering split-cane flyrods and blanks, quadrate blanks, hexagonal blanks, and other fishing tackle.

• Ron's Rods and Reels
  Dealer of new and used rods and other angling equipment. Includes list of inventory and prices, and rodmaker profiles.

• Sierra Classic Fly Rods
  Features product information and rod care tips.

• R.W. Summers Bamboo Fly Rods Company
  Built and repaired bamboo flyrods since 1956.

• ScottieRods.com
  British manufacturer of bamboo fly fishing rods and specialist fishing accessories.

• Shenandoah Rods
  Maker of custom split bamboo fly rods and presenter of rodmaking classes.

• Sonatore Fly Rods
  Description of models and contact information. [Requires Flash]

• Split Cane Fishing Rods
  Classic, split cane bamboo rod presentation from Resources For Anglers

• Stein Fishin' Classic
  Vintage bamboo fly rods for sale, trade, or purchase.

• R.W. Summers Bamboo Fly Rods Company
  Built and repaired bamboo flyrods since 1956

• SweetWater Rods
  Hand planed bamboo rods, components and accessories. Bamboo rod building workshops. Custom tapers available.

• Swiss Bamboo Rods
  An association of rod makers working in Switzerland.

• Tea Stick Rod
  Make and sells rods made with 2 piece, varnished with gold wraps tipped in black.

• Swiss Bamboo Rods
  Die Vereinigung von Rutenbauern in der Schweiz stellt die Handwerker sowie das Handwerk vor und zeigt Beispielprodukte. Zusätzlich wird Guiding für Fliegenfischer an den schönsten Gewässern der Schweiz angeboten

• Thomas Penrose Bamboo Site
  How to make a cane rod, with text and photographs.

• Tom Morgan Rodsmiths
  Graphite and bamboo flyrods, reels, and bamboo hand mills.

• Trout Camp Bamboo Fly Rods
  Makers of hand crafted split rods. Photos and prices. USA.

• Troutchaser Rod Company
  Located on the Bow River in Calgary. Makers of bamboo rods and hand nets.

• The Ultimate Bamboo Fly Rod Library
  Provides a listing of published materials that deal directly or indirectly with bamboo fly rods.

• VintageFish
  Marketplace for the exchange of vintage tackle and angling art, including bamboo fly rods and original fishing art

• JD Wagner Rodmaker
  Split cane rods. Rodbuilding tools and classes. Bamboo rod restoration and repair.

• Wm Harms Custom Rodand& Gun
  Custom building split-cane fly rods from 6 to 8 feet in length for over 25 years.

• Wohlford Bamboo Fly Rods
  Makers of handcrafted split bamboo fly rods.

• Yukihiro Yoshida Bamboo Fly Rods
  Features company and product information. In Japanese and English.

• The J. C. Zimny Rod Company
  Maker and seller of bamboo fly rods. Includes catalog and photographs

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