Glenn Brackett Bamboo Rods

This in itself gave me an opportunity to cast several hundred bamboo rods in addition to casting many customers brought to the shop.

Glenn brackett bamboo rods.

With 45 years of triumph and tears at the rod bench glenn brackett has been defined by his love of building bamboo fly rods. The cane work fit and finish are all flawless. We look at sweetgrass rods as our opportunity to contribute to the fine tradition of bamboo fly rod building as well as to share our beliefs in what can be accomplished if we all work together for a common good glenn brackett founder master craftsman. Send us this form or better yet call glenn brackett at the shop at 406 782 5552.

Sweetgrass 7 6 bamboo fly rod 8 sided 2100 this is a gorgeous rod from glenn brackett made in the unusual 8 strip pattern. Name first name. Rated for a 4wt line. To get glenn at the shop call 406 782 5552.

During this time the bamboo rod tapers were also refined. My partner glenn brackett and i cast every bamboo rod we made before it left the shop. Big sky journal featured a story on sweetgrass bamboo fly rods in 2014. Let s design your dream sweetgrass rod you don t have to know all the details just a general idea.

Glenn brackett runs strips of bamboo through his specially designed milling machine. Walter hinick the montana standard sweetgrass rods come in a variety of sizes and configurations. Each strip must be planed to. Free shipping on qualifying offers.

Sweetgrass bamboo fly rods. To carefully assemble 12 separate strips of bamboo into a hexagonal 2 1 2 ounce rod brackett figures his hands travel more than a quarter mile. An inspiration in the shop as well as throughout the local community glenn will often say that his most sacred duty is to preserve the legacy of fly fishing by teaching others the many lessons of building cane rods. Glenn fishing japanese pen and ink unknown video.

The task is exacting. Features a downlocking sliding band skeleton reel seat 6 grip floppy ring hook keeper agate stripping guide bright snake guides ns ferrules with. An enthusiast s guide to building bamboo fly rods. Serial number is 2109.