My rods…
… are made of Tonkin bamboo, which has dried for some years in the attic of my house. The bamboo is split and planed by hand.
The rods are mostly made of two pieces that are connected by nickel-silver-sleeves. The sleeves I make myself on the lathe. If dipped a few times in polyurethane coating, the rods are permanently protected from moisture.
The cork for the handle is Portuguese- or Sicilian-grown.
Compared to other rodmakers, I have got my own way in choosing the wood for the self-made reel seat. Ugly bulges you find on old trees can have wonderful grains inside which look like the most expensive root wood.
You would be surprised what kind of treasures the regional flora holds in store for a rodmaker.
My rods are named after the rivers for which they where made. The “Bräurup” fishing ground in the Pinzgau is my latest holiday destination.
The places of action
Split rods do not belong inside a parlour´s show case. Only a split rod that has been fished with can give back the passion with which it was made.
Here are a couple of places with conditions that make a split rod “feel good”.
