{"id":17,"date":"2016-01-12T23:58:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-09-26T22:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:13:01","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"BOOKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>In English, German, French, Italian and more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Updated 26-09-2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Search by pressing F3 or Ctrl+F on your PC.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Back to Top: Press the Arrow down Right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0A.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Sportsman. <strong>American Sportsman: vol. 2 &#8211; no. 2<\/strong>, Ridge Press &amp; ABC (1969) Contains chapter titled &#8221; The Ultimate Fly Rod&#8221; by Leonard M Wright, Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Annesley, Patrick (ed.).\u00a0<strong>Hardy&#8217;s\u00a0Book of Fishing<\/strong>, Heinemann; London, (1971 &amp; 1975), E.P.\u00a0Dutton; NY (1971, 1972, 1975) &#8211;\u00a0Articles\u00a0include: &#8216;Rods of Rent\u00a0Cane,&#8221; &#8220;The\u00a0Virtues\u00a0of split\u00a0Cane, &#8221; &#8220;Long or Short, &#8221; and &#8220;Rods for Light Line Fishing. &#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Arnold, Richard.\u00a0<strong>Making\u00a0and\u00a0repairing\u00a0Fishing Tackle,<\/strong> W.G.\u00a0Foyle\u00a0LTD., London (1956), (1962)\u00a0&#8211; 9 page\u00a0section\u00a0on\u00a0cane\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Atherton, John. <strong>The Fly and The Fish<\/strong>,\u00a0Macmillan (1951)\u00a0Freshet\u00a0Press (1971) &#8211;\u00a0Reprint\u00a0contains\u00a0intro by Maxine\u00a0Atherton\u00a0about\u00a0life\u00a0with her husband and\u00a0others\u00a0including\u00a0Pinkie\u00a0Gilliam.<\/li>\n<li>Austin, Edward R. <strong>The Manchester Method of Constructing Split Cane Fly Rods<\/strong> (1894), <a href=\"http:\/\/whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2020). *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>B.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Babb, James R.\u00a0<strong>Crosscurrents: A Fly Fishers Progress<\/strong>, Lyons Press (1999) &#8211; Contains\u00a0chapter\u00a0titled\u00a0&#8220;Blue\u00a0Collar\u00a0Cane&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-063-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-627\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-063-2-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-063-2-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-063-2-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-063-2-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-063-2.jpg 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Baginski, Rolf, <b>Gespliesste &#8211; Edle Ruten aus Bambus<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolf-baginski.de\/#xl_xr_page_index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolf Baginski<\/a> (2006) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fischundfang.de\/Service\/Aktuelle-Meldungen\/Buch-Tipp-Gespliesste-edle-Ruten-aus-Bambus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Baginski, Rolf, <b>Split-Cane Rods \u2013 Bamboo Treasures<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolf-baginski.de\/#xl_xr_page_index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolf Baginski<\/a> (2007) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.baginskibooks.com\/html\/about_the_book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About the Book<\/a>). *\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2259 \" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Page-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"82\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Page-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Page.jpg 596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 82px) 100vw, 82px\" \/><\/a>Bando, Yuki, <strong>Mostly Bamboo &#8211; Eighteen Bamboo, Fiberglass and Graphite Fly Rodmakers In Japan<\/strong>, Flybito Press (2020), Edition in English, Foreword by Glenn Brackett. &#8211; Bamboo Rodmakers: Kakuhiro Nonaka, Hideto Ishida, Tadanobu Shindo, Naoto Shibuya, Kojiro Murata, Ryuno Tsujibayashi, Hironobu Kitao, Jun Yokota, Katsumi Harada, Kiyoshi Uda &amp; Yuta Nidaira, Naoki Hashimoto, Satoko Uraguchi, Noriyuki<a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Back-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2257\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Back-Cover-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"104\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Back-Cover-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Back-Cover-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Back-Cover-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Back-Cover.jpg 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2258\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Cover-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Cover-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Cover-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Cover-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Front-Cover.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 103px) 100vw, 103px\" \/><\/a> Asama, Toshiyuki Maekawa, Hidenobu Kotake, and Masaki Takemoto. Mostly B&amp;W fotos, at last a &#8220;Showcase&#8221; with a doublepage with the work from each Rodmaker in color. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.springforelle.de\/en\/mostly-bamboo-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Springforelle, Mostly Bamboo<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Japan-Edition.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2260\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Japan-Edition-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Japan-Edition-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mostly-Bamboo-Japan-Edition.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Bando, Yuki, <strong>Mostly Bamboo &#8211; Eighteen Bamboo, Fiberglass and Graphite Fly Rodmakers In Japan<\/strong>, Flybito Press (2020), Japan Edition. *<\/li>\n<li>Barch, R.J. &amp; R\u00a0McKeon. <strong>The Best of The\u00a0Planing\u00a0Form<\/strong>, Alder Creek Publishing (1997) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldercreekangling.com\/books-on-split-cane-rods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Planing Form<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A\u00a0collection\u00a0of\u00a0articles,\u00a0drawings, essays and anecdotes by today&#8217;s bamboo\u00a0rodmakers\u00a0from\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0world. * \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BOTPF_Front_Small_a.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-233 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BOTPF_Front_Small_a-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"BOTPF_Front_Small_a\" width=\"80\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BOTPF_Front_Small_a-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BOTPF_Front_Small_a.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barch, R.J. &amp; R\u00a0McKeon. <strong>The Best of The\u00a0Planing\u00a0Form Volume 2<\/strong>, Alder Creek Publishing (2003) \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldercreekangling.com\/books-on-split-cane-rods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Planing Form<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A\u00a0collection\u00a0of\u00a0articles,\u00a0drawings, essays and anecdotes by today&#8217;s bamboo rodmakers from around the world. *<\/li>\n<li>Barch, R.J., Publisher,\u00a0<strong>The Planing Form, 25 Year Index. 1990-2014, Issues 1-150<\/strong>,\u00a0The Planing Form\u00a0(2017) (Sam Nielson) *<\/li>\n<li>Barnes, W. George. <strong>How to Make\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rods<\/strong>, New Win Publishing (1974) &#8211; Winchester Press (1977) &#8211; A guide to\u00a0building\u00a0rods\u00a0without\u00a0using\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of the specialized tools and\u00a0techniques\u00a0that\u00a0seem\u00a0to surround the\u00a0craft. *<\/li>\n<li>Barnes, W. George. <strong>How to Make\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rods<\/strong>, Alder Creek Publishing(2002) &#8211; A guide\u00a0to\u00a0building\u00a0rods\u00a0without\u00a0using\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of the specialized tools and techniques that\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0surround\u00a0the\u00a0craft. *<\/li>\n<li>Barnes, George W., <b>Fly Rods Galore<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldercreekangling.com\/books-on-split-cane-rods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alder Creek<\/a> (2002) \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Bates, Vernon L.<strong> Tackle\u00a0Making\u00a0for Anglers<\/strong>, Herbert\u00a0Jenkins\u00a0Ltd., London (1938) (1953) (1958) &#8211; 33 page\u00a0section\u00a0on\u00a0cane\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Baumann, R.\u00a0<strong>Versuche\u00a0\u00fcber\u00a0die\u00a0Elastizit\u00e4t\u00a0und\u00a0Festigkeit\u00a0von <a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-040-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-621\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-040-2-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-040-2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-040-2-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-040-2-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-040-2.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Bambus,\u00a0Akazien-,\u00a0Eschen- und Hickoryholz<\/strong>, Technischen\u00a0Hochschule\u00a0Stuttgart (1913) &#8211;\u00a0Mitteilung\u00a0aus der Materialpr\u00fcfungsanstalt\u00a0der Kgl. German. (pp\u00a041-52)<\/li>\n<li>Beelart, Jr., Joseph H., <b>Oregon Bamboo<\/b>, Maverick Publications (2006). &#8211; Including: Mark Luther Sturges, Hadley L. Webster, John Wilson, Harry D. Hobson, Francis B. Wire, Clifford B. Baird Sr., Clifford B. Baird Jr., Phillip Baird Sr., Ed Hartzell, Dean Jones, John DeNoma Sr., Gary Soeffker, Garry Lokamp, James H. Fenner, Stephen Kiley, Daryll L. Whitehead, Howard A. Schelske, Tim Stoltz, A.J. Thramer, Chris McDowell, Mike Brooks, Randy Brewer, Bruce Howell, E.F. Payne, Roger Fairfield, Robert Clarke, Steve Blake, Dwight Lyons, Jim Loucks, Ward Tonsfeldt, Al Bellinger, Chet Croco, Bill Bennet, Tyler Wick, Jeff Bellinger, Arne Mason, Kevin Callaway, Mike Hoffman, Gordon Johnson, Mike Kennedy, Craig Lynch, Forrest Maxwell, Jeff Smith, Dennis Stone. (<a href=\"http:\/\/fishinghistory.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/thursday-review-joseph-h-beelarts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Beelart, Jr., Joseph H.,<strong> Howells, The Bamboo Fly Rods &amp; Fly Fishing Legacy of Gary H. Howells<\/strong>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2013). *\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Howells_Trade_med.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-228 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Howells_Trade_med.jpg\" alt=\"Howells_Trade_med\" width=\"80\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bech, Henrik. <strong>S\u00e5dan v\u00e6lger og bygger man\u00a0Fiske-St\u00e6nger<\/strong>, Chr. Erichsens Forlag, K\u00f8benhavn (1964) &#8211; Danish (130\u00a0pp). *<\/li>\n<li>Bell, Donald A., <b>Bamboo Rod Making<\/b>, Making Split Bamboo Bait Casting Rods from Finished Blanks,\u00a01936, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2012). *<\/li>\n<li>Bergman, Ray. <strong>Just Fishing<\/strong>, Outdoor Life (1932-1946)\u00a0 &amp; Derrydale (1994)<\/li>\n<li>Betts, John, <strong>Making Strip-built Fly Rods from Various Woods on a Lathe<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amatobooks.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=AmatobooksCom&amp;Product_Code=9781571884114_MSBH&amp;Category_Code=bks_rods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Amato<\/a> (2007) \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-035-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-620\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-035-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-035-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-035-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-035-2.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Black, George, <b>Casting a Spell, The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American\u00a0Pursuit of Perfection<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/book\/14225\/casting-a-spell-by-george-black:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Random House<\/a> (2006) \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Blacker, William. <strong>The Art of Fly\u00a0Making<\/strong>, London (1855) &#8211; Contains a mention of gluing up strips\u00a0of\u00a0bamboo\u00a0for rods (pp. 82)<\/li>\n<li>Block, Erin, <b>The View from Coal Creek, Reflections on Fly Rods, Canyons and Bamboo<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitefish Press<\/a> (2013). *<\/li>\n<li>Bostr\u00f6m, Kenneth, <strong>Sp\u00f6bygnad p\u00e5 mitt s\u00e4tt<\/strong>, F\u00f6rlag Rackelhanen<a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/block_cover_big.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-235\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/block_cover_big-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/block_cover_big-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/block_cover_big-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/block_cover_big-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/block_cover_big.jpg 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 111px) 100vw, 111px\" \/><\/a>(1997) Swedish (180 pp). *<\/li>\n<li>Bostr\u00f6m, Kenneth.\u00a0<strong>Stangbygging<\/strong>, Montering av grafitstenger, Reparasion av stenger, Bygging av splittkeinstenger. Bokklubben Villmarksliv (1997) &#8211; Norwegian edition (180 pp).\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2314\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Front-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Front-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Front-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Front-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Front.jpg 865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2313\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Back-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Back-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Back-741x1024.jpg 741w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Back-768x1062.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/A-Fly-Rod-With-a-Soul-Back.jpg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Brandin, Per. <strong>A Fly Rod With a Soul. The Bamboo Fishing Rods and Life of E.C. Powell, Angler.