The Classic Fly Rod Forum (2024)

Welcome to the Classic Fly Rod Forum!

Technical Support
Use this forum for Q&A of a technical nature, i.e., PC, cache, screen related problems, picture resizing, avatars and the like. We will also post facts here for you and instructions of a how-to nature which should make things more fun for you by eliminating some of the frustration with posting photos, etc. Thanks.
Moderator: Titelines

Members Corner
A place where members can introduce themselves, tell us a little bit about themselves and their passions. Please feel free to link your personal website, blog or tell us about any service you offer.
Moderator: Titelines

Forum Announcements
This forum is for making announcements of general interest concerning the forum, events, gatherings, stuff about bamboo, wooden fly rods and classic reels. If you'd like your announcement stuck at the top until the event has passed, drop a note to one of the Moderators. Thanks.
Moderators: czkid, Ken M 44
Subforums:Forthcoming Auctions, Gatherings and Shows

Collecting Bamboo Fly Rods
This board is for discussing the collecting of bamboo fly rods, both classic and modern. Remember that respect and civility is the goal of this board.
Moderator: TheMontyMan

Fishing Bamboo Fly Rods
This board is for discussing concerns of fishing bamboo fly rods. Examples would be, lines, actions, classic and modern makers actions and the like.
Moderators: pmcroberts, uniphasian

Rod making, restoration, repairs and discussion on those related topics concerning bamboo rods.
This board is for discussing the repair and restoration of bamboo fly rods, makers discussion and construction techniques relating to same. Examples would be different techniques or methods used by restorationists and makers.
Moderator: Titelines

Rod and Reel Makers Forum
A place for members who build, repair or work on rods and reels. Please tell us about yourselves, your services and products and feel free to post links to your website or blogs.
Moderator: Titelines

Information About Makers and Manufacturers
Question and answers concerning makers and manufacturers of bamboo fly rods.
Moderator: Titelines

Taper Exchange
The exchange of tapers forum is for classic and personally developed tapers. The definition of classic tapers are those tapers that were developed by rodmakers that are no longer alive. Please understand that rod makers who have developed their tapers, and are active in the community, should not have their tapers cloned, or shared, without their permission, please refrain for asking for those tapers as it infringes on the maker.
Moderator: pvansch1

This is the board to ask about the identity, or for an appraisal, of a rod. Please use the outline as explained on the board. If there is a makers name, list that in the subject line. Make sure you include the length, number of sections, any identifying markings and the general condition. Adding photographs is always helpful!
Moderator: TheMontyMan

Ephemera, empherma and Ephemerella.....
or however that dang word is written! : ) Use this forum to discuss those things that are related to, directly, or indirectly, fly fishing, i.e., tackle, catalogs, single malt scotch, cigar preferences, pipes, camera gear, etc. This is sort of an off topic area but one related to bamboo and fly fishing.
Moderators: czkid, Whitefish Press

Book Talk
An area where you can discuss books about angling, classic tackle, angling literature, your favorite authors, old and new, and any upcoming books you see of interest and of course all the classics as well.
Moderator: Whitefish Press

Photos, paintings, written stories and talents.
Use this forum to show off your talents, like photos, drawings, paintings, woodworking, rod making or any other artistic bent you have. Enjoy
Moderator: Titelines

Classic Reels
The purpose of this board is to discuss, ask questions about, and give answers concerning fly reels, their makers and their history.
Moderator: Ken M 44

Collecting and Tying Classic Flies
A place to discuss the collecting and tying of classic flies, the tyers who made them famous, the tools, materials and techniques they used as well as the waters they were designed for. While classic is generally used to describe old things, classic is also used in the sense of first class or in the highest form. Therefore a fully dressed Salmon Fly, or a Carrie Stevens Streamer are just as much classics as a Chernobyl Ant would be. Enjoy the forum.
Moderators: Ken M 44, joaniebo

The Cooks Kitchen
As the name implies this is the Cooks Kitchen. A place to share your favorite recipes, preparations and secrets of how you cook, be it in the kitchen, the tailgate of your truck, shore lunch or campfire.
Moderators: Titelines, Ken M 44

The Classic Fly Rod Classifieds
A place to buy, sell, trade and place your wanted-to-buy ads for classic tackle. Ads have a 1 week time limit and are automatically deleted after that time. Running multiple identical ads is prohibited.
Moderators: bassman, czkid

Fishnbanjo's Place

The Cracker Barrel
Originally written by me and some friends 2002-04 for the Virtual Fly Shop, Flyfisherman Magazine Online. The Cracker Barrel has been published in book form with the limited first edition hard cover sold out and a paperback version will be available early 2011.
Moderators: Ken M 44, fishnbanjo

Rod makers history, value guide and general discussion
Discuss various makers rods here, i.e. if the maker is not listed under its own forum please feel free to discuss them here vintage or current. I would like to keep the makers listed by an individual read-only forum so it will be easier for those interested in those makers to find specific information about the rods and the makers. If anyone has any original catalogs they could scan and pass along to me I would be pleased to use them to give a history of the maker and their models in a forum, thanks.
Moderators: Ken M 44, fishnbanjo
Subforums:Cross Rod Co., Dickerson Rods, , Edwards Family Rods, Granger Rod Co. Rods, H. W. Hawes Rods, , Horrocks-Ibbotson Rods, , Orvis Co. Rods, Link to Orvis Database by Greg Reynolds, E.F. Payne Rod Co., Phillipson Rod Co. Rods, South Bend Rod Co., FE Thomas Rods, Uslan Rods, Wright and McGill Co. Rods, Paul H. Young Rod Co., Link to EC Powell's Mechanics of fly casting, Link to the Dan Brennan article

Photography
This forum is for the discussion of photographic equipment used to photograph fish, tackle and flies. Please share with us what you use to do this.
Moderators: Ken M 44, fishnbanjo

Classic Fly Reels
A place to discuss those classic and vintage fly reels, classics include modern variations of those of vintage. Please add your photos, stories or just join in conversation about your reels.
Moderators: Ken M 44, fishnbanjo

General discussion
This is an area for discussing history, general information, current pricing trends etc. As with all the forums we won't allow any ongoing auction or sales discussions. This is more for items which sold and are interesting to the forum members.
Moderators: Ken M 44, fishnbanjo