Rolf Baginski, the German master bamboo rodmaker and the "father" of many rodmakers here in Europe explains what make bamboo fly fishing rods unique.

Dear Friends of the art of fly-fishing,

Split cane fly rods have seen a resurgence of popularity during the last few years and are gaining more admirers all over the world. The reason for this development is quite clear and obvious to me.

Most products which surround us in our day life are industrial products. Most are mass produced by the thousand in an automatic mechanized production process.

What a contrast compared with a valuable hand-built Tonkin rod. Such rods combine natural material, history, tradition and last but not least a unique workmanship and highly qualified handicraft.

The exclusivity of my rods, characterized by the use of selected raw-materials and the finest manual workmanship, produces a superb appearance and outstanding finish to all my outfits.

Precious materials joined together by traditional construction methods to produce an harmonious entirety, the rod of your dreams. To this end my name will stand in the future.

Myself (centre, blue jacket) with Hoagy CArmichael (left), Andy Royer, and Rolf at he first European Gathering of bamboo rod makers held in Sansepolcro, Tuscany (Italy) in MAy 2008.

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From Rolf Baginski say on bamboo fly fishing rods to the homepage

Here you can see an illustrated guide on building bamboo fly rods