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandin-splitcane.com\/ec-powell-book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Per Brandin<\/a> (2020) &#8211; *<\/li>\n<li>Brooks, Joe. <strong>Trout Fishing<\/strong>, Outdoor Life (1972) &#8211; The Chapter <em><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trout-Rods.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trout Rods<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(p. 53 &#8211; 60) with &#8220;Rodhistory&#8221; and mentioning Phillipi, Green, Murphy, Leonard, Orvis, Young, Hardy and more.<\/li>\n<li>Brotherton, Harry.\u00a0<strong>Making\u00a0Fishing-Rods as a Hobby: A practical Guide to the\u00a0Craft\u00a0of\u00a0RodMaking<\/strong>, Stanley Paul &amp; co. LTD., London, (1960) &#8211; (112\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Brough, Robert. <strong>Fly-Tying\u00a0&amp; Rod\u00a0Making<\/strong>, Scottish Angler Publications, Glasgow (1950) &#8211; 13\u00a0pages on\u00a0cane\u00a0rod\u00a0making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caiati. Carl.\u00a0<strong>Collecting\u00a0Fly Fishing:\u00a0Instant\u00a0Expert<\/strong>, pub. (1997) &#8211; Tips, what&#8217;s hot, market trends &amp;\u00a0value\u00a0guide.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51xiGpzVwoL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-239\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51xiGpzVwoL-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51xiGpzVwoL-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51xiGpzVwoL.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 79px) 100vw, 79px\" \/><\/a>Calabi, Silvio. <strong>The Collectors Guide to\u00a0Antique\u00a0Fishing Tackle<\/strong>, Wellfleet (1989 &amp; 1996) &#8211; Collector&#8217;s guide to antique fishing tackle and accessories, including rods, reels, lures and more. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Camp, Raymond R. <strong>Fishing the Surf<\/strong>, Little Brown and Co. (1941) &#8211; Includes chapter titled &#8220;Home Rod\u00a0Making&#8221; &amp; comments on double\u00a0built\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Camp, Samuel G. <strong>Fly Fishing Kits &amp;\u00a0Equipment<\/strong>,\u00a0Macmillan (1910) &amp; (1933) Chapters on choosing\u00a0and\u00a0using\u00a0a\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rod.<\/li>\n<li>Campbell, A.J. <strong>Classic and\u00a0Antique\u00a0Fly Fishing Tackle: A Guide for Collectors and Anglers<\/strong>, The Lyons Press (1997) &#8211; Includes bamboo rod history, design, construction, ID, and repair. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Carter, Art. <strong>The Sporting\u00a0Craftsmen\u00a0: Guide to\u00a0Contemporary\u00a0Makers of Custom-Built\u00a0Sporting\u00a0Equipment<\/strong>, Countrysport Press (1994 &amp; 1995) &#8211; Info on\u00a0contemporary\u00a0makers\u00a0of\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods. (pp\u00a01-34).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-009-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-615\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-009-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-009-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-009-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-009-2.jpg 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Cattanach, Wayne.\u00a0<strong>Handcrafting\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Rods<\/strong>, Cattanach (1992) &amp; The Lyons Press (Revised edition) (2000) &#8211; \u00a0A comprehensive guide to building bamboo fly rods. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-616\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2.jpg 1939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Carmichael, Hoagy B. &amp;\u00a0 Everett Garrison, <strong>Master&#8217;s\u00a0Guide To Building A Bamboo Fly Rod<\/strong>,\u00a0Martha&#8217;s\u00a0Glen [1977)\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Meadow\u00a0Run Press (1985), (1994) &#8211; The reprints have some revised text while the 1st edition\u00a0has higher quality photos. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksbycarmichael.com\/masters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H. B. Carmichael<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Carmichael, Hoagy B., <b>8<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anesha Publishing<\/a> (2010). (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksbycarmichael.com\/8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H. B. Carmichael<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Carmichael, Hoagy B., <strong>Side Casts<\/strong>, Skyhorse Publishing (2015) &#8211; Including the chapters: &#8220;Everett Edmund Garrison: (1893-1975)&#8221;, &#8220;The Book&#8221; &#8211; about the creation of\u00a0 A Masters Guide to Building A Bamboo Fly Rod, &#8220;Full Circle: The Story of Rod Builder Ed Fody&#8221;. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksbycarmichael.com\/sidecasts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H.B. Carmichael<\/a>) *<\/li>\n<li>Cholmondeley-Pennell, Henry (1837-1915), <strong>The Modern Practical Angler<\/strong>, Frederick Warne and Co, London, Schreiner, Welford and Co, New York (1870), &#8211; The Chapter &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/modernpracticala00chol\/page\/38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rods and Making<\/a>&#8221; pp. 39 &#8211; 52.<\/li>\n<li>Cholmondeley-Pennell, Henry (1837-1915), <strong>Fishing (Salmon and Trout)<\/strong>, Longmans, Green and Co., London (1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1901) &#8211; With the chapters &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/fishingf00cholrich\/page\/72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rods<\/a>&#8221; pp. 72 &#8211; 77 and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/fishingf00cholrich\/page\/186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Rod<\/a>&#8221; pp. 186 &#8211; 188. &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Cholmondeley-Pennell, Henry (1837-1915), <strong>Modern Improvements in FishingTackle<\/strong>, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle &amp; Rivington, London. (xxxx) &#8211; The Chapter &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/modernimprovemen00cholrich\/page\/66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fly Rods<\/a>&#8220;,\u00a0 pp. 66 &#8211; 75.<\/li>\n<li>Coursaget, Pierre. <strong>Les Cannes a\u00a0P\u00eache\u00a0de Collection<\/strong>, Argus de la\u00a0p\u00eache\u00a0N<sup>O<\/sup><sup>\u00a0<\/sup>3, Ed. PECARI,\u00a0Ciboure, France, (1997) &#8211; An identification guide to\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rods from around the world.<\/li>\n<li>Courtney, Williams A.\u00a0<strong>Angling\u00a0Diversions<\/strong>,\u00a0Jenkins (1946) &#8211;\u00a0Chapter on the origins of the cane\u00a0rod.<\/li>\n<li>Coykendall, Ralf, Jr.\u00a0<strong>Coykendall&#8217;s\u00a0Sporting\u00a0Collectibles\u00a0Price List<\/strong>, Lyons (1991) &#8211; Covers\u00a0current\u00a0selling\u00a0prices\u00a0to\u00a0many\u00a0items\u00a0including\u00a0split-cane\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Coykendall, Ralf, Jr.\u00a0<strong>Coykendall&#8217;s\u00a02nd Sporting\u00a0Collectibles\u00a0Price Guide<\/strong>, Lyons (1993) &#8211; Covers\u00a0current\u00a0selling\u00a0prices\u00a0to\u00a0many\u00a0items\u00a0including\u00a0split-cane\u00a0rods. This book is a\u00a0continuation\u00a0of the list in the 1st. book, with\u00a0no\u00a0overlap.<\/li>\n<li>Coykendall, Ralf, Jr.\u00a0<strong>Coykendall&#8217;s\u00a0Complete Guide To Sporting\u00a0Collectibles<\/strong>, pub. (1996) &#8211; Price guide &amp; listing of\u00a0sources\u00a0for sporting\u00a0collectibles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dawson, Kenneth.\u00a0<strong>Casts\u00a0From A Salmon Reel<\/strong>,\u00a0Jenkins, London (1948) &#8211; Contains chapter on\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;Refinements\u00a0in Rod Building&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>De\u00a0Lespinay,\u00a0Jasselin. <strong>La\u00a0Canne\u00a0A Mouche<\/strong>, Trait\u00e9 pratique de construction et d&#8217;habillage des cannes a mouche en bambou refendu. \u00c9ditions la Simarre, (1991) &#8211; French, (272 pp). (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboo-fly-rod-building.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-book<\/a> in English: <strong>My Fly Rod &#8211; How to build a bamboo fly rod, a practical guide<\/strong> (2010))<\/li>\n<li>Dougherty, J.C., <b>The Art of Restoring Split Cane Fly Rods<\/b>, J.C. Dougherty (2012) \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Duffield, Paul, <strong>Vintage Fishing Rod Restoration Guide<\/strong>, Paul Duffield, USA (2012), (34 pp). \u00a0*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>E.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eeles, H.H. <strong>Tackle\u00a0Making\u00a0for Fisherman<\/strong>,\u00a0Adlard\u00a0Coles LTD., (1954) &#8211; (Rods: pp\u00a09-22).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-022-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-617\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-022-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-022-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-022-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-022-2.jpg 1876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Engle, Ed. <strong>Splitting Cane &#8211; Conversations with Bamboo Rodmakers<\/strong> , Stackpole Books, (2002),\u00a0&#8211; Conversations\u00a0with 16 \u00a0bamboo\u00a0rodmakers (W.E. Carpenter, J.A. Bradford, Jim Hidy, H.L. Jennings, J.E. Aguello, J.D. Wagner, Charlie Jenkins, Glenn Brackett, Mike Clark, Ted Knott, George Maurer, Robert Gorman, Bernard Ramanauskas, F.D. Lyons, D.G. Schroeder and Carl-Johan Anderberg). \u00a0*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/B\u00f8ger-21.04.13.-018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-188\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/B\u00f8ger-21.04.13.-018-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00f8ger, 21.04.13. 018\" width=\"80\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>F.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Farelly, David. <strong>The Book of\u00a0Bamboo<\/strong>, Sierra Club Books (1984) &#8211; A\u00a0comprehensive\u00a0guide to\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0uses, and\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0history. *<\/li>\n<li>Feierabend, Louis B.,<strong>The Wise Rod Maker<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitefish Press<\/a> (2013). *<\/li>\n<li>Fisherman&#8217;s Digest 1958, Article:\u00a0<strong>PAUL YOUNG master rod builder<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0(Jack Van Coevering),\u00a0 Follett Publishing Company, Chicago, IL. *<\/li>\n<li>Fitch, Fitz James, <b>Amateur Rod Making<\/b>, 1884, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitefish Press<\/a> (2011). *<\/li>\n<li>Fitzgerald, F-Stop. (ed.). <strong>The Elements of Fly Fishing : A Comprehensive Guide to the\u00a0Equipment,\u00a0Techniques, and Resources of the Sport<\/strong>, Simon &amp; Schuster (1999) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a0chapter\u00a0on fly rods\u00a0written\u00a0by\u00a0rodmaker\u00a0Ralph Moon.<\/li>\n<li>Fitzgibbon, Edward.\u00a0<strong>Handbook\u00a0of\u00a0Angling<\/strong>, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. London (1847) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a0quote\u00a0from Mr. Little\u00a0referring\u00a0to the use of bamboo in rod\u00a0making.<\/li>\n<li>Foote, T. John. <strong>A\u00a0Wedding\u00a0Gift<\/strong>,\u00a0Appleton (1924).<\/li>\n<li>Foote, T. John. <strong>Anglers All<\/strong>,\u00a0Appleton (1947) &#8211;\u00a0Includes the story &#8220;A\u00a0Wedding\u00a0Gift&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Foote, T. John. <strong>A\u00a0Wedding\u00a0Gift: And\u00a0Other\u00a0Angling\u00a0Stories<\/strong>\u00a0, Lyons (1992).<\/li>\n<li>Foster, Wilfred Louis (a.k.a Wielder). <strong>The Exchange &amp; Mart Book of Rodmaking<\/strong>, Exchange and Mart (1922), <a href=\"http:\/\/whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2019) &#8211; *<\/li>\n<li>Foster, Wilfred Louis (a.k.a Wielder). <strong>Fishing Tackle\u00a0Making\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Repairing: Modem Improvements in\u00a0Angling\u00a0Gear, with\u00a0Instructions\u00a0on Tackle-Making\u00a0for the\u00a0Amateur<\/strong>, The &#8220;Bazaar\u00a0Exchange &amp; Mart&#8221; Office, London, n.d., ca. (1935) &#8211; Rods,\u00a0Ferrules\u00a0and Fittings, Rod-Making. (pp. 9-31).<\/li>\n<li>Francis, McK. Austin.\u00a0<strong>Catskill\u00a0Rivers:\u00a0Birthplace\u00a0of American Fly Fishing<\/strong>, Lyons (1996) &#8211; A\u00a0few\u00a0pages on the more\u00a0renown\u00a0Catskill\u00a0area\u00a0rodmakers.<\/li>\n<li>Francis, McK. Austin. <strong>Land Of Little Rivers<\/strong>,\u00a0Beaverkill\u00a0Press. (1999) &#8211; A story in Photos of Catskill Fly Fishing, Includes Chapter 10: &#8216;Rods&#8217; : Samuel Phillippe, H.L. Leonard, Edward F. Payne, Jim Payne, H.S. &#8220;Pinky&#8221; Gillum, E. Garrison, Hoagy .B. Carmichael and Walt Carpenter, and foto of 22 rods. *<\/li>\n<li>Francis, Francis. <strong>A Book On\u00a0Angling<\/strong>, Longmans, Green &amp; Co., London (1867) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a0an\u00a0early\u00a0reference to an\u00a0Aldred Bamboo Rod. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenbooks.com\/books\/A_Book_on_Angling_1000024639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2603\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-front-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-front-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-front-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-front-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-front-1136x1536.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-front.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2602\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-back-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-back-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-back-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-back-768x1038.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-back-1137x1536.jpg 1137w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/La-canna-in-bambu-per-la-pesca-a-mosca-costruiamola-insieme-back.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 79px) 100vw, 79px\" \/><\/a>Franzoglio, Nirvano and Marco Frera. <strong>La canna in bambu per la pesca a mosca: costruiamola insieme<\/strong>, Amico Libro (2007) &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Frazier, D. Perry, <strong>The\u00a0Angler&#8217;s\u00a0Workshop &#8211; Volume 1, Rodmaking for Beginners<\/strong>, Series Forest &amp;\u00a0Stream (1908) &#8211; Instructions on how to build your own bamboo rod. