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I met Tom about three years ago and he taught me how to build bamboo rods. I was able to make two rods under his supervision. When his...

I had the pleasure of building a three piece version of his 'London Flats' taper down in Ascension Bay. Caught my first ever bonefish...

He's a guy I always wanted to meet and never had the opportunity. Warm thoughts to his friends and family.

Sad to hear of the loss of another master craftsman. They're getting too few and far between, no matter the discipline.

Sad to hear of this. Dave, I suspect you’ll fish that stream with the rod it was named for in his honor this coming season.

Sorry to hear of Tom's passing. I remember him sharing his method for developing tapers and graphing the taper out up at a Corbett...

I'll probably make the trip in late summer. You need to join me.

I was told tonight that Anacortes bamboo rodmaker Tom Fulk died a couple weeks ago. Tom built brisk 5,6 and 7 weight rods, mostly 7-8'...

Huh! Interesting, not something I would have considered - I thought "travel" was the main reason for shorter rod pieces (4 V. 2) so...

All my four piece rods are two piece rods. I leave them strung up in half in a two-piece rod case that way they’re ready to go(y)

Last steelhead I landed was October on the Trinity in California. Stopped to visit my friend who lives on the river in a mobile home...

I use an old timey 5# window weight to anchor my pram. If it doesn't hold, it means that the wind is too much for me to cast in anyway.

I don't think you really don't need much on a calm day and soft bottom. If there is any wind then maybe a little more weight. 8-10...

3 piece bamboo rods fit nicely in the Alaska airlines overhead bin and my Sharpes 12-14' rods are three piece but I prefer 2 piece...

So do I need a 10 lb anchor to hold a 6' pram? Any chance I can get away with something lighter?