I have been searching for a small fiberglass fly rod for some time and I have finally found it. I will introduce to you the "Cane and Silk" fiberglass rod. The rod is made in Pennsylvania by Mike Kathner. The rod is a "Hidden Water Series" designed for small streams. It is a 5' 2/3 weight 2 piece with a soft casting action. It's finish is beautiful and those little appointments are simple and elegant. The cigar shape cork handle is top grade and the sliding band reel seat holds the reel firmly.
I have fished this rod several times now using both a 2wt and a 3wt line. It worked very well with both lines. The rod is a translucent dark honey finish and looks great. Mike offers these rods in several combinations and lots of options. You can check these rods out at his site...http://www.caneandsilk.com/
Thanks for the review. Looks gorgeous, I'll check if it can be send in France.
ReplyDeleteLooking for an surgical casting short rod for small pool to pool mountain streams could this be a weapon of choice ?
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I've used this rod on a very tough stream, small and brushy and it worked very well. I fished dries, wets and streamers.
Thanks Alan, I think I'll give it a try.
DeleteLooks like a sweet little rod! Did it come with a rod bag and tube?
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Mark I could see you liking this rod. It came with a flannel rod bag, but no tube.
I may have some difficulty casting against winds over 60 km here....!
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Armando you are 100% right.
That is a beautiful work of art !! One can never have enough fly rods! Excellent review Alan!!
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Pete it is nicely done, for the price of 159.00 I think it's a good deal.
Almost as beautiful as those Brookies you catch, almost.
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Mark it's a very close second.
Great looking rod, Alan, which would come in handy on some of the tight places on the Swift. Beautiful looking rod that I am sure will serve you well.
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Sam so far it has performed well, looking to add a few more adventures with it.
That is a very nice looking rod for the money,when you try to find glass rods under 6 ft. They are hard to find. I think this gentleman will sell a lot of rods at that price and length. Fiberglass is such a great material for small fly rods because it's elasticity. Ed shenk was a huge proponent of short glass rods and built a lot of them himself, one of his favorite rods was a 5 ft. 6 in glass rod with all cork grip and sliding bands, pure simplicity. Thanks Alan for the info I have a great interest in one of these rod.
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Brad I had to really dig around the web to find a 5 footer. Ebay had nothing either. I tried to find out more on the rods Shenk made. Seems he only produced a few and sold them out of a local fly shop.
Stunning rod Alan. I'll have to check them out for my X-mas gift.
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Howard it would look good under your tree.
That's a beauty Alan!
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Mike so far so good.
Ed shenk made rods for many years and sold them privately and through two different fly shops. Cold spring anglers,when they were in business and yellow breeches fly shop when they were in business. He sold them from 175.00 to 225.00 . Ed told me one day he lost track how many fly rods he did. He signed every rod he ever did . If you ever see one for sell,it would be a worthwhile purchase because there will not be anymore. Most of his rods he made were 5 to 6 ft. The ones at the end were 5 ft. 6in.
ReplyDeleteBrad I never knew that. I read somewhere it was only a few. Ed was a lover of the short fly rod.
DeleteI'll keep my eye out for one.
absolutely beautiful flyrod.
ReplyDeleteif I only could use another.........
nice fish too.
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I know what you mean about another.....but.
Checked these out... they look really nice. I loved the photo of him bending them in a circle. That looks like a fly rod I'd like... maybe enough to dust the old reel off and take it out of the closet for the first time in about 6 years? I'm not sure I remember how to cast one even ;)
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Adam that's crazy. I don't think I'd try it though. I do know it's a fine fishing rod. Cast's well in tight quarters, it's sensitive and handles the fish very well. I think you'll be pleased.
Adam, it also looks very classy.
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