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/anglersworkshopv00fraz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Frazier, D. Perry. <strong>Fishing Tackle<\/strong>,\u00a0Outing\u00a0Publishing Co. (1914) &#8211; Chapters on care, cleaning, and\u00a0varnishing\u00a0of rods. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenbooks.com\/books\/Fishing_Tackle_v36_1000014686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Frazier, D. Perry.\u00a0<strong>Amateur\u00a0Rodmaking<\/strong>,\u00a0Macmillan (1914-1948) &#8211; Instructions on how to build\u00a0your\u00a0own\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rod. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/amateurrodmaking00fraz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Fulk, Tom,\u00a0<strong><span dir=\"ltr\">Fundamental Concepts of Bamboo Fly Rod Design<\/span>:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"subtitle\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><strong>A Graphic Design Approach<\/strong>, pp. 38. (2005).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>F\u00e4rnstr\u00f6m, Nils, <b>Flugsp\u00f6<\/b>, Raben &amp; Sj\u00f6gren (1975), 124 pp. &#8211; Including the chapters: &#8220;Det fantastiska flugsp\u00f6t&#8221; (pp. 9 &#8211; 26) and &#8220;Walton Powell bygger The Golden Signature&#8221;\u00a0 (pp. 27 &#8211; 35). Swedish. *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>G.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gabrielson, Ira. N. &amp;\u00a0LaMonte. <strong>The Fisherman&#8217;s Encyclopedia<\/strong>, Stackpole\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Heck (1950) &#8211; A\u00a0few\u00a0pages on rod building by\u00a0Letcher\u00a0Lambuth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/garner_fire_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-229\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/garner_fire_small-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/garner_fire_small-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/garner_fire_small-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/garner_fire_small-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/garner_fire_small.jpg 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a>Garner, Patrick C., <b>Playing With Fire, The Life and Fly Rods of E. W. Edwards<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2009). &#8211;\u00a0covers Edwards&#8217; early years with Hiram Leonard, details the legendary &#8220;Kosmic&#8221; years with Hiram Hawes, Fred Thomas, and Edward Payne, his short-lived partnership with Thomas, and covers for the first time in print his career as a photographer. His return to rodmaking which lead to his discovery of flame tempering of cane, his years at Winchester, and his final stop in Mt. Carmel all flesh out the story of Edwards and his fly rods. *<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3147\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Cover-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Cover-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Cover.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Back-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3146\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Back-Cover-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Back-Cover-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Patrick-Garner-The-Fly-Rod-Genius-of-E.W.-Edwards-Back-Cover.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/><\/a>Garner, Patrick C., <strong>The Fly Rod Genius of E.W. Edwards,<\/strong> Aegis Press (2024), 248 pages &#8211; highlights the extraordinary fly rods of this master builder. It dispels myths and reveals a life rich in adventure. Edwards&#8217; unexpected discoveries created the benchmark for today&#8217;s fly rod. A complete update of the earlier volume.<\/li>\n<li>Garrison, Everett &amp; Hoagy B. Carmichael. <strong>Master&#8217;s\u00a0Guide To Building A Bamboo Fly Rod<\/strong>,\u00a0Martha&#8217;s\u00a0Glen [1977)\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Meadow\u00a0Run Press (1985), (1994) &#8211; The reprints have some revised text while the 1st edition\u00a0has <a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-616\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-016-2.jpg 1939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>higher quality photos. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksbycarmichael.com\/masters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H. B. Carmichael<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Gierach, John. <strong>Trout Bum<\/strong>,\u00a0Pruett (1986), <a href=\"http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.com\/Trout-Bum\/John-Gierach\/9780671644130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon &amp; Shuster<\/a> &#8211; Chapter on bamboo rods: &#8216;Cane Rods&#8217;. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Gierach, John. <strong>Fly Fishing Small Streams<\/strong>, Stackpole (1989) &#8211; Includes comments about bamboo rods. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Gierach, John. <strong>Even\u00a0Brook\u00a0Trout\u00a0Get\u00a0The Blues<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.com\/Even-Brook-Trout-Get-The-Blues\/John-Gierach\/9780671779108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon &amp; Schuster<\/a> (1992) &#8211; Chapter on fishing bamboo rods: &#8216;Bamboo&#8217;. (\u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Gierach, John. <strong>Fishing\u00a0Bamboo; One Man&#8217;s Love Affair with Bamboo Fly<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-031-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-619\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-031-2-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-031-2-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-031-2-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-031-2-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-031-2.jpg 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Rods<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyonspress.com\/book\/9781493007431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lyons\u00a0Press<\/a> (1997), \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Gierach, John, <strong>Fool&#8217;s Paradise<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.com\/Fools-Paradise\/John-Gierach\/9780743291743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon &amp; Schuster<\/a> (2008) &#8211; includes the chapter &#8216;Rods&#8217; \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Gingrich, Arnold. <strong>The Joys of Trout<\/strong>, Crown, (1973) &#8211; Discusses technique, rodmakers (Paul Young), &amp; anglers\u00a0he&#8217;s\u00a0fished\u00a0with. *<\/li>\n<li>Gingrich, Arnold. <strong>The\u00a0Well-Tempered\u00a0Angler<\/strong>,\u00a0Knopf (1965 &amp; 1973) &#8211;\u00a0Stories\u00a0on\u00a0streams,\u00a0fish,\u00a0tackle and more.<\/li>\n<li>Girard, Jerry. <strong>Casting About<\/strong>. The Complete Castabout Columns on Fly Rods % Fly Fishing History, <a href=\"http:\/\/whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2022) &#8211; *<\/li>\n<li>Giuliani, Sante L. , and Friends, <b>The Cracker Barrel, Understanding and Fishing the Bamboo Fly Rod<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2010). *<\/li>\n<li>Gordon, Sid W. <strong>How To Fish From Top To Bottom<\/strong>, Stackpole\u00a0(1955) &#8211; A few\u00a0comments\u00a0on the\u00a0usage\u00a0of F. E. Thomas rods.<\/li>\n<li>Gould, Ray.\u00a0<strong>Constructing\u00a0Cane\u00a0Rods:\u00a0Secrets\u00a0of the\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rod<\/strong>, Frank\u00a0Amato (1999) &#8211; A comprehensive guide to\u00a0building\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods. Excerpts from chapter 4: &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part59.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Bamboo ? Cellular Composition, The Art<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part60.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Physical Properties, Characteristics<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part61.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tradition<\/a>&#8216;.\u00a0 \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Gould, Ray, <b>Cane Rods, Tips &amp; Tapers<\/b>, Frank Amato (2005). *<\/li>\n<li>Grammel, R. &amp;\u00a0Zoller, K.\u00a0<strong>Zur Mechanik des Peitschenknalles<\/strong>, Zeitschrift for Physik, Bd. 127, pp. 11-15 (1949) &#8211; German.<\/li>\n<li>Grau, Stefan. <strong>Selbstbau von Gespliessten Angelruten &#8211; Eine Anleitung f\u00fcr Beginner<\/strong>,\u00a0Self-Published (2002) &#8211; A\u00a0comprehensive\u00a0guide to\u00a0building\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods (119\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ein-Essay-uber-die-Geschichte-des-Fliegenfischens-in-der-Schweiz-vom-Mittelalter-bis-ca.-1970.-Front.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3320 \" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ein-Essay-uber-die-Geschichte-des-Fliegenfischens-in-der-Schweiz-vom-Mittelalter-bis-ca.-1970.-Front-244x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ein-Essay-uber-die-Geschichte-des-Fliegenfischens-in-der-Schweiz-vom-Mittelalter-bis-ca.-1970.-Front-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ein-Essay-uber-die-Geschichte-des-Fliegenfischens-in-der-Schweiz-vom-Mittelalter-bis-ca.-1970.-Front.png 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Grau, Stefan. <strong>Ein Essay \u00fcber die Geschichte des Fliegenfischens in der Schweiz vom Mittelalter bis ca. 1970.<\/strong> (Entwiklung der Angelger\u00e4te &amp; Zibeh\u00f6r, historische Reiseberichte aus der Schweiz). E-book, edelweiss-fishing.ch (2025).<\/li>\n<li>Grey of Fallodon, Viscount Edward, <strong>Fly Fishing<\/strong>, J.N. Dent &amp; Sons Ltd.\u00a0\u2013 Some pages about\u00a0Greenhart and\u00a0Splitcane\u00a0Rods. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenbooks.com\/books\/Fly_Fishing_1000004038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>H.<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41thxN7tsL._BO1204203200_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-242\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41thxN7tsL._BO1204203200_-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41thxN7tsL._BO1204203200_-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41thxN7tsL._BO1204203200_.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haager,\u00a0Eugeen\u00a0&amp; Lorenz, Hellmut.\u00a0<strong>Bastelbuch f\u00fcr Sportfischer<\/strong>, Albert M\u00fcller\u00a0Verlag, R\u00fcschlikon-Z\u00fcrich\/Stuttgart (1958) &#8211;\u00a0Rutenbau:\u00a0pp\u00a019-98.<\/li>\n<li>Halford, Frederick. <strong>Dry Fly Fishing<\/strong>, (1889) Shurlock (1973 reprint) &#8211;\u00a0Early\u00a0fishing\u00a0tackle\u00a0including\u00a0rods (pp 1 &#8211; 19). (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenbooks.com\/books\/Dry-Fly_Fishing_in_Theory_and_Practice_1000035322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Halford, Frederic M., <b>The Dry Fly Man\u2019s Handbook,<\/b>\u00a0xxx (1913) Derrydale Press (1994) \u2013 With the chapter\u00a0\u2018Rod and Tackle\u2019. *<\/li>\n<li>Hall, Andrew P. <strong>Building the\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rod<\/strong>, (1980) &#8211;\u00a0Rodmaker Dawn Holbrook&#8217;s class\u00a0instruction\u00a0booklet. (<a href=\"http:\/\/creditrivercanerods.webs.com\/BuildingBFR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Hallock, Charles, <strong>Sportsman&#8217;s Gazetteer and General Guide<\/strong>,\u00a0 Forest and Stream Publishing Company (1877) &#8211; The Chapter: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/sportsmansgazett00hall\/page\/572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Art of Fly Fishing<\/a> (Rods, Reels, Lines and Lures) pp. 572 &#8211; 587.<\/li>\n<li>Harbin, Clyde Sr. <strong>James\u00a0Heddon&#8217;s\u00a0Sons\u00a0Catalogues<\/strong>, pub. (1977 &amp;\u00a0reprint\u00a0199?) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a0catalogs\u00a0containing\u00a0rods from 1903\u00a0through\u00a01921.<\/li>\n<li>Hardy, James Leighton. <strong>The House The Hardy Brothers\u00a0Built<\/strong>, Ashburton, (1998) &#8211;\u00a0Behind\u00a0the\u00a0scenes of the\u00a0fishing\u00a0tackle\u00a0trade\u00a0including\u00a0origins\u00a0&amp;\u00a0development\u00a0over a period of 110\u00a0years. Covers\u00a0some\u00a0material\u00a0not found\u00a0in the Turner or\u00a0Drewett\u00a0books. (\u00a0Graham Turner, &#8216;Fishing Tackle: A Collectors Guide&#8217;,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>John Drewett: &#8216;<span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Hardy Brothers: The Masters, the Men and Their Reels, 1873-1939&#8242;<\/span><span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary a-text-normal\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hardy, John James. <strong>Salmon Fishing<\/strong>, Country Life, London (1907) &#8211; Includes chapter on rods. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenbooks.com\/books\/Salmon_Fishing_1000008662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hardy&#8217;s Book of Fishing<\/strong>, compiled by Patrick Annesley, Heinemann, London (1975), &#8211; with the chapter\u00a0&#8216;The Equipment&#8217; pp. 3 &#8211; 19, \u00a0A Famous Northumberland Manufactory (Newcastle Daily Journal, 1890), Your Rod for Fly Fishing by Charles Cotton, Rods of Rent Cane by William Blacker, Caprice and Costom by Thomas Tod Stoddart, The Virtues of Split Cane by Sir Edward Grey. Long or Short ? by H.T. Sheringham, Rods for Light Line Fishing (Hardy, 1952). *<\/li>\n<li>Harms, Bill and Tom Whittle, <b>Split and Glued by Vincent C. Marinaro<\/b>, Stony Creek Rods (2007). *<\/li>\n<li>Harris, William C. <strong>The Anglers Guide Book and\u00a0Tourists\u00a0Gazetteer<\/strong>, (1886).<\/li>\n<li>Hatton, Jefrey L., <b>Rod Crafting, A Full-Collor Pictoral &amp; Written History from 1843 \u2013 1960<\/b>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amatobooks.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=AmatobooksCom&amp;Product_Code=9781571883568_RDC&amp;Category_Code=bks_rods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Amato<\/a> (2005), (<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part133.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review<\/a>). *\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rod-Crafting_448.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-221\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-221 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rod-Crafting_448-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rod Crafting_448\" width=\"80\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rod-Crafting_448-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Rod-Crafting_448.