Bamboo Fly Rod: South Fork by David Redington

From the Sierra Trading Post close out rack comes a rare offering in the form of a hand made bamboo fly rod.

South Fork by David Redington Ranger Bamboo Fly Rod - 2-Piece, 5wt 7'8" Retail $1,899 -Sale Price $1,199

CLOSEOUTS . Southfork 2-piece Ranger bamboo fly rod with Koa reel seat is handcrafted by David Redington in Stuart, FLA. Select oven tempered Tonkin cane blanks imported from Kwangtung Province, China undergo over 100 steps from harvest to finished rod with a strictly hands-on approach. Inspected and hand finished by David, then fitted with hand dressed nickel silver ferrules and Hopkin and Holloway guides. Signed by David Redington Fnished in fine quality thread and durable hand-rubbed varnish R.E.C. reel seats Portuguese cork grips hand formed by D.R. Aluminum and brass tube by R.E.C. of Stuart, FLA. Koa reel seat insert Red and silver trim 2-piece rod Line weight: 5wt Size: 7'8" (two sections of 46-??") Weight: 4.8 oz. Material: Bamboo cane rod, cork handle CLOSEOUTS . USA. Each 2-piece rod comes with an extra tip section. Available Colors: SEE PHOTO.

Bamboo: Edward Salad Hands

We are posting these items in homage to our friend Tom Chandler over at the Trout Underground. Tom regularly posts about all things bamboo so we naturally thought about him when we came across the TotallyBamboo.com website. Judging from the following quote on their site, they leave little doubt that the business is be owned by anglers.

We have been bitten by the "bamboo bug". We don't know why but it seems everyone involved in bamboo is so passionate about it - it must be contagious. Bamboo is such a beautiful and useful plant, not to mention an ecologically friendly material.

The items pictured above were designed to toss veggies but we can picture our angling brothers using a set of these "Edward Salad Hands" to cradle a giant wild brown trout. We can only imagine that using bamboo mits to handle your trout will propel your fishing karma to even higher levels than thought possible in your graphite past. Just be sure to wet them first.

Highbrow Odor Eaters

Keep the stink out of your wading boots with a pair of these Bamboo Charcoal Shoe Pads available via DealExtream.com.