Backcast: All About Bamboo Fly Rods, with Shawn Brillon

<p>This episode was originally published on August 19th, 2022.</p> <p>Want to know how a bamboo fly rod is made? How long it takes to make one? How many different hands touch an Orvis bamboo fly rod before you (and your children and grandchildren) become its lucky owner. And finally, what's so great about bamboo fly rods? How are they different from fiberglass and graphite, and what will they do for you on the water? This week I interview Orvis bamboo fly rod craftsman Shawn Brillon [45:09], who loves to talk bamboo rods as much as he enjoys making and fishing them.</p> <p>In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions and tips from listeners, including:</p> <p>I could catch rising trout in one part of a pool, but when I moved 50 meters upstream I couldn't catch any. What was going on?</p> <p>How do I determine the correct size leader if I am going from a single size 16 fly to a hopper or multiple nymph rig?</p> <p>What are your thoughts on weed guards on flies?</p> <p>I caught...