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Post by fisho on Jun 7, 2006 10:29:25 GMT 8
For those who are searching where the Winston booboys are. watch link below: www.sweetgrassrods.com..when's the local booboys going for another boo casting appreciation? aCkK..ackk.. poison..
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Post by alberto on Jun 7, 2006 13:17:09 GMT 8
Hi Fisho, I visited the site last month and todate it still not running. I wish the Boo boys of Winston all the best in their new endeavour.
I still have dreams of owning a Glen Brackett Boo ;D ... some day...
regards Alberto
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Post by Chee Yung on Jun 7, 2006 17:37:52 GMT 8
Thanks for watering the boo section with some drool generating news fisho ;D ;D ;D... I've been too busy lately but the good news is that the newest designer boo rods have been coming in Will let all try out when Q decides for another Picnic One of which is a beaverhead rod from Boo Boy Wayne Maca himself ... www.beaverheadrodsllc.com/beav_rods_page2.html...so alberto, second best to Glenn Brackett canornot ;D ;D? I personally thought Wayne's hollowbuilt monocoqe concept is a bigger thing than a Sweetgrass rod and so ordered from him instead of from his Master. Wouldn't know how Sweetgrass will fare and any collector would prefer to buy a Brackett Winston instead of a Sweetgrass.. history counts in this game. Thank goodness I'm more into 'boo tech' if there is such a thing ;D Hey FC, nice to see some great photography filtering in via the Coho thread.... Oh yah, the flexistripper is from boo master Bjarne Fries who is making me a boo ferrule Thor Hammer this fall ;D Cheers CY
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Post by FCUK on Jun 7, 2006 18:51:44 GMT 8
Hey FC, nice to see some great photography filtering in via the Coho thread.... Oh yah, the flexistripper is from boo master Bjarne Fries who is making me a boo ferrule Thor Hammer this fall ;D Cheers CY Thanks CY - but all my photos in that thread have since been removed by 'myself' when I realised that the original post was deleted this morning....by dunno who and dunno why la ? Will reload them again in 'myself' Boot Camp tomorrow ( 8/06/2006 ;D ) before picking up my DSLR ( from authorised Canon dealer - not grey import one hor ;D) for this weekend RAF Air Show ( and thru' 300mm zoom ) Absolutely elated - even in our difference with plastic and cane - we 're still able to share the same thrill from the same supplier - www.fries-rods.dk You got his cane, on order And I got his plastic, around my fat waist.... The thrill of saving my flyline - from being sticky on this.... .....but not saving me - from stepping on it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Anyways - my fishing season's in