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hawker,\u00a0Colonel\u00a0Peter.\u00a0<strong>Instructions\u00a0to Young Sportsmen<\/strong>, Longman,\u00a0Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. (18??) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0a\u00a0mention\u00a0of London tackle maker Clark making rods\u00a0containing\u00a0bamboo\u00a0as\u00a0early\u00a0as 1805.<\/li>\n<li>Hayter, Tony, <strong>F.M. Halford and the Dry-Fly Revolution<\/strong>, Robert Hale, London (2002), &#8211; In the chapter\u00a0&#8216;Chalk-stream Tackle and Technique&#8217; a few pages about rod lengths\u00a0(pp. 63 &#8211; 65)<\/li>\n<li>Hayter, Tony, <strong>G.E.M. Skues &#8211; The Man of the Nymph<\/strong>, Robert Hale, London (2013), &#8211; With the chapter\u00a0&#8216;The Light Rod Argument&#8217; (pp. 100 &#8211; 123).<\/li>\n<li>Henkin, Harmon. <strong>Fly Tackle; a Guide to the Tools of the Trade<\/strong>, Lippincott (1976) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0chapters\u00a0on\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rods\u00a0discussing\u00a0their\u00a0usage\u00a0and\u00a0history.<\/li>\n<li>Henkin, Harmon. <strong>The Complete\u00a0Fisherman&#8217;s\u00a0Catalog<\/strong>, Lippincott (1977) &#8211; Sections on buying new &amp; vintage bamboo rods.\u00a0 *<\/li>\n<li>Henshall, James A. <strong>Book of the Black Bass<\/strong>, Robert Clarke &amp; Co. (1881) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0an\u00a0early\u00a0study\u00a0of the\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rod in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Herd, Andrew, <strong>The Fly<\/strong>, The Medlar Press Ltd, Ellesmere (2001), &#8211; Some pages about the history of the fishing\/flyrod &#8216;The Late Nineteenth Century&#8217; \u00a0(pp. 216 &#8211; 233): &#8216; Salmon Rods&#8217;, &#8216;Trout Rods and the Upstream School&#8217;, &#8216;Split Cane&#8217; (Samuel Phillippe og Hiram L. Leonard) , \u00a0&#8216;The Twentieth Century&#8217; \u00a0(pp. 307 &#8211; 316): &#8216;Rods&#8217;, &#8216;The Ferrule Versus the Splice&#8217;, &#8216;Salmon Rods&#8217; .<\/li>\n<li>Herter, G.L. <strong>Professional Split\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Rod Building Manual and\u00a0Manufacturer&#8217;s\u00a0Guide<\/strong>, Herter (1949) &#8211; (152 pp). *<\/li>\n<li>Herter, G.L. <strong>Professional Glass and Split\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Rod Building Manual and\u00a0Manufacturer&#8217;s\u00a0Guide<\/strong>,\u00a0Herter (1949), (1953), (1958) &#8211; 183 pages.<\/li>\n<li>Herter, G.L. &amp; Herter, J.P.\u00a0<strong>Secret\u00a0Fresh\u00a0&amp; Salt Water Fishing Tricks of the\u00a0World&#8217;s\u00a0Fifty\u00a0Best Professional Fisherman: plus the professional\u00a0secrets\u00a0of\u00a0fishing\u00a0rods and\u00a0how\u00a0fishing\u00a0rods\u00a0are\u00a0made<\/strong>, Herter (1953-1965) &#8211; 106 pages on bamboo rod building. Appears to be same information that appears in his\u00a0two\u00a0previous\u00a0works\u00a0listed\u00a0above.<\/li>\n<li>Hewitt, Edward R. <strong>A Trout and Salmon Fisherman For\u00a0Seventy-five Years<\/strong>, Scribner&#8217;s (1948) &#8211; Includes\u00a0comments\u00a0on\u00a0usage\u00a0and types of\u00a0cane\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Hogan, Austin &amp; Paul\u00a0Schullery.\u00a0<strong>The\u00a0Orvis\u00a0Story<\/strong>, <strong>An Album Commemorating Our 125th Anniversary.<\/strong> Orvis\u00a0Co. (1980) &#8211; History\u00a0of Orvis including bamboo\u00a0rodmaking\u00a0and\u00a0rodmakers. (<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Orvis-Story-125th-Anniversary-from-the-1981-Catalogue.pdf\">\u00a0&#8211; from the 1981 Catalogue<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Holden, Dr. George Parker.\u00a0<strong>Streamcraft\u00a0&#8211; An\u00a0Angling\u00a0Method<\/strong>, Stewart &amp; Kidd (1919) Some pages about Bamboo Rods and Rodcare in the chapter,\u00a0&#8216;Selection,\u00a0care\u00a0and\u00a0rigging\u00a0of the\u00a0Rod&#8217; (pp 3 &#8211; 10). (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenbooks.com\/books\/Streamcraft_An_Angling_Manual_1000033905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Holden, Dr. George Parker. <strong>The Idyl of the Split\u00a0Bamboo<\/strong>, Stewart\u00a0Kidd (1920),<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-027-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-618\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-027-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-027-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-027-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-027-2.jpg 1908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Derrydale (1993),\u00a0reprint (1999)\u00a0&#8211; Detailed description of bamboo rod building.\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/idylofsplitbambo00holdiala#page\/n5\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>). \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Holden, Dr. George Parker.\u00a0<strong>Angling: Recollections and Practice<\/strong>, D.Appleton &amp; Co [1931) &#8211; Includes chapter titled &#8220;History\u00a0of the Split\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Rod&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Holland, Dan. <strong>The Trout Fisherman&#8217;s Bible<\/strong>, Doubleday &amp; Company (1949, 1962) &#8211; In the chapter, Fly Tackle: <a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Trout-Flyfishermans-Bible-The-Rod-and-Rod-Care.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rod and Rod Care<\/a>. &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Homel, Dan.\u00a0<strong>Antique\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Collectable\u00a0Fishing Rods: Identification &amp; Value Guide<\/strong>, Forest Park (1997) (2003) \u00a0&#8211; ID &amp; value guide. History of materials &amp; patents. Covers 1875-1950. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Homel, Dan. <strong>Old Fishing Tackle and\u00a0Collectibles<\/strong>, Forrest Park (1995) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0bamboo\u00a0and\u00a0antique\u00a0wood\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Horrocks-lbbotson. <strong>Horrocks-lbbotson<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (1997) &#8211; 1949 Catalog Reproduction.<\/li>\n<li>The Horton Manufacturing Co. <strong>Tricks and\u00a0Knacks\u00a0of Fishing<\/strong>, The Horton Mfg (1911) &#8211; Lists a\u00a0variety\u00a0of Bristol fly rods.<\/li>\n<li>Howell, Jack. <strong>The\u00a0Lovely\u00a0Reed -An\u00a0Enthusiasts\u00a0Guide To Building Bamboo <a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-003-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-614\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-003-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-003-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-003-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-003-2.jpg 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Fly Rods<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books\/about\/The_Lovely_Reed.html?id=SBwLAAAACAAJ&amp;hl=da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pruett<\/a> (1998), Jack Howell, Revised Edition (2009) &#8211; Comprehensive guide to\u00a0building\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods. (<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part47.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foreword by Glenn Bracket part 1<\/a>), (<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part48.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 2<\/a>), (<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part49.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 3<\/a>), (<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part27.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt<\/a>) *<\/li>\n<li>H\u00f8rg\u00e5rd, Asbj\u00f8n. <strong>Sportsfiske som hobby i 65 \u00e5r<\/strong>, pub. by H\u00f8rg\u00e5rd (1985) &#8211; H\u00f8rg\u00e5rd\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0Norwegian\u00a0company,\u00a0which\u00a0made split-cane\u00a0rods from the mid-30-ties\u00a0until\u00a01984,\u00a0closing\u00a0down\u00a0in 1992. (38\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IL 31.\u00a0<strong>Bambus\/Bamboo<\/strong>. Institut for leichte Fl\u00e4chentragwerke (IL) Universit\u00e4t Stuttgart (1985) &#8211;\u00a0German. (432\u00a0pp). (<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IL-31-Bambus-Bamboo-Introduction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IL 31, Bambus-Bamboo, Introduction<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>J.<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-060-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-626\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-060-2-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-060-2-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-060-2-768x966.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-060-2-814x1024.jpg 814w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-060-2.jpg 1591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jacobsen, Preben Torp. <strong>Stangbygning: Bygning af splitcane-fluest\u00e6nger<\/strong>. Flyleaves (1982) &#8211; Danish private printing (limited\u00a0to 1000\u00a0copies) (158 pages).\u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Jensen, Poul Buch.\u00a0<strong>Splitcanest\u00e6nger: Bygning af splitcanest\u00e6nger<\/strong>. Eget forlag (1974), (1976)\u00a0reprint (1997) &#8211; Danish ( 128 pages). *<\/li>\n<li>Joann\u00e9s, Robin.\u00a0<strong>Calcul\u00a0de\u00a0l&#8217;\u00e9quilibrage\u00a0des\u00a0cannes\u00a0\u00e0 mouche \u00e0\u00a0une\u00a0main\u00a0par le\u00a0moulinet<\/strong>. BOSC\u00a0Fr\u00e8res\u00a0M. &amp; L. RIOU, Lyon (1937) &#8211; Petit ou grand diam\u00e8tre? Poids lourd\u00a0ou\u00a0poids\u00a0l\u00e9ger?\u00a0French (67 pp).<\/li>\n<li>Joann\u00e9s, Robin. <strong>La\u00a0canne\u00a0\u00e0 mouche \u00e0\u00a0truite,\u00a0cette\u00a0inconnue<\/strong>. BOSC\u00a0Fr\u00e8res, Lyon (1940)\u00a0French (12\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Joann\u00e9s, Robin. <strong>La\u00a0canne\u00a0\u00e0 mouche \u00e0\u00a0truite,\u00a0objet\u00a0d&#8217;art: Ce qu&#8217;il faut connaitre de la\u00a0canne\u00a0\u00e0 mouche\u00a0pour\u00a0savoir\u00a0la\u00a0choisir\u00a0et\u00a0comment\u00a0on\u00a0peut, \u00e0\u00a0volont\u00e9, augmenter\u00a0sa\u00a0force, et son\u00a0action<\/strong>. BOSC\u00a0Fr\u00e8res, Lyon (1946) &#8211; Comprehensive French guide to\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rods &amp; rod actions.\u00a0(111\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Victor R. Johnson &amp; Victor R. Johnson, Jr., <strong>Fiberglass Fly Rods: The\u00a0Evolution of the Modern Fly Rod from Bamboo to Graphite<\/strong>, Centennial Publications (1996) 176 pp. &#8211; &#8216;<em>presents the first historical perspective of the people and companies involved in the dynamic Post-war transition of the American fishing rod from the days of bamboo rods into the modern era of synthetics: fiberglass and graphite&#8217;.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jones, Bernard E. <strong>Fishing Rods and Tackle\u00a0Making\u00a0and\u00a0Mending<\/strong>.\u00a0Cassell\u00a0and Company, Ltd.\u00a0London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, n.d (1923?) &#8211;\u00a0Cassel&#8217;s\u00a0&#8216;Work&#8221;\u00a0Handbooks. Rods: (pp\u00a01-62).<\/li>\n<li>Jordan, William H., <b>Jordan The Rodmaker, at Cross, South Bend and Orvis<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2010). *\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jordan_Cover_Big.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-227 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jordan_Cover_Big-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan_Cover_Big\" width=\"189\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jordan_Cover_Big-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jordan_Cover_Big-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jordan_Cover_Big-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jordan_Cover_Big.jpg 1961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>K.<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-002-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-613\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-002-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-002-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-002-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-002-2.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keane, M.J. <strong>Classic Rods and\u00a0Rodmakers<\/strong>, (1976, 1979 &amp; 1983) &#8211;\u00a0Primary\u00a0source for the better bamboo rod makers; does not include mass\u00a0produced\u00a0rods. *<\/li>\n<li>Keene, John Harrington. <strong>Fishing Tackle,\u00a0its\u00a0Materials and Manufacture<\/strong>, Ward, Lock and Co., London, New York. (1886) &#8211; (230\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Kelly, Mary\u00a0Kefover. <strong>U.S. Fishing Rod Patents and Other Tackle<\/strong>, Thomas B. Reel Co. (1990) &#8211; Reference book designed for identification of\u00a0antique\u00a0fishing\u00a0rods and rod\/reel\u00a0combinations.<\/li>\n<li>Kelson, George M. <strong>The Salmon Fly<\/strong>, Self-published, London (1895) &#8211; Includes the chapter &#8220;The Rod&#8221; , Greenheart for Rods, The &#8220;Kelson&#8221; Rod, Rod Material (pp 277 &#8211; 291) (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/salmonflyhowtod00kelsgoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Kelson, George. <strong>Tips<\/strong>,\u00a0Self-published (1901) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0comments\u00a0on casting for distance with\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Kerr, Thomas C., <strong>In Search of Samuel Phillipe Rods<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reellinespress.com\/reel-lines-blog\/in-search-of-samuel-phillippe-rods-cover-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reel Line Press<\/a> (2013).<\/li>\n<li>Kerr, Thomas C., <strong>Early American Rods and Rodmakers<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reellinespress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reel Line Press<\/a> (2013). *<\/li>\n<li>Kewley, Charles &amp; Howard\u00a0Farrar. <strong>Fishing Tackle for Collectors<\/strong>, Sotheby Parke Bernet. London &amp; NY (1987) &#8211; Info on\u00a0fishing\u00a0collectables\u00a0including\u00a0cane\u00a0rods and a chapter on Hardy.<\/li>\n<li>Kirk, Robert, <strong>A Fishy Tale<\/strong>,\u00a0Merlin Massara Publishing (2009), (105 pp) &#8211; British rodmaker and former Hardy Bros. employee (<a href=\"http:\/\/fishinghistory.blogspot.dk\/2009\/08\/review-of-robert-kirks-fishy-tale-2009.