Bambooflyguy
Life of the Party
This cane was growing a week ago…..5.5 hours from stick to rod! 5’7” 4/5 wt, lawn cast 50’ easily, fishing it today.
Black bamboo “ugly stick”
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Bambooflyguy
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70 degrees….fish rising….C&R’d 41 all on the black bamboo! Mostly sight casting midge emergers. You guys gotta do one of these rodz….cast as well or better than a lot of my Hotrodz! This is the 6th real cane rodz I’ve made, by far my favorite. The looks at the launch is well worth the price of admission!!
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The beauty of it is not so much in it's appearance but in that as it dries it will change. If you only fish it once per month it will be like a different rod every time . Brilliant!
Bambooflyguy
Life of the Party
Once a month??? Another “thing” wanting to turn into “Ugly Stik II” hmmmmmmmm? Crappy weather for awhile.
Bambooflyguy
Life of the Party
A funky grip in the making……why be normal?
Cool idea !
I also like that it has built-in theft protection...(Bet you can leave it leaning against your vehicle all night...and it'll still be there in the morning...
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BigSplashTom
Steelhead
Steve let me cast the new stick the other day. Took a few casts to figure out the basic timing and was completely amazed at how well it casted.
It was much better sitting back and watching Steve make one beautiful cast after another with that crazy stick.
And of course he had to C & R more fish.
It was much better sitting back and watching Steve make one beautiful cast after another with that crazy stick.
And of course he had to C & R more fish.
RCF
Life of the Party
Unless someone needs a stick to toast some marshmallows...Cool idea !
I also like that it has built-in theft protection...(Bet you can leave it leaning against your vehicle all night...and it'll still be there in the morning...
Goes to show that a good caster can cast any rod, whereas a $1000 rod won't help a crappy caster.
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Bambooflyguy
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Ugly Stik II might even be a better casting stik than #1……I lawn cast it this morning, I guess for real results I’ll have to try several different lines….but I really don’t care that much, all I want is to cast as far as the fish are! Which for me isn’t much past 40’ in lakes. I wonder if I actually built a fairly straight one…..how far could Joan Wulff double haul it???
I used a dark wood wax on the “bamboo” grip.
I used a dark wood wax on the “bamboo” grip.
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Bambooflyguy
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On a real local lake today…I fished both Stiks….devirginized II with 43 on a wet line and 5 on the other with a “new” style indicator! Nothing big but fun! I fished from 2:00-7:00.
Fourbtgait
Steelhead
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It simply goes to show it it doesn’t take a $1-2,000 to catch fish
what I like about this is not just your ingenuity but skill.
It simply goes to show it it doesn’t take a $1-2,000 to catch fish
Bambooflyguy
Life of the Party
You wouldn’t believe how well these funky crooked stiks cast! I used a type III sink and can cast 40’-50’ easily! Even less effort with a 5wt Cortland Sylk dry line. The best thing about fishing these stiks are the looks I get at the boat launch! And you’re so right about not needing rods that cost $$$$ to catch the same trout….don’t get me wrong, I have some nice rods too but “why be normal???” They’re collecting dust now…..but I’ve only been fly tying/fishing for 58 years so far! It’s all good!
Bambooflyguy
Life of the Party
I switched lines today…..dry line/indicator on II and the type III on #1. 43 between the two from 12:00-6:30. Tom not so lucky……
Fourbtgait
Steelhead
Where do you get the bamboo for them?
