[Iain Goolager]

Almost as eagerly anticipated as the start of the new season was the road test of my new bamboo rod.

Weather was a little cold windy and drizzly but the need to feel a fish on the stick was too strong to resist.

I doubt very much that 3wt bamboo rods were considered during the design stages of the SLX but the WF4F suited the rod admirably (or at least where my casting is concerned).




Iain

[Alex Burnett]

Nice one Iain 

Welcome to the World of the Boo!!!!

Alex

[Irvine Ross]

Iain

And here's me thinking you were a man well endowed with common sense but now you've gone and got an expensive toothpick

Ah well, I suppose you have to be a bit daft to be a fly fisherman anyway.

Irvine

ps. The music is OK on this video

[Noel Kelly]

Video missing?

[Sandy Nelson]

Nicely Christened

As you say roll on April

Sandy

[Mike Barrio]

Iain - Great wee video

I can't see the orange head on the water, you must have been putting out a fair line ..... excellent

Sandy - Must be great to see the first outing of the Boo

Best wishes
Mike

[Mike Barrio]

Video missing?

Probably just the forum gremlins this morning Noel

Cheers
Mike

[Jim Eddie]

Looking Good Iain  Bamboo ? is that the same as Split Cane 

 

Jim 

[Peter McCallum]

That's what the philistines from america call it Jim 

[Jim Eddie]

That's what the philistines from america call it Jim 

Aye I knew Philistine was the 51st State (only joking guys) but never knew there were any in Kintore 

 

Jim

[Iain Goolager]

That's a coincidence Peter, I used to go out with a Phyllis Stein  

Jim, I just thought that now we (that's us Scots not you Eastern Europeans) have Pandas it'd be a nice way to turn a conversation onto fishing if at a party for example.  


I've changed my Signature to please. C-Below

Iain

[Mike Barrio]

I've changed my Signature to please. C-Below

Iain

    

For some reason, I've always preferred the word "bamboo" to "split cane" ...... perhaps this goes back to my schooldays!

Best wishes
Mike

[Noel Kelly]

Still can't see video? This is happening a lot since started using iPad. Anyone else, Iain you're on iPad as well?

[Mike Barrio]

Does this help Noel?



If not, try using w.youtube.com/watch?v=kjp6wqygJrY ..... but with the 3 www at the front?

If not, try going to YouTube and searching for kjp6wqygJrY

Cheers
Mike

[Euan Innes]

So there you have it. Another fisherman turned to the 'Boo side...
Looks lovely Iain and it sticks out a great line.
The video looks good too.Was any of that last batch of music any better for you than the first lot?

As for the whole "split cane " "bamboo" thing, I don't recall pandas ever eating cane. Technically it should actually be "tapered Tonkin grass"...