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Rewiew<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Kirkfield, Stuart, <strong>The Fine\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rod, A\u00a0Master&#8217;s\u00a0Secrets\u00a0of Restoration and\u00a0Repair<\/strong>,\u00a0Stackpole (1986) Cork &amp;\u00a0Cane\u00a0Press (1999) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41K8yhxizML._SX258_BO1204203200_.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-243\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-243 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41K8yhxizML._SX258_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"41K8yhxizML._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41K8yhxizML._SX258_BO1204203200_.jpg 260w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/41K8yhxizML._SX258_BO1204203200_-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a>Comprehensive guide to repairing &amp; restoring bamboo fly rods. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Knight, John\u00a0Alden. <strong>The\u00a0Modern\u00a0Angler<\/strong>,\u00a0Scribner&#8217;s\u00a0&amp; Sons (1936) &#8211;\u00a0Chapter on bamboo rods.<\/li>\n<li>Knight, John\u00a0Alden.\u00a0<strong>Modern\u00a0Fly Casting<\/strong>,\u00a0Putnam (1942) &#8211; Photos of a Garrison rod in action &amp;\u00a0notes on rod\u00a0selection.<\/li>\n<li>Knight, John\u00a0Alden. <strong>Field Book of\u00a0Fresh-Water Angling<\/strong>, Putnam (1944) &#8211;\u00a0Chapter\u00a0on\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rod\u00a0construction\u00a0and\u00a0use.<\/li>\n<li>Knight, John\u00a0Alden.\u00a0<strong>Fresh-Water Tackle<\/strong>, Ziff-Davis Publishing Co. (1949) &#8211; Rods:\u00a0pp\u00a09-45.<\/li>\n<li>Koller, Lawrence R.\u00a0<strong>Taking\u00a0Larger\u00a0Trout<\/strong>, Little, Brown &amp; Co. (1950) &#8211;\u00a0Comments\u00a0on\u00a0Uslan\u00a05\u00a0strip rods.<\/li>\n<li>Koller, Lawrence R.<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>, <strong>The Complete Book of Fishing Tackle<\/strong>, Bobs-Merrill Co. (1955) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0catalog\u00a0photos\u00a0&amp; info on\u00a0some\u00a0of the better mass produced cane rods. Lots of info on\u00a0fiberglass\u00a0rods and\u00a0popular\u00a0reels of the\u00a0day\u00a0as\u00a0well.<\/li>\n<li>Koller, Lawrence R,\u00a0<strong>Treasury\u00a0of\u00a0Angling<\/strong>,\u00a0Ridge\u00a0Press (1963).<\/li>\n<li>Krieder, C.M. <strong>The\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Rod and How to\u00a0Build\u00a0lt<\/strong>.\u00a0Macmillan (1951) &amp;\u00a0Centennial (1992) &#8211; Comprehensive guide to building bamboo fly rods. *<\/li>\n<li>Kuralt, Charles. <strong>Charles\u00a0Kuralt&#8217;s\u00a0America<\/strong>.\u00a0Anchor (1996) &#8211;\u00a0Few\u00a0pages on\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rods made by Winston.<\/li>\n<li>Kustich, Jerry, <strong>At the River&#8217;s Edge<\/strong>, West River Publishing (2001). &#8211; a.o. the chapter: &#8216;At the River&#8217;s Edge&#8217; about the life at The Winston Rod Company, Twin Bridges, the crew, the rodbuilding, the rods, and also later in the chapter: &#8216;McDuff&#8217;s Knutt&#8217;. *<\/li>\n<li>Kustich, Jerry, <b>A Wisp in the Wind, In Search of Bull Trout, Bamboo and Beyond<\/b>, West River Publishing (2005). *<\/li>\n<li>Kustich, Jerry, <strong>Around the Next Bend<\/strong>, Stackpole\/Headwater (2013), &#8211; Jerry Kustich tackles a range of subjects, from fly-fishing contests and world records to the difficult subject of the death of loved ones. But whether writing about epic catches of memorable fish, pristine wilderness rivers, or the Booboys&#8217; controversial departure from R. L. Winston Rod Company, for Kustich the story of loss is linked to the story of hope, and both are reflected in the water we fish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>L.<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-056-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-624\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-056-2-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-056-2-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-056-2-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-056-2-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-056-2.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lambuth,\u00a0Letcher. <strong>The Angler&#8217;s Workshop<\/strong>. Champoeg Press (1979) &#8211; Info on rod building including chapter on spiral rod construction. *<\/li>\n<li>Langer, Harald, <strong>Gespliesste Fliegenruten, Schein oder Wirklichkeit ?<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fishing-rods.at\/langer-und-langer\/Aktuelles.htm#Buch-Fliegenruten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sesam Verlag<\/a>, Gablitz, Austria (2002) &#8211; (64 pp). *<\/li>\n<li>Lapierre, Charles J.,\u00a0<strong>Care and\u00a0Repair\u00a0of Fishing Reels and Rods<\/strong>, Fredericton:\u00a0Craftsmen&#8217;s\u00a0Library #49 (1949) &#8211; How to repair rods.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Larson_Fly_Rod_Cover.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-226 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Larson_Fly_Rod_Cover-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Larson_Fly_Rod_Cover\" width=\"116\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Larson_Fly_Rod_Cover-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Larson_Fly_Rod_Cover-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Larson_Fly_Rod_Cover.jpg 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Larson, Todd E.A., <b>Forgotten Fly Rods Vol. 1<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2009). &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/fishinghistory.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/thursday-review-my-new-book-forgotten.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Larson, Todd E.A., editor, <b>The Magic of Bamboo, Essays on the Bamboo Fly Rod<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2012). *<\/li>\n<li>Larson, Todd E.A., <strong>Radical Rodmaking, Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods &amp; Their Makers<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2017) &#8211; Including: Mark Aroner, Tim Abbott, Wayne Maca, Jeff Hatton, A.J. Thramer, Rob Smith, Tycoon Rods, Bob Clay, Kurt Zumbrunn, Joe Arguello, Tom Smithwick and the chapter: &#8220;The Braided Bamboo Fly Rod&#8221; where Jeff Hatton tries out a 125 years old idea. *<\/li>\n<li>Lawson, George S. Jr.\u00a0<strong>Lawson&#8217;s\u00a0Price Guide to Old Fishing Rods &amp;\u00a0Misc. Tackle<\/strong>, pub.(1998) &#8211; Large ID &amp;\u00a0value\u00a0guide.<\/li>\n<li>Liese, Walter.\u00a0<strong>Bamboos\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Biology,\u00a0silvics, properties, utilisation<\/strong>, Schriftenreihe der GTZ; No.\u00a0180 (1985) &#8211; (132\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Liese, Walter &amp; K\u00f6hl, Michael. <strong>Bamboo &#8211; The Plant and its Uses<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/la\/book\/9783319141329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Springer<\/a> (2015). &#8211; Hb. pp. 356, 156 ill. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.springforelle.de\/en\/Bamboo-The-Plant-and-its-Uses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Springforelle<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2627\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-768x1118.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-1055x1536.jpg 1055w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-1407x2048.jpg 1407w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lindsoe-Collection-front-scaled.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Linds\u00f8. Roar,\u00a0<strong>The Linds\u00f8 Collection<\/strong>, pp. 642, Roar Linds\u00f8, Norway (2016), 3. edition. (1. and 2. edition in 2013).\u00a0 \u2013 With text and fotos in the chapter <em>Classic Bamboo Rods<\/em> ( pp. 463 \u2013 527) with rods from H. L. Leonard, Edward vom Hofe, Harold S. \u201cPinky\u201d Gillum, Edwards, Hardy, P. D. Malloch and Sharpe, and in the chapter <em>Classic Greeheart Rods<\/em> (pp. 530 \u2013 561) with rods from Alexander Grant, Playfair Grants Vibration, William Garden. m.m. *<\/li>\n<li>Lingren, Art, <strong>Peter McVey &#8211; The Bamboo Rod Building Blue Belt Conversationalist<\/strong>, xx pages, Privately publised (2018) &#8211; about rodmaker Peter McVey (1939 &#8211; 2019).<\/li>\n<li>Lingren, Art, <strong>Bob Clay &#8211; A Man with a Passion for Steelhead, Fly Fishing and Building Bamboo Fly Rods,<\/strong> 74 pages. Privately published (2020). &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Little, G.,\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/G-Little-Anglers-Complete-Guide-and-Companion-1881.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anglers Complete Guide and Companion<\/a><\/strong>, Published by the Author (London, 1881) &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Liu, Alan J. <strong>American Sporting\u00a0Collector&#8217;s\u00a0Handbook<\/strong>,\u00a0Stoeger\u00a0Publishing Company (1977) &amp;\u00a0revised (1982) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0article\u00a0titled\u00a0&#8220;Split-Cane\u00a0Rods&#8221; by Len\u00a0Codella\u00a0with Ernest\u00a0Schwiebert.<\/li>\n<li>Lyons, Nick.\u00a0<strong>Fisherman&#8217;s\u00a0Bounty<\/strong>, Crown (1970).<\/li>\n<li>Lyons, Nick. <strong>Fishing\u00a0Widows<\/strong>, (1974) &#8211; Includes the chapter &#8216;The Legacy&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Lyons, Nick.\u00a0<strong>Confessions\u00a0of a Fly Fishing\u00a0Addict<\/strong>, (1989) &#8211; Includes the chapter &#8216;In a Tackle Closet&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>M.<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-047-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-622\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-047-2-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-047-2-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-047-2-768x905.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-047-2-869x1024.jpg 869w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-047-2.jpg 1595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Major,\u00a0Harlan. <strong>Salt Water Fishing Tackle<\/strong>, Funk &amp; Wagnalls (1939 &amp; revised 1948) &#8211;\u00a0Includes photos of inside the South Bend rod factory. Chapters include: Man&#8217;s first fishing equipment, How to\u00a0make\u00a0rods, Development of\u00a0modern\u00a0fishing\u00a0tackle.<\/li>\n<li>Manchester\u00a0Angler&#8217;s\u00a0Association.\u00a0<strong>Angler&#8217;s\u00a0Evenings<\/strong>, Manchester Anglers Association. (1894) &#8211; Contains\u00a0chapter\u00a0on split\u00a0cane\u00a0rods by E.R. Austin.<\/li>\n<li>Mansfield, Kenneth. <strong>The Art of\u00a0Angling<\/strong>, The\u00a0Caxton\u00a0Publ.\u00a0Comp. Ltd., London (195?) Vol. 1,\u00a0Chapter\u00a02: Rod\u00a0Making\u00a0:\u00a0pp\u00a0169-177, by Richard Walker.<\/li>\n<li>Mansfield, Kenneth. <strong>Fly\u00a0Tying, Rod &amp; Tackle\u00a0Making<\/strong>, Barrie &amp;\u00a0Jenkins\u00a0LTD., London (1971) &amp; (1978) &#8211; Rods: How to Make Them:\u00a0pp\u00a077-133, by J.B. Walker. Includes some\u00a0fly &amp;\u00a0spinning\u00a0rod\u00a0tapers.<\/li>\n<li>Marden, Luis. <strong>The Angler\u2019s\u00a0Bamboo<\/strong>. Lyons (1997) &#8211; Cultivation &amp; processing in China. History of use from 1800\u2019s to Leonard. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Marinaro, Vincent. <strong>In the Ring of the Rise<\/strong>, Crown (1976) &#8211; Rod\u00a0builder\u00a0who\u00a0describes\u00a0his\u00a0theories\u00a0on rod action &amp; balance. (<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/ror1.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt 1<\/a>),\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/ror2.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt 2<\/a>),\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/ror3.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt 3<\/a>),\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/ror4.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt 4<\/a>),\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/ror5.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt 5<\/a>),\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/ror6.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt 6<\/a>),\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/ror7.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excerpt 7<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Marshall, ED. <strong>Rod Building for Rock and Surf<\/strong>, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, London (1948)\u00a0&amp; (1951) &#8211;\u00a0Australian\u00a0guide to\u00a0building\u00a0rods made of\u00a0wood\u00a0(72\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Marshall, Mel. <strong>Care &amp;\u00a0Repair\u00a0of Fishing Tackle<\/strong>, Winchester (1976) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0pages on\u00a0cane\u00a0rod\u00a0care\u00a0&amp;\u00a0repair.<\/li>\n<li>Marshall, Mel. <strong>How to Make\u00a0Your\u00a0Own\u00a0Fishing Rods<\/strong>,\u00a0Outdoor\u00a0Life (1978) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0just a\u00a0few\u00a0pages on\u00a0cane\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Martin, Darrel, <strong>The Fly-Fishers Craft \u2013 The Art and History<\/strong>, The Lyons Press (2006) \u2013 Incl. the chapter\u00a0\u2018The Loop Rod\u2019. (<a href=\"http:\/\/globalflyfisher.com\/review\/the-fly-fishers-craft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Mason, Jerry. <strong>The American Sportsman\u00a0Treasury<\/strong>,\u00a0Knopf (1971) &#8211;\u00a0Includes the article\u00a0&#8220;The Ultimate Fly Rod&#8221; by L.M. Wright Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Mather, Fred. <strong>Men I Have\u00a0Fished\u00a0With<\/strong>, Forrest &amp;\u00a0Stream (1897)\u00a0\u00a0Mather, Fred. My\u00a0Angling\u00a0Friends, Forrest &amp;\u00a0Stream (1901).<\/li>\n<li>Mayer, Alfred M. <strong>Sport With Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters<\/strong>, The Century Co.\u00a0N.Y. (1883) &#8211;\u00a0Mention\u00a0of an\u00a0early\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rod made by William Blackerin in 1852.<\/li>\n<li>Maurer, George E. &amp;\u00a0Elser, Bernard P. <strong>Fundamentals of Building A\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rod,<\/strong>\u00a0Countryman Press (1998) &#8211; Comprehensive guide to\u00a0building\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods. (<a href=\"http:\/\/globalflyfisher.com\/review\/fundamentals-of-building-a-bamboo-fly-rod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review<\/a>). *<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51P7hdWOvfL._SX387_BO1204203200_.