Raffle Item: Custom Stream Bamboo Rod...

Beautiful unique hand-crafted hollow-built flamed Tonkin bamboo fly rod.  Stream friendly 6’6”, 3-weight, medium/fast action, two-piece, with tip-over-butt 100% bamboo ferrules.  The rod is equipped with black nickel guides and hardware, a down-locking gunmetal slide ring reel seat, burled maple spacer, and red silk wraps tipped with gold and black silk.  The rod comes with a spare tip, aluminum tube and cap, and 3 slot cloth sock. 

The unique thread and lacquer reinforced bamboo ferules make the rod feel and cast like a one-piece with no dead spots or wobble, while the lack of ferrule hardware and hollow construction result in a notably lighter rod than what you expect from a bamboo rod its size.  The medium/fast action feels modern and crisp, yet still retains the traditional bamboo feel.  

This rod was built specifically for NFC by Massachusetts NFC board member Ben Heinze. The rod is inscribed “Native Fish Coalition.” While not well-known in the world of bamboo rod makers, Ben’s work is outstanding and can easily compete with many better-known bamboo rod builders. If the rod was built by someone better known, it would easily command $2,000 or more.