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Fishing Bamboo: An Angler´s Passion for the Traditional Fly Rod
John Gierach
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Description for Fishing Bamboo: An Angler´s Passion for the Traditional Fly Rod
Hardback. An introduction to bamboo fly rod fishing by a master of the sport, revised and updated. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Once an angler masters a graphite rod, his interests often move on to the original fly rod, pliant bamboo. Until the mid-twentieth century, nearly all fly rods were bamboo. By the 1970s, fiberglass and graphite changed the world of fly-fishing. But more and more anglers are seeing bamboo rods in retail outlets, and want to give them a try. With this book, John Gierach, one of the nation’s top fly-fishing writers, provides a philosophical guide to the angler who seeks this new “old” method. Gierach discusses how bamboo rods are built, how they differ from graphite rods, and how using ... Read more
Once an angler masters a graphite rod, his interests often move on to the original fly rod, pliant bamboo. Until the mid-twentieth century, nearly all fly rods were bamboo. By the 1970s, fiberglass and graphite changed the world of fly-fishing. But more and more anglers are seeing bamboo rods in retail outlets, and want to give them a try. With this book, John Gierach, one of the nation’s top fly-fishing writers, provides a philosophical guide to the angler who seeks this new “old” method. Gierach discusses how bamboo rods are built, how they differ from graphite rods, and how using ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781493007431
SKU
V9781493007431
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99-15
About John Gierach
John Gierach is the great sage of American fly fishing, an idiosyncratic philosopher whose commentaries onangling are explorations of the meaning of life. He is also one of the most widely-read angling writers inthe country, mainly through his monthly columns in Fly Rod & Reel. But his great books—Trout Bum,Standing in a River Waving a Stick, and Sex, Death and ... Read more
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