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-241 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51P7hdWOvfL._SX387_BO1204203200_-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"51P7hdWOvfL._SX387_BO1,204,203,200_\" width=\"80\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51P7hdWOvfL._SX387_BO1204203200_-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/51P7hdWOvfL._SX387_BO1204203200_.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maxwell, Herbert. <strong>Salmon and Sea Trout<\/strong>, (1898) &#8211; Chapter\u00a0on tackle with discussion of bamboo\u00a0rods and\u00a0salmon\u00a0fishing\u00a0with double\u00a0built\u00a0steel\u00a0centered\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Mendoza, George, <strong>Secret Places of Trout Fishermen<\/strong>,\u00a0Macmillan Pub Co (1977) &#8211; Many references to cane.<\/li>\n<li>McClane, A J. (ed). <strong>The Wise\u00a0Fisherman&#8217;s\u00a0Encyclopedia<\/strong>, Wm H. Wise &amp; Co. (1951) &#8211; Contains\u00a0about\u00a060 pages on\u00a0Cane\u00a0Rod Building by Lou Feirabend. Also\u00a0Lou\u00a0Stoner\u00a0on\u00a0fishing\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>McClane, A.J. <strong>The Practical Fly Fisherman<\/strong>,\u00a0Prentice\u00a0Hall (1953 &amp; 1975) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a0chapter\u00a0on\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rods\u00a0including\u00a0a\u00a0discussion\u00a0of the\u00a0pros\u00a0and cons of 4 &amp; 5 strip rods.<\/li>\n<li>McClane, A.J. (ed).\u00a0<strong>McClane&#8217;s\u00a0Standard Fishing Encyclopedia and International Angling\u00a0Guide<\/strong>, Holt,\u00a0Rinehart\u00a0&amp; Winston (1965) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a015 pages on rod\u00a0building.<\/li>\n<li>McClane, A.J. (ed).\u00a0<strong>McClane&#8217;s\u00a0New Standard Fishing Encyclopedia and International\u00a0Angling\u00a0Guide<\/strong>, Holt,\u00a0Rinehart\u00a0&amp; Winston (1965) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a025 pages on rod\u00a0building.<\/li>\n<li>McClane, A.J. <strong>Fishing With\u00a0McClane<\/strong>,\u00a0Prentice-Hall (1975) &#8211; Includes chapters titled &#8216;The Fly\u00a0Rod\u00a0That\u00a0Does\u00a0the Impossible&#8217; &amp; &#8216;The Golden Age of Tackle\u00a0Making&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>McClane, A.J. <strong>The\u00a0Compleat\u00a0McClane<\/strong>, Truman\u00a0Talley (1988) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0chapter\u00a0titled &#8216;The Case for the\u00a0Flea\u00a0Rod&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>McClure, F.A. <strong>The\u00a0Bamboos<\/strong>, Harvard\u00a0University\u00a0Press, Cambridge, Mass. (1966) &amp; Oxford\u00a0University\u00a0Press, London.<\/li>\n<li>McNalley, Tom (ed).\u00a0<strong>Fisherman&#8217;s\u00a0Digest &#8211; First\u00a0Annual\u00a0Edition<\/strong>, John, Paul &amp; Co. (1958) &#8211;\u00a0Contains\u00a0article\u00a0titled\u00a0&#8220;Paul Young &#8211; Master Rod Builder&#8221; by Jack Van Coevering. Includes\u00a0many\u00a0photos.<\/li>\n<li>Melner, S &amp; H. Kessler. <strong>Great Fishing Tackle\u00a0Catalogs\u00a0of the Golden Age<\/strong>, Crown (1972)\u00a0Reprints\u00a0of pre-1930 tackle\u00a0catalogs,\u00a0some\u00a0which\u00a0include\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fishing\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Middleton, Harry. <strong>The Earth is Enough<\/strong>, Simon and Schuster (1989) &#8211; Including the Chapter &#8220;Karens Pool&#8221;. *<\/li>\n<li>Middleton, Harry. <strong>The Bright Country<\/strong>, Simon and Schuster (1993) &#8211; Including the Chapter &#8220;The Magic Hours&#8221;, with a passage (pp. 227 &#8211; 230) about George Maurer, his rodbuilding and the Starlight Creek Model. *<\/li>\n<li>Middleton, Harry. <strong>In That Sweet Country<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyhorsepublishing.com\/search?q=harry%20middleton%20%22harry%20middleton%22&amp;f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skyhorse Publishing<\/a> (2010) &#8211; Including the Chapter &#8220;Classic Cane&#8221; &#8211; (appeared in Fly Rod &amp; Reel in 1989). *<\/li>\n<li>Milward, Bob.\u00a0<strong>Bamboo:\u00a0Fact, Fiction and Flyrods<\/strong>,\u00a0Self-Published (2001) -A\u00a0comprehensive\u00a0guide to\u00a0building\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods.<\/li>\n<li>Milward, R.E., <b>Bamboo, Fact, Fiction and Flyrods \u2013 2<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobmilwardbamboo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Milward<\/a> (2010). *<\/li>\n<li>Moon, Ralph W., editor, <strong>Bamboo, a Collection of Essays by and for Bamboo Rodmakers<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Bob Nunley, Ralph W. Moon, Mark Wendt, Sean Moran, Chris Bogart, Adam Vigil, Tony Young and John Dufford. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelovelyreed.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bamboo-Essays-edited-by-Ralph-Moon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>) *<\/li>\n<li>Moon, Ralph W., <b>Bamboo Heresies<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2012). *<\/li>\n<li>Moss, G.\u00a0Lawton. <strong>How to\u00a0Build\u00a0Your\u00a0Own\u00a0Split\u00a0Cane\u00a0Fishing Rod<\/strong>, The Technical Press LTD., London (1947) &#8211; 32 pages of\u00a0instructions\u00a0for the amateur rod builder.<\/li>\n<li>Moss, G.\u00a0Lawton. <strong>How to\u00a0Build\u00a0Your\u00a0Own\u00a0Match Fishing Rod<\/strong>, The Technical Press LTD., London (1950) &#8211; (58\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Moss, G.\u00a0Lawton. <strong>How to\u00a0Build\u00a0and\u00a0Repair\u00a0Your\u00a0Own\u00a0Fishing Rod : a manual of\u00a0instruction\u00a0for the\u00a0enthusiastic\u00a0amateur<\/strong>, Part 1: Split Cane Rods, Part 2: Match and Dapping Rods, Part 3: Reparing Rods, (96\u00a0pp), The Technical Press, London (1969) \u00a0&#8211; contains revised and expanded editions of Col. Lawton Moss&#8217;s works &#8211; <em>How to Build Your Own Split Cane Fishing Rod<\/em> and <em>How to Build Your Own Match Fishing Rod<\/em>, Plus a new chapter on the repairing of rods of all kinds. *<\/li>\n<li>Montague\u00a0Rod &amp; Reel Co.\u00a0<strong>Montague\u00a0Rod &amp; Reel Co. Reproduction Catalog<\/strong>, Centennial (1992) &#8211; 1939\u00a0Catalog\u00a0Reproduction.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gone-Fishing-with-Cane-cover.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3138\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gone-Fishing-with-Cane-cover-226x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gone-Fishing-with-Cane-cover-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gone-Fishing-with-Cane-cover-771x1024.jpeg 771w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gone-Fishing-with-Cane-cover-768x1021.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gone-Fishing-with-Cane-cover.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 79px) 100vw, 79px\" \/><\/a>Murray, William. <strong>Gone Fishing with cane<\/strong>, Self published, (2024), (466 pages) &#8211; British bamboo and wood Fishing Rods. Why I collect them and a valuation guide to over 5000 rods. The book covers bamboo and wood fishing rods manufactured between 1850 to 1980. It lists over 250 manufacturers and give details and a valuation guide to over 5000 vintage fishing rods. *<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Frontcover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3380 \" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Frontcover-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Frontcover-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Frontcover.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Backcover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3381 \" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Backcover-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Backcover-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Going-fishing-with-cane.-The-Rod-Makers.-Backcover.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Murray, William. <strong>Gone Fishing with cane. The Rod Makers.<\/strong> Self published, (2025), (491 pages) &#8211; British bamboo and wood Fishing Rods. This book covers the fishing rod and tackle makers and manufacturers, companies and individuals who existed in the 19th and 20th centuries from around 1850 to 1980 with the odd exception thrown in if they were considered particularly relevant.<br \/>\nPrimarily covering bamboo and wood rods from the inception of split cane until the introduction of fibreglass as the preferred building material. It is intended as a reference guide, and gives a short (in some cases longer) history of each manufacturer or tackle maker and includes many of their advertisements from the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>N.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Netherton, Cliff.\u00a0<strong>History\u00a0of the Sport of Casting: People, Events,\u00a0Records, Tackle &amp;\u00a0Literature,\u00a0Early\u00a0Times<\/strong>, Am. Casting Education\u00a0Fndn. (1981) &#8211;\u00a0Articles\u00a0on\u00a0competitions, scores &amp;\u00a0records\u00a0from 1860-1955, photos of fishing tackle.<\/li>\n<li>Netherton, Cliff.\u00a0<strong>History\u00a0of the Sport of Casting: Golden Years 1907-1938<\/strong>, Am. Casting Education\u00a0Fndn. (1983) &#8211; Tackle ads, photos of writers, inventors, manufacturers and\u00a0fishing\u00a0tackle.<\/li>\n<li>Nilsson, Scott,\u00a0<strong>Crafting a Bamboo Fly Rod : A Practical Guide to Making Your First Bamboo Fly Rod<\/strong>,\u00a0182 pages, High Desert Fly Rods (2016) &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/nebula.wsimg.com\/51a774fbce93b1cf8a21e84627d94c48?AccessKeyId=792FCE17228D6E052DEF&amp;disposition=0&amp;alloworigin=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaser<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Norris,\u00a0Thaddeus. <strong>The American\u00a0Angler&#8217;s\u00a0Book<\/strong>, Porter &amp; Coates, Philadelphia (1864) Sampson\u00a0Low, Son &amp; Co., London (1865) &#8211;\u00a0E. H. Butler &amp; Co (1865) (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/cu31924003701376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/cu31924003701376\/v2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>) &#8211; the chapters\u00a0&#8216;Trout Rods&#8217; pp. 308 &#8211; 312, (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/cu31924003701376#page\/n337\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>), &#8216;Salmon Rods&#8217; pp. 345 &#8211; 347, (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/cu31924003701376#page\/n377\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>) &#8216;Rod Making&#8217; pp. 441 &#8211; 456, (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/cu31924003701376#page\/n477\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Nunley, Robert L. <strong>Extreme\u00a0Flyfishing<\/strong>,\u00a0Self\u00a0published (2002) &#8211; A\u00a0collection\u00a0of short\u00a0stories\u00a0by Rodmaker\u00a0Bob\u00a0Nunley.<\/li>\n<li>Nunley, Robert L., <strong>The Snake Rod and Other Stories from the Rodmaker&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/nunley_big.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-223\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-223 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/nunley_big-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"nunley_big\" width=\"129\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/nunley_big-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/nunley_big-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/nunley_big.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a>Bench<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitefish Press<\/a> (2010). *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>O.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olsson, Jennifer, <b>Cast Again, Tales of a Fly-Fishing Guide<\/b>, Lyons and Burford (1996), &#8211; Includes the chapter\u00a0\u2018Split Cane\u2019. *<\/li>\n<li>Olsson, Jennifer, <b>Fly Fishing the River of Second Chances \u2013 Life, Love and a River in Sweden<\/b>, St. Martin Press, (2003) \u2013 Includes the chapter\u00a0\u2018Cigar Smoke and Split Cane\u2019. *<\/li>\n<li>Osten, Earl,\u00a0<strong>Tournament\u00a0Fly &amp;\u00a0Bait-Casting<\/strong>, A.S.Barnes &amp; Co. (1946) &#8211; Has some rod tapers\u00a0for\u00a0each\u00a0event.<\/li>\n<li>Oppel, Frank, <strong>Fishing in North America; 1876-1910,<\/strong> Castle\u00a0Books (1986) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rod\u00a0article\u00a0from 1876\u00a0Scribner&#8217;s\u00a0Monthly\u00a0titled &#8216;Notes on Salmon Fishing&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Orvis\u00a0Co. <strong>Building An\u00a0Orvis\u00a0Rod &#8211;\u00a0Graphite,\u00a0Boron\/Graphite,\u00a0Bamboo, and\u00a0Fiberglass<\/strong>,\u00a0Orvis (197?) &#8211; Small\u00a0booklet\u00a0on\u00a0building\u00a0a rod from\u00a0Orvis\u00a0Fly &amp; Spin rod kits.\u00a0Includes\u00a0many\u00a0guide\u00a0spacings.<\/li>\n<li>Overfield, T. Donald, <strong>G.E.M. Skues: The Way of a Man with a Trout<\/strong>, Ernest Benn Limited, London (1977) &#8211; With the chapters &#8220;Mr. Leonard and Mr. Skues&#8221; (pp. 50 &#8211; 58), and &#8220;Skues&#8217; &#8220;World&#8217;s Best Rod&#8221; &#8211; an Appreciation&#8221; (with measurements, pp. 59 &#8211; 64).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>P.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Payne &amp; Co. E. F. <strong>Payne Rod Co.\u00a0Reproduction\u00a0Catalogs<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (1994) &#8211; 1931-1951-1975\u00a0Catalog\u00a0Reproductions.<\/li>\n<li>Payne &amp; Co. E. F. <strong>Payne Rod Co.\u00a0Corporate\u00a0Record\u00a0Book<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (199?) &#8211; 1930-1968\u00a0Corporate\u00a0Record\u00a0Book &amp;\u00a0History.\u00a0Does\u00a0not\u00a0contain\u00a0information on rods.<\/li>\n<li>Pequegnot, Jean-Paul. <strong>Cart de la\u00a0p\u00eache\u00a0a la mouche\u00a0s\u00e9che<\/strong>,\u00a0Flammarion, Paris (1981) L&#8217;\u00e8quipement: la\u00a0canne:\u00a0pp\u00a017-48.<\/li>\n<li>Phillips, Bill. <strong>The Trout\u00a0Stream\u00a0and Rod: An\u00a0Informal\u00a0Manual<\/strong>, William A. Phillips (1976) \u2013\u00a0Comments and formulas dealing with rod action.<\/li>\n<li>Phillips, Don. <strong>The Technology of Fly Rods<\/strong>, Frank\u00a0Amato (2000) &#8211; How fly rod technology has\u00a0evolved\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0earlist\u00a0of times including materials, manufacturing processes and design. (<a href=\"http:\/\/globalflyfisher.com\/books-reviews-rods\/the-technology-of-fly-rods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Review<\/a>). \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Piper-Fliegenfischen-uberall-front.