Very sad to report that my rebuilt Kingfisher bamboo fly rod tip section broke today. I had caught a nice size Cutthroat for the first catch with rod tip #2. I had used my shorter rod tip #1 last time out with no problems. I hooked into a nice Brown and he got some current and snap, the tip section breaks right at the ferrule. Heartbreaking after all the work I had put into rebuilding this old fly rod. Well at least the old girl had died in battle as we still managed to land the Brown Trout. I hope to repair it when I get back home.
I almost always carry a spare rod with me and today was no exception. An Orvis Hydros 9' 6wt. So, I strung it up and kept on fishing. I caught several more Browns, Cutthroats and a Cutt-bow. After a nice stream side lunch I caught one more Brown trout and then headed for home with a dark rain storm brewing in the Southwest.
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| Yellowstone River |
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| first fish - Cutthroat |
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| Heartbreak - tip section #2 broken right at the ferrule joint. |
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| This Brown Trout was on when the rod broke, but we still managed to land the fish broken tip and all. |
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| fat Brown Trout |
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| Stream side Lunch |
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| last Brown of the day... |
Tom that's something that happens to most of us at one point in our fly fishing life, but it's usually with something store bought. Yours was a hand worked piece and I know it carries so much more meaning.
ReplyDeleteAs you repair it the thoughts of the time and the fish where it took place will bring a smile to your face.
I'm sorry for the mistake, "Doug"
DeleteThanks Alan..... I hope to fix her up as good as can be. Ya it was a bit of a bummer but what can you do? The blank may have had a stress fracture or other defect I hadn't seen. A fly rods only job is to catch fish til they break, I guess.
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