A split bamboo rod for less than the cost of a graphite?
One of those odd finds that you stumble on quite by accident, a handsome looking rod featured in an photo, and curiosity leads you to look up the maker.
Wild Creek Rods, of Australian origin and a small entrepreneur, but the rods are handsome and the costs are very reasonable. Only four models are available, but it’s still a neat find.
$489 US for any of the rods featured ($525AU), plus postage. Seven models of graphite are also available, for about $237 US.
In Europe, Michael Huelsenbeck (www.mbamboo.com) offer bamboo rods in the range starting with Eur 170 (US$ 265) going up to Eur 1000 (US$ 1560). No idea what the shipping rate would be. I personally own one of his rods and am very satisfied.
Thanks for the tip, JPJ – I’ll take a look at the site.