Trim Bands Become Winding Checks
I am always looking for ways to enhance the build of a bamboo rod. I often prefer the look of a rod without a winding check. I like the look of thread butting up against the cork grip. However, some-times when I prep the grip I don’t get a good fit between the cork and the rod. When this fit isn’t what I want, I look for help in the form of a winding check.
In a recent Proof Fly Fishing E-mail, I came across a simple solution for this problem.....
Rodmaker Profile: Dave Bissonette
PF: What are your personal favorite
streams to fish?
Definitely the AuSable….my family history
goes back to the 1870s on this river. I grew up
in Oscoda at the mouth of the river and have
been fishing, hunting, and trapping on it since I
was a small boy. For the past several years we
have started to explore the upper Manistee but
80% of my fishing is on the AuSable system....