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2588\" src=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Piper-Fliegenfischen-uberall-front-202x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Piper-Fliegenfischen-uberall-front-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Piper-Fliegenfischen-uberall-front-689x1024.jpeg 689w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Piper-Fliegenfischen-uberall-front-768x1142.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Piper-Fliegenfischen-uberall-front.jpeg 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>Piper <strong>Fliegenfischen \u00fcberall<\/strong>, Neumann Verlag (1955) &#8211; p. 50, seite \u00fcber die Pflege von Seidenschn\u00fcren.<\/li>\n<li>Powell, E.C. <strong>Essays on Fly Fishing<\/strong>. Powell Rod Co. (1989) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0articles\u00a0titled\u00a0: A\u00a0Discourse\u00a0on Trout\u00a0Angling\u00a0and Tackle, 1919. The\u00a0Mechanics\u00a0of Fly Casting and Subjects Closely\u00a0Related, 1937. Short Common\u00a0Sense\u00a0Treatise\u00a0on Fly Rod Construction, 1937.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quinn, Tom.\u00a0<strong>Collecting\u00a0Fishing Tackle; A\u00a0Beginner&#8217;s\u00a0Guide<\/strong>, Sportsman Press (1994).<\/li>\n<li>Quinn, Tom. <strong>Last of the Line<\/strong>, David &amp; Charles (1999) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0chapter\u00a0on a split\u00a0cane\u00a0fishing\u00a0rodmaker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>R.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raymond, Steve. <strong>Rivers of the Heart<\/strong>, Lyons Press, (1998) &#8211; Chapter on rodmaker Letcher Lambuth.<\/li>\n<li>Reinard, Ken. <strong>The\u00a0Colonial\u00a0Angler&#8217;s\u00a0Manual of\u00a0Flyfishing\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Flytying<\/strong>, Fox Chapel, (1995) &#8211; Few\u00a0pages &amp;\u00a0photos\u00a0on\u00a0some\u00a0of the oldest bamboo rods including a Samuel Phillippe Rod.<\/li>\n<li>Reynolds, Chase D. <strong>Old Masters of the West<\/strong>, Country Roads Pr. (1993) &#8211;\u00a0Chapter\u00a0on\u00a0rodmaker\u00a0Ralph Moon and\u00a0bamboo.<\/li>\n<li>Rickards, Barrie &amp;\u00a0Whitehead, Ken. <strong>Fishing Tackle:\u00a0Making, Maintenance and\u00a0Improvement<\/strong>, Adam and Charles Black, LTD., London (1981) &#8211; Rods:\u00a0pp\u00a03-52.<\/li>\n<li>Ritz, Charles C. <strong>A\u00a0Flyfishers\u00a0Life<\/strong>, (1956) &amp;\u00a0revised (1972)\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 including the chapters &#8220;The split cane fly rod&#8221; (pp 57-66),\u00a0&#8220;Fifty years of research and rod designing&#8221; (pp 67-73). (280 pp). &#8211; Excerpt: <em>&#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part28.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fly rods are like women<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part29.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to select a cane rod ..<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;When should you choose a rod?&#8217;, &#8216;My method of examining a cane rod&#8217;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part31.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to determine the quality of a cane rod&#8217;s action<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part32.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The uniformity of cane rod tips<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part33.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malformation, weakness<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part34.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How I began working with split bamboo<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part35.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The perfecting of prototypes &#8230;<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part36.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My methods of trial and perfection<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/flyanglersonline.com\/features\/bamboo\/part37.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What I demand of a good fly rod<\/a>&#8216;, &#8216;Rods made to measure&#8217;, &#8216;Comments on the ideal action P.P.P.&#8217;. &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Charles Ritz (1891 &#8211; 1976) was a Hotel owner and Pezon et Michel rod designer, who spent a lot of time analyzing the technical propensities of the bamboo rod.\u00a0\u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Ritz, Charles C. <strong>Erlebtes\u00a0Fliegenfischen<\/strong>, Albert M\u00fcller\u00a0Verlag, A.G.,\u00a0R\u00fcschlikon-Z\u00fcrich [1956] Die\u00a0Fliegenrute:\u00a0pp\u00a083-94.\u00a0Verlagsnummer\u00a0515\/56. German (230\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Ritz, Charles C. <strong>Pris sur le vif<\/strong>, Paris, Librairie des Champs-Elys\u00e9es,1953, Edition originale. Couverture illustr\u00e9e, 282 pages, 46 dessins dans le texte et 32 planches de photographies en noir et blanc.<\/li>\n<li>Robson, Kenneth (editor). <strong>The\u00a0Essential\u00a0GEM. Skues<\/strong>, Lyons [1998] &#8211;\u00a0Comments\u00a0on\u00a0usage\u00a0of Leonard rods.\u00a0\u2013 \u2018Rods and Lines\u2019 (pp. 113\u2013119), (\u2018The \u2018World\u2019s Best Rod\u201d, Eddie Mills, Priddis and my Leonards\u2019 , \u2018Leonard rods\u2019, \u2018Skues\u2019s Leonard rods\u2019, \u2018Qualities of a rod\u2019).<\/li>\n<li>Roederer, Scott. <strong>The Complete\u00a0Angler&#8217;s\u00a0Catalog<\/strong>, Johnson (1985)<\/li>\n<li>Roosevelt and Green.\u00a0<strong>Hatching\u00a0Fish and\u00a0Catching\u00a0Fish<\/strong>, pub. (1897) &#8211; Has some older rod\u00a0building\u00a0info.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>S.<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-057-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-057-2-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-057-2-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-057-2-768x1072.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-057-2-734x1024.jpg 734w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-057-2.jpg 1505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sawyer, Frank, <strong>Nymphs and the Trout<\/strong>, (1970).<\/li>\n<li>Schaaf, James (Jim) W. &amp; Gerald (Jerry) S. Stein, <strong>Dickerson. The Man and His Rods<\/strong>, Centennial (1991) &#8211; A historical account of rodmaker Lyle Dickerson. *<\/li>\n<li>Schrooten, Hein, S.\u00a0<strong>Splitcanerods\u00a0for Fly-Fishing<\/strong>,\u00a0Self-published (1997) &#8211; Comprehensive\u00a0manual to building bamboo rods. Limited editions\u00a0published\u00a0in English, Dutch, German, French &amp;\u00a0Norwegian. *<\/li>\n<li>Schullery, Paul and Austin, <strong>The Orvis Story, Commemorating The 125th Anniversary Of The Orvis Company<\/strong>, \u00a0The Orvis Company, Inc. (1980).<\/li>\n<li>Schullery, Paul,\u00a0<strong>American Fly Fishing -A\u00a0History<\/strong>, Lyons (1987) &#8211;\u00a0Historical\u00a0look at the American\u00a0roots\u00a0of fly fishing including\u00a0cane\u00a0rods.<\/li>\n<li>Schullery, Paul, <b>Royal Coachman \u2013 The Lore and Legends of Fly-Fishing<\/b>, Simon and Schuster (1999) \u2013 The chapter\u00a0\u2018Arts and Craft\u2019 with some pages about\u00a0\u201cClassic Bamboo Rods\u201d. *<\/li>\n<li>Schullery, Paul &amp; Hogan, Austin. <strong>The\u00a0Orvis\u00a0Story<\/strong>, <strong>An Album Commemorating Our 125th Anniversary.<\/strong> Orvis\u00a0Co. (1980) &#8211; History\u00a0of Orvis including bamboo\u00a0rodmaking\u00a0and\u00a0rodmakers. (<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Orvis-Story-125th-Anniversary-from-the-1981-Catalogue.pdf\">\u00a0&#8211; from the 1981 Catalogue<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Schullery, Paul, <strong>The Orvis Story &#8211; 150 Years of an American Sporting Tradition,\u00a0<\/strong>The Orvis Company, Inc. (2006), &#8211; With the chapters\u00a0&#8216;Wes Jordan and A Better Fly Rod&#8217; and\u00a0&#8216;The Chinese Connection&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Schwiebert, E.\u00a0<strong>Nymphs<\/strong>, Winchester Press (1973) &#8211; Some history and comments on cane rods for\u00a0nymph\u00a0fishing. Pp. 27-38, &#8216;Some Notes on Nymph-Fishing Tackle&#8217; &#8211; a.o. P&amp;M &#8216;Sawyer Nymph&#8217;, Paul Young &#8216;Parabolic Fifteen&#8217;, Everett Garrison, Orvis.*<\/li>\n<li>Schwiebert, E. <strong>Trout<\/strong>,\u00a0Dutton\u00a0(1978) &#8211;\u00a0Two\u00a0volume\u00a0set with\u00a0section\u00a0on\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods &amp;\u00a0their\u00a0makers. *<\/li>\n<li>Schwiebert, E. <strong>Trout Tackle &#8211;\u00a0Two<\/strong>,\u00a0Dutton (1984) &#8211;\u00a0History\u00a0of\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods &amp;\u00a0their\u00a0makers\u00a0taken\u00a0from Trout (listed\u00a0above). Over 150 rods\u00a0illustrated.<\/li>\n<li>Schwiebert, E. <strong>The\u00a0Compleat\u00a0Schwiebert<\/strong>, Truman\u00a0Talley\u00a0(Dutton) (1990) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0chapter\u00a0&#8220;The\u00a0Alchemy\u00a0of\u00a0Bamboo. &#8221;\u00a0Other\u00a0chapters\u00a0include\u00a0references to the\u00a0use\u00a0of\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rods &amp;\u00a0their\u00a0makers.<\/li>\n<li>Scott,\u00a0Genio\u00a0C. <strong>Fishing in American Waters<\/strong>, Harper (1869) (revised 1875) (reprint 1989 &amp; 1993) &#8211; Offers a complete rundown of early fishing tackle. (Magic in a good Fly-Rod, page 173: <a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Fly-Rods.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fly Rods<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Scott, Jock, <strong>Greased Line Fishing for Salmon<\/strong>, Compiled from the Fishing Papers of the late A.H.E. Wood, of Glassel,\u00a0Strangeways Press (1950), chapter\u00a02, &#8216;Tackle&#8217;, &#8211; A.H.E. Wood describes about balance and weight in\u00a0Hardy&#8217;s twohand-rods\u00a0compared with american, which lead to\u00a0Hardy&#8217;s &#8216;A.H.E. Wood Rods&#8217;. *<\/li>\n<li>Scott, Kathy,\u00a0<strong>Moose\u00a0in the Water I\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0on the\u00a0Bench: A Journal and a\u00a0Journey<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldercreekangling.com\/books-on-split-cane-rods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alder Creek Publishing<\/a> (2001). \u00a0*<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Moose_Small_a.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-224\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Moose_Small_a-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Moose_Small_a\" width=\"100\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Moose_Small_a-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Moose_Small_a.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scott, Kathy,\u00a0<strong>Headwaters\u00a0Fall As\u00a0Snow<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldercreekangling.com\/books-on-split-cane-rods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alder Creek Publishing<\/a>\u00a0 (2003). *<\/li>\n<li>Scott, Kathy, <b>Changing Planes<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldercreekangling.com\/books-on-split-cane-rods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alder Creek Publishing<\/a> (2008), (<a href=\"http:\/\/fishinghistory.blogspot.dk\/2008\/10\/thursday-review-changing-planes-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Rewiew<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Scott, Kathy, <strong>Brook Trout Forest<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aldercreekangling.com\/product\/brook-trout-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alder Creek Publishing<\/a> (2011) &#8211; &#8220;K.S. invites us into her daily life where we discover a love for bamboo fly rods, brook trout and wild places.&#8221; *<\/li>\n<li>Scott, Kathy, <strong>The Letters to Everett Garrison<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aldercreekangling.com\/product\/the-letters-to-everett-garrison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alder Creek Publishing<\/a> (2016) &#8211; *<\/li>\n<li>Shaw, Fred. G., F.G.S., <strong>The Complete Science Of Fly Fishing And Spinning<\/strong>, The Macmillian Company, New York (1915) &#8211; The Chapter: &#8216;The Action And Qualities Of A Perfect Trout Rod&#8217; pp. 214-225. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/completescienceo00shaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Sheringham, Hugh &amp; John C. More (edited by), <strong>The Book of the Fly Rod<\/strong>, Houghton Mifflin (1921), The Derrydale Press (1993) &#8211; Essays by 17 prominent authors who offer their knowledge of every aspect of fly fishing.<\/li>\n<li>Sherwood,\u00a0Patrica\u00a0Miller (ed.). <strong>An\u00a0Honest\u00a0Angler: The Best of\u00a0Sparse\u00a0Grey\u00a0Hackle<\/strong>, Lyons (1998) &#8211; Contains\u00a0chapters &#8216;Small Rods&#8217;, &#8216;Letter to\u00a0Hoagy\u00a0Carmichael\u00a0Jr.&#8217; &amp; &#8216;Father\u00a0of the Fly\u00a0Rod&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Sinclair, Michael &amp; Dick Spurr. <strong>Colorado Classic\u00a0Cane<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (1991) &#8211; A\u00a0history\u00a0of the Colorado\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rodmakers. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboorodbooks.com\/#!colorado-classic-cane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M. Sinclair<\/a>).\u00a0 *<\/li>\n<li>Sinclair, M. <strong>Fishing Rods by\u00a0Divine<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (1993) &#8211;\u00a0History\u00a0of Fred\u00a0Divine\u00a0and the\u00a0Divine\u00a0Rod co. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboorodbooks.com\/#!divine-rods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M. Sinclair<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Sinclair, Michael,\u00a0<strong>Bamboo\u00a0Rod Restoration\u00a0Handbook<\/strong>, Centennial (1994) &#8211; Michael\u2019s Bamboo Books (2006) Original Product Specs. for 95% of fly rods made in the U.S. \u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboorodbooks.com\/#!restoration-handbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M. Sinclair<\/a>). *<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/718eHHaeLIL._SY324_BO1204203200_.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-237\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-237 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/718eHHaeLIL._SY324_BO1204203200_-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"718eHHaeLIL._SY324_BO1,204,203,200_\" width=\"123\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/718eHHaeLIL._SY324_BO1204203200_-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/718eHHaeLIL._SY324_BO1204203200_.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sinclair, Michael,\u00a0<strong>Heddon. The Rod with the Fighting Heart<\/strong>, Centennial (1997) &#8211;\u00a0Historical account of all Heddon models. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboorodbooks.com\/#!heddon-rods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M. Sinclair<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Sinclair, Michael, <strong>Granger Rods, Goodwin Granger, The Rod Man From Denver<\/strong>, Michael Sinclair (2010) &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/fishinghistory.blogspot.dk\/2011\/03\/interview-with-michael-sinclair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rewiew<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboorodbooks.com\/#!goodwin-granger-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M. Sinclair<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Skues, G.E.M., <strong>Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream<\/strong>, xxx (1910), Easton Press (1996), &#8211;\u00a0the chapter\u00a0&#8216;Incidentally of the Light Rod on Chalk Streams&#8217;, &#8211; Some pages about\u00a0&#8216;The Light Rod&#8217;. *<\/li>\n<li>Smedley, Harold.\u00a0<strong>Who&#8217;s\u00a0Who\u00a0and\u00a0What&#8217;s\u00a0What\u00a0in Fly and\u00a0Bait\u00a0Casting in the U.S.; 1864-1941<\/strong>, pub. (1941).<\/li>\n<li>Smith, J. L. <strong>A Collector&#8217;s Identification and Value Guide: Antique Rods and Reels &#8211; Popular Rods and Reels of the 1930&#8217;s and 1940&#8217;s.<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0The Fishing Co., Columbus, Ohio (1986) pp. 56. &#8211;\u00a0 Illustrated with black &amp; white catalog images.<\/li>\n<li>Smith, Larry. M. <strong>Great Tackle\u00a0Advertisements: 1874-1955<\/strong>, pub. (199?) &#8211; 100&#8217;s of\u00a0magazine\u00a0ads\u00a0&amp;\u00a0catalogs\u00a0from\u00a0obscure\u00a0to\u00a0well\u00a0know tackle\u00a0manufacturers.<\/li>\n<li>Smith, O.W. <strong>Casting Tackle &amp; Methods<\/strong>, Stewart (1920) &#8211; Covers\u00a0older\u00a0tackle.<\/li>\n<li>Smith, Red. <strong>Red Smith On Fishing<\/strong>, Doubleday (1963) &#8211; Contains a few pages regarding a visit\u00a0to the Payne rod shop.<\/li>\n<li>Smith, Robert D., <strong>Robert W. Crompton: Father of the Five Strip Bamboo Fly Rod<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n<li>Soos, Frank.\u00a0<strong>Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rod Suite :\u00a0Reflections\u00a0on Fishing and the Geography of Grace<\/strong>,\u00a0Univ. of Georgia Press (1999) &#8211; Fictional story based around an old\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rod. *<\/li>\n<li>Southard, Charles Zibeon, <strong>Trout Fly-Fishing in America<\/strong>, E. P. Dutton &amp; Company, New York (1914) &#8211; Chapters: pp. 75-89, &#8216;The Fly-Rod And Its Function&#8217;, pp. 99-103 &#8216;The Rod&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/troutflyfishingi00sout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Sparse Grey Hackle (aka Alfred W. Miller), <strong>Fishless Days, Angling Nights<\/strong>, Crown Publishers (1971), &#8211; In the chapter &#8216;The Magic Carpet&#8217; &#8211; a few pages about Tonkin v. Calcutta cane, &#8211; &#8216;African Steel Vine&#8217;. *<\/li>\n<li>John A. Spear,\u00a0 <strong>Sewell N. Dunton and the Montague City Rod &amp; Reel Company<\/strong>,\u00a0 The Whitefish Press (2019) &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>Spurr, D. <strong>The Classic\u00a0Chronicle&#8217;s\u00a0Value Guide For\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Fly Rods<\/strong>, Centennial (1999) &#8211; A\u00a0special\u00a0edition of the Classic\u00a0Chronicle\u00a0catalog\u00a0with a listing of\u00a0current\u00a0bamboo\u00a0fly rod\u00a0values.<\/li>\n<li>Spurr, D. <strong>Classic\u00a0Bamboo\u00a0Rodmakers:\u00a0Past\u00a0&amp; Present<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (1992) &#8211; Brief\u00a0biographical\u00a0info and\u00a0photos\u00a0of 45\u00a0classic\u00a0American\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rodmakers. Supplements\u00a0Keane&#8217;s\u00a0book. *<\/li>\n<li>Spurr\u00a0&amp; G. Jordon.\u00a0<strong>Wes\u00a0Jordon: Profile of a\u00a0Rodmaker<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (1992) &#8211;\u00a0Insight\u00a0on\u00a0Wes\u00a0Jordon and\u00a0other\u00a0rodmakers.<\/li>\n<li>Spurr, Dick &amp; Michael Sinclair. <strong>Colorado Classic\u00a0Cane<\/strong>,\u00a0Centennial (1991) &#8211; A\u00a0history\u00a0of the Colorado\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rodmakers. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboorodbooks.com\/#!colorado-classic-cane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M. Sinclair<\/a>).\u00a0 *<\/li>\n<li>Stein, Gerald (Jerry) S. &amp; James (Jim) W. Schaaf. <strong>Dickerson. The Man and His Rods<\/strong>, Centennial (1991) &#8211; A historical account of rodmaker Lyle Dickerson. *<\/li>\n<li>Stewart &amp; Girard. <strong>F. E. Thomas, The Man and his Rods<\/strong>, The Two Curmudgeon Press (2015) &#8211; (488 pp.). (<a href=\"http:\/\/classicflyrodforum.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=89&amp;t=90172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book Rewiew<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Stone, Peter. <strong>Rod\u00a0Making<\/strong>,\u00a0Arco\u00a0Publications, London (1961) &#8211; (150\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Stoner, Lew, <b>The Lew Stoner Winston Letters<\/b>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitefish Press<\/a> (2012). *<\/li>\n<li>Stoner, Lew, <strong>The Lew Stoner &#8211; Ted Trueblood Letters<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitefish Press<\/a> (2014). *<\/li>\n<li>Stoner, Lew, <strong>The Rodmaking Writings of Lew Stoner<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whitefish Press<\/a> (2015). *<\/li>\n<li>Strang, G. N., <b>The diary of a rod, An account of making a split bamboo fly rod<\/b>, G. N. Strang (2007). *<\/li>\n<li>Sturgis, W.B. &amp; Eric Taverner. <strong>New Lines for\u00a0Flyfishers<\/strong>, Derrydale (1936) &amp;\u00a0Seeley, Service &amp; Co., London (1946) &#8211; Describes deflection board techniques to flex rods, matched rods to\u00a0weight\u00a0of line in grains and approximated the numbering system used today. Also\u00a0contains\u00a0a\u00a0chart\u00a0on Hardy rods.<\/li>\n<li>Suder,\u00a0Poul. <strong>Fra\u00a0Gr\u00e6sstraa\u00a0til Fiskestang: Split-Cane\u00a0Stangens Konstruktion og Problemer<\/strong>, Gjellerup, K\u00f8benhavn (1955), Danish. (179 pp). &#8211; about 5-sided rods. *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>T.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tapply, H.G. <strong>Tackle\u00a0Tinkering<\/strong>, Barnes (1946) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0tips on\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rods and\u00a0their\u00a0care.<\/li>\n<li>Taunton\u00a0Press. <strong>Fine\u00a0Woodworking\u00a0on Woodshop Specialties<\/strong>,\u00a0Taunton\u00a0Press (1987)\u00a0Published\u00a0by Fine\u00a0Woodworking\u00a0Magazine. &#8211; Contains\u00a06 page reprint from magazine on\u00a0bamboo\u00a0rod\u00a0building\u00a0by L.A.\u00a0Beitz.<\/li>\n<li>Taylor, Stillman, <strong>The Home Rodmaker: Building Saltwater, Bait Casting, and Fly Rods from Wood &amp; Bamboo<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2018) &#8211; Edited and with an Introduction by Dr. Tod E.A. Larson. *<\/li>\n<li>Traver, Robert. (a.k.a.\u00a0Voelker, John D.) <strong>Trout Madness<\/strong>,\u00a0Northmont Publishing Co. (1992) &#8211; short passage in the chapter: &#8216;Spots Before the Eyes&#8217;, p.139: &#8211; <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ll take split bamboo. To my mind there is no fairy wand in creation more graceful and beautiful than a good bamboo fly rod. They look so good; they feel so good. Like fingerprints, no two bamboo rods are alike; each is an individual possessed of its own unique character and one that a fisherman can really get to know.&#8221;<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Traver, Robert. (a.k.a.\u00a0Voelker, John D.) <strong>Trout Magic<\/strong>, Crown (1974), Altwerger and Mandel Publishing Company (1992) &#8211; Chapter on rodmaker Morris Kushner. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Turner, Graham. <strong>Fishing Tackle: A Collectors Guide<\/strong>, Ward Loch (1989 &amp; 1995), Calm Productions (2009) &#8211; A collectors guide to British &amp; American fishing tackle, mostly about reels and some on accessories and artificial bait. Some pages with lists on Hardy rods. *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>V.<a href=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-053-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-623\" src=\"http:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-053-2-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-053-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-053-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-053-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2008-02-27-053-2.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vare, Alan &amp;\u00a0Whitehead, Ken., Alf. <strong>Rod Building<\/strong>, Rod and Gun Publishing LTD, London, (1975)\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Useful\u00a0info on sheet cork &amp; cord grips,\u00a0mounting\u00a0ferrules.<\/li>\n<li>Voelker, John D., (aka, Robert Traver),\u00a0<b>Trout Madness, <\/b>Northmont Publishing Co. (1992) &#8211; Short passage in the chapter: &#8216;Spots Before the Eyes&#8217;, p.139: &#8211; <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ll take split bamboo. To my mind there is no fairy wand in creation more graceful and beautiful than a good bamboo fly rod. They look so good; they feel so good. Like fingerprints, no two bamboo rods are alike; each is an individual possessed of its own unique character and one that a fisherman can really get to know.&#8221;<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0*<\/li>\n<li>Voelker, John D., (aka, Robert Traver), <b>Trout Magic<\/b>, Crown (1974), Altwerger and Mandel Publishing Company (1992) &#8211; With the chapter \u201cMorris the Rodmaker\u201d about Morris Kushner. \u00a0*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>W.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walker, Alf. <strong>The Art and\u00a0Craftsmanship\u00a0of Fly Fishing<\/strong>, Personal Library, Toronto (1980) &#8211; Page 62 &#8211; 111, Chapter on rods including history, design and action. (272 pp). *<\/li>\n<li>Walker, J.B. <strong>Rods and How To Make Them<\/strong>, Herbert\u00a0Jenkins\u00a0LTD., London (1959) &#8211; 65 page\u00a0book on rod\u00a0building.\u00a0Some\u00a0tapers\u00a0(on 12&#8243; intervals), covers all sorts of rods.<\/li>\n<li>Walker, J.B. <strong>Concise Notes on Rod\u00a0Making\u00a0for the Practical Angler<\/strong>,\u00a0Hythe, Kent, n.d., ca. (1960) &#8211; Information on\u00a0building\u00a0rods from Walker&#8217;s kits, including split cane. (32\u00a0pp).<\/li>\n<li>Walker, Richard. <strong>Rod Building for\u00a0Amateurs<\/strong>,\u00a0Belfield\u00a0and\u00a0Bushell, LTD.,\u00a0Folkstone, Kent (1952) &#8211; (95\u00a0pp). (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hexrod.net\/Documentation\/RodBuild2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Walton, Isaac. <strong>The\u00a0Compleat\u00a0Angler<\/strong>, London (1856) &#8211; This 1856 edition contains a mention by\u00a0the\u00a0publisher\u00a0of Henry C. Bohn\u00a0making\u00a0rods with\u00a0bamboo. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/compleatangler00walt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive.org<\/a>)(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forgottenbooks.com\/books\/The_Complete_Angler_1000009926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Wells, H.P. <strong>Fly Rods and Fly Tackle<\/strong>, Harper &amp; Brothers, New York (1885) &amp; Sampson Low, Marston,\u00a0Searle, and\u00a0Rivington, London (1885) &#8211; Older cane rod construction info. 1901 edition\u00a0has revisions. 1994\u00a0reprint\u00a0is of the 1885 edition. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/flyrodsandflyta00wellgoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>). *<\/li>\n<li>Whiffen, Edwin T. <strong>Bamboo Lore: Notes on Making, Wrapping and Repairing Bamboo Fly Rods<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/whitefishpress.com\/bookdetail.asp?book=237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Whitefish Press<\/a> (2018) &#8211; Edited and with an Introduction by Dr. Todd E.A. Larson. *<\/li>\n<li>White, David G. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/splitcaneinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bamboo-culture-and-utilization-in-Puerto-Rico.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bamboo culture and utilization in Puerto Rico<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0 (34 pages), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Circular 29, (1948) &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>White, Karl T. <strong>Fishing Tackle\u00a0Antiques\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Collectibles; Reference &amp; Evaluation<\/strong>, pub. (1993) &#8211; Pre-1960 fishing Rods, Reels etc.<\/li>\n<li>White, Phil. <strong>Winchester Fishing Tackle: A\u00a0Collector&#8217;s\u00a0Guide<\/strong>, pub. (19??) &#8211; History\u00a0&amp;\u00a0photos\u00a0of\u00a0fishing\u00a0tackle.<\/li>\n<li>Wilkinson, A. G. <strong>Salmon Fishing<\/strong> (1883) &#8211; chapter about rodmaking.<\/li>\n<li>Wilson,\u00a0Dermot.<strong> The\u00a0Truth\u00a0About\u00a0Tackle:\u00a0trout\u00a0fly tackle<\/strong>. Privately published, Nether Wallop (c.\u00a01970) &#8211;\u00a0Includes\u00a0info\u00a0regarding\u00a0cane\u00a0&amp;\u00a0fiberglass\u00a0rods, types of rods, fittings and rod actions.<\/li>\n<li>Winchester Co. <strong>1924 Winchester Fishing Tackle\u00a0Catalog<\/strong>, pub. (199?) &#8211;\u00a0Reprint\u00a0of 1924\u00a0Winchester tackle\u00a0catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Winchester Co. <strong>1927 Winchester Product\u00a0Catalog<\/strong>, pub. (199?) &#8211;\u00a0Reprint of entire 1927 Winchester product\u00a0catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Winchester Co. <strong>Winchester Fishing Tackle\u00a0Catalog\u00a01933<\/strong>, pub. (199?) &#8211;\u00a0Reprint\u00a0of 1933 Winchester rod\u00a0catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Winchester Co. <strong>1927 Winchester Product\u00a0Catalog<\/strong>, pub. (199?) &#8211; Reprint of entire 1927 Winchester\u00a0product\u00a0catalog.<\/li>\n<li>Winter, Dr. A. <strong>Angelsport<\/strong>, Verlag von R. Oldenbourg, M\u00fcnchen und Berlin (1929) &#8211; III. Teil, Flugangeln, Ger\u00e4tekunde: Gerte, Rolle und Schnur. 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