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Appendices 1. Basics A Brief History.............................................................. 285 Selection & Use of a Bamboo Rod Primary Considerations..................................... 287 Price Range......................................................... 288 Two Tips Some reasons to invest in two tips................... 289 Reasons not to buy two tips................................ 289 If two tips come with a bamboo rod................... 289 Care of Bamboo Rods Cleaning & Storage............................................ 289 Fishing................................................................. 290 Maintenance........................................................ 290 Common Sense.................................................. 291 Why are bamboo rods so expensive...................... 291 4, 5 or 6 Sides................................................................ 292 100 Easy Steps Shop preparation................................................. 293 Splitting the culm.................................................. 294 Tapering................................................................ 294 Gluing.................................................................... 294 Ferrules................................................................. 295 Grip & reel seat.................................................... 295 Wrapping guides................................................. 295 Rod dipping.......................................................... 296 Glue reel seat....................................................... 296 Quality control....................................................... 296
2. Events & Places The Metolius River Fly Fishing & Bamboo Rod Fair The First Fair 2002.......................................... 297 The Second Fair 2003.................................... 299 The Third Fair 2004......................................... 300 The Fourth Fair 2005....................................... 302 The Westmoreland Casting Pool............................. 304 Bureaucratic Wrangling...................................... 306 The Big Empty................................................... 309 Arts of Angling Bend................................................. 310
3. In Brief Kevin Callaway............................................................ 311 Mike Hoffman............................................................... 311 Gordon Johnson........................................................ 312 Mike Kennedy.............................................................. 313 Craig Lynch...................................................... 314 Forrest Maxwell........................................................... 314 Jeff Smith...................................................................... 315 Dennis Stone............................................................... 317 Bruck Manufacturing................................................. 318 Corbett Lake.................................................................. 319
4. Pre-WWII Bamboo Rodmakers........................................ 320 Oregon Angling Licenses 1915 1940....................... 322 5. Contact Information............................................................ 323 6. Oregon Map.......................................................................... 326
Bibliography ...... ..327
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