Bamboo fishing rods have a very long history but it's around the second half of the 19th century (1800s) that the actual modern bamboo rod has appeared.

Bamboo fly fishing rods are by far the vast majority of the rods which have being made out of bamboo, but one should not overlook the fact that spinning rods can also be made of bamboo as the Rolf Baginski's bamboo rods set in the picture here can show you.

I met German Rodmaker Rolf Baginski in Waischenfeld, Germany, in October 2007 along with other top split cane rodmakers such as Jeff Wagner, Tom Smitwick, Bill Harms, Bjarne Fries, Alberto Poratelli, Gabriele Gori during the German Rodmakers Gathering.

This is one aspect of this world which is particularly positive: it brings together amateur and professional rodmakers worldwide, people with such a passion, generosity and talent that is impossible to feel untouched.

If you want to know about the Waischenfeld gathering and more news about next gathering , this website can be of help.

Also if you want to buy or start building your own bamboo fly fishing rod ...stay with us!

Finally one cannot forget that this world of bamboo rods is very attractive to collectors as well.

All this bearing in mind that I am only "a dwarf on top of giants", that I am sharing what others have taught me (.... here you can see an illustrated guide on building bamboo fly rods...)

Ok, ready for the journey? What about learning a little bit about the different kind of bamboo fly fishing rods?

This is Simone with Italian bamboo rodmaker Alberto Poratelli. Simone is one of the actual end-users of the rods that Alberto makes.

Simone fished this grayling in the Ticino river, in Switzerland using that bamboo rod. Below are some beautiful IBRA Bamboo Fishing Rods exhibited at the Waischenfeld bamboo rodmakers gathering in October 2007.

In order to understand bamboo rods we cannot overlook the raw material itself: the bamboo culm and the power fibers which makes it. Below is a close view of a bamboo culm.

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