Bill is such a nice sweet gentleman he attracts butterflies (5:33) like a Disney character. Thanks for the video. Four days late but I still managed to catch a nice redfish with my new rod built in class with the patient guidance of the Oyster crew.
Yes, thanks, I think a similar assessment can be made with fiberglass rods as well. I have fished with both graphite and fiberglass for years, and find that the adjustments I have to make when picking up a bamboo rod, is fairly minimal. I also have a bias towards moderate action with the graphite rods I do own, so perhaps that’s partially why. The other consideration is rod length, because I always thought the sweet spot with bamboo are the 7 ft and 7:1/2 ft. lengths, these now being most popular which does require some adjustment from casting graphite anyways.
@@barry4fish You’re very welcome and thanks for the great input. I would agree with the similarities when casting between fiberglass and bamboo. The rod I used in the video was 8’8” in length, but a one piece hollow built rod and extremely light by bamboo standards. In the typical solid build version, I also enjoy the shorter rods and prefer to keep the length at 8’ or less even on our large saltwater rods. Regards!
Bill is such a nice sweet gentleman he attracts butterflies (5:33) like a Disney character. Thanks for the video. Four days late but I still managed to catch a nice redfish with my new rod built in class with the patient guidance of the Oyster crew.
Thank you @muttwinstead6422 That was a beautiful Redfish on your new bamboo rod! We enjoyed your time with us, see you again soon!
I’d like to do just that too! I’m in Seattle but will travel for rod building and redfish! Thanks for the video! And the butterflies! 🦋
@@SCOTT-vm5nj Join us! There is some great Redfishing a few hours south of us. Thank you for watching the video.
What a great tutorial/instructional video!
Great tutorial, Bill! Dazzling the butterfly to land on your hat at 03:50 was a nice touch!
@gholzworth Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for the great explanation! Your casts are beautiful 👏🏻 well done
Yes, thanks, I think a similar assessment can be made with fiberglass rods as well. I have fished with both graphite and fiberglass for years, and find that the adjustments I have to make when picking up a bamboo rod, is fairly minimal. I also have a bias towards moderate action with the graphite rods I do own, so perhaps that’s partially why. The other consideration is rod length, because I always thought the sweet spot with bamboo are the 7 ft and 7:1/2 ft. lengths, these now being most popular which does require some adjustment from casting graphite anyways.
@@barry4fish You’re very welcome and thanks for the great input. I would agree with the similarities when casting between fiberglass and bamboo. The rod I used in the video was 8’8” in length, but a one piece hollow built rod and extremely light by bamboo standards. In the typical solid build version, I also enjoy the shorter rods and prefer to keep the length at 8’ or less even on our large saltwater rods. Regards!
That was actually very helpful and well said. Thanks Bill!
Thank you for the kind words, we are glad it to hear it helped. @3holer01
Great Video Bill, really helpful. I know will help me with my coveted Oyster Bamboo!!
Very nice video! I find your remarks very similar with how I will describe the casting stroke needed for a fiber glass rod
For sure. The same principles apply.
great video thank you
Thank you!
If he were fishing in Colorado…. He’d be a Rocky Mountain Oyster 😂😂😂😂
Great video.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking time to watch.
excellent presentation!!!
@davidphillips3778 Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed it.
Take me a minute to adjust my casting when I go from my graphite to my fiberglass.
For sure, the same adjustments would apply.
I saw in one of the other comments that the rod in this video is 8’8”, but what line weight it is?
7wt