View Full Version : IT'S FINISHED!!!!!!
I cannot say enough good things about my friend and bamboo rod master Mike Hoffman :cheers: Like I said before the masters touch on this rod was all his and I actually did very little. What I did do was just prep work and assist Mike mostly :grin:
I now have two M Hoffman bamboo fly rods and it's really hard to look at graphite the same way.
Mike will be our guest speaker at Washington County Fly Fishers in October so come on out and see him in person :cheers:
Here are some pictures of the finished rod
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Finishedrod1.jpg
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Finishedrod2.jpg
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/Finishedrod3.jpg
Again thanks Mike!
Mark Vickers
07-25-2005, 02:35 PM
Very nice. Very very nice.
Meskel
07-25-2005, 02:39 PM
Nice! Now get out there and :smash: some fish with it.
Riverkeeper
07-25-2005, 02:57 PM
STEW, that is awesome. Nice work. :applause:
I'm wondering what your doing on labor day weekend. If you have plans, can I borrow the rod?
mpruet
07-25-2005, 03:03 PM
Stew,
Beautiful rod. You are a lucky man to have hooked up with Mike.
That is truely something to be proud of. I hope the joy it brings you reflects the beauty of the rod.
Have you named it?
I know just the place I'd use it ... well, actually, a couple places that would do the rod justice and where the fish would honor a rod of such grace. Do you have plans for initiating it?
steelhead86
07-25-2005, 03:19 PM
Right on Stew! :applause: That is absolutely
awesome and something to be proud of forever.
I have a feeling that first fish on your creation
will be one of the best :cool:
blazerman
07-25-2005, 03:30 PM
That's one fine looking rod Congrats Stew. :applause:
Ben
john montana
07-25-2005, 04:56 PM
very nice stew...when can i cast it! heh heh...
Jennie@ifish
07-25-2005, 05:12 PM
and it casts nicely, too! Reallllllllllllllllllllllllllll nicely! :smile:
Jennie@ifish
07-25-2005, 05:13 PM
Oh-- maybe this is a newer one than I casted???
This is a different rod than the one you cast on the Kilchis Jennie :grin: I'll bring this one by and let you try it :cheers:
TillamookChinook
07-25-2005, 05:50 PM
Sweet! And I think Stew is the kind of guy to appreciate what it is.
TC
scoutfish
07-25-2005, 05:55 PM
:cheers: :cheers:
One fine rod there, Sir Stew!!!! :applause:
Let me take a peek sometime. Arnie.
Ryan Pultz
07-25-2005, 11:14 PM
:bigshock: Man that thing is nice I would love ot get one maybe some day. rp
Chromaflage
07-26-2005, 12:43 PM
Very nice!!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
mandinga
07-26-2005, 12:47 PM
stew, have you gained the experience and knowledge it will take to build a rod like that on your own?
nookslayer
07-26-2005, 03:35 PM
I just ruined my keyboard after drooling over your new rod Stew. Very nice.
Stew, have you gained the experience and knowledge it will take to build a rod like that on your own?
If I had all the right equipment and Mike right there to guide me through the tough stuff yes I could if I wanted to take a year to do it. Will I ever get the right equipment?.....nope :hoboy: I fully realize the labor it takes to make one of these rods and therefore I see the justification for the high price.
Mike has the right equipment to do it. He also has a ton of patience and with this stuff that is an invaluable asset :bigshock:I was glad to be able to do the work that I did do on this rod and rely on Mikes expertise to make sure it turned out to be the excellent rod that it is.
So CM I hope that answers your question :shrug:
Here is my other M Hoffman rod. It's a Payne 100 taper 7'6" for a 4 weight
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/100.jpg
Steve L.
07-28-2005, 05:57 PM
Stew - That is one beautiful piece of craftsmanship, you should be proud to have had a hand in it ! :applause: Mike is most certainly gifted :bowdown:. may the wind be slight and your loops be tight :cheers: