Glenn brackett watercolor by bamboo watercolor by chad okrusch.
Glenn brackett bamboo rods.
Sweetgrass bamboo fly rods.
Sweetgrass 7 6 bamboo fly rod 8 sided 2100 this is a gorgeous rod from glenn brackett made in the unusual 8 strip pattern.
Glenn brackett runs strips of bamboo through his specially designed milling machine.
My partner glenn brackett and i cast every bamboo rod we made before it left the shop.
This in itself gave me an opportunity to cast several hundred bamboo rods in addition to casting many customers brought to the shop.
An enthusiast s guide to building bamboo fly rods.
Rated for a 4wt line.
To get glenn at the shop call 406 782 5552.
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.
The cane work fit and finish are all flawless.
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During this time the bamboo rod tapers were also refined.
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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.
Each strip must be planed to.
With 45 years of triumph and tears at the rod bench glenn brackett has been defined by his love of building 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.
Walter hinick the montana standard sweetgrass rods come in a variety of sizes and configurations.
Serial number is 2109.
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The task is exacting.