Return trip to Capps Creek, it was one of those casts where you loop over the only twig hanging off the other side of the bank. It was a small twig so I jiggled the spinner on the top of the water and BOOM. Great rod made by "sixfootrod" Marty 4'9" XUL Boo, heck of a fight on this rod, the fish tried to bully me but the rod did what it was supposed to do. The Soare's drag was also put to test, I have a CF drag for it, might be time to swap out the felt washers! My wife was watching the whole thing and snapped some pics just in time before the ol girl had had enough!

Good job, that's tough place to fish.

Nice fish, nice rod. I think I'd be pretty nervous putting a bend like that in a bamboo rod, but I've never fished or owned a bamboo rod, they're probably tougher than I think. I'm curious, how does that rod compare weight-wise to a comparable fiberglass rod?

Tim

A dozen years ago, a nice redhorse sucker (Guadalupe redfish) on light cane - you can measure him dorsal to tail like a shark
The tip section is exactly doubled over.

It was a tough place to fish, and I wasn't even paying attention to the bend in the rod, and yes, I put some teeth marks in the finish, don't mind the aspersions, I simply cannot and will not put my rod over my shoulder for a picture. Thanks for all the comments, really appreciate them.

Thanks Tim, I'm going to look for that book, and the weight is probably lighter than a fiberglass rod, it is featherlight in the hand. I'll weigh it and post.

Agreed Tom, it's hard to find a short ultralight vintage one though.


Steve

Grey Ghost:

First off, nice fish & nice rod!!!

I own more than a few bamboo spinning rods, mostly Orvis. The lightest in my quiver and maybe the lightest they made is a 5' Superlight Spinning @ 1-7/8 oz followed by the 5'9" Ultralight Spinning @ 2-3/8 oz. and the 6'0" Superlight Spinning @ 2-3/4 oz. I don't know how that compares to your rod or glass ultralight spinning rods in general, but I have a feeling your rod @ 4'9" is lighter.

I have a couple of vintage Orvis 50A's I use on them.

FWIW - I have passed over more than a few bamboo spinning rods with deep sets. Spin fishing, especially the repeated use of lures like spinners against the current in the same direction on the rod will over time put a set in it.

Do what you wish with you own rod, but sets can be easily avoided by rotating the rod as you play a fish so isn't always bending straight down and rotating the rod as much as possible as you are retrieving a lure that puts a deep bend in it.

Doing that will go a LONG way to help keep the blank straight over time.

Enjoy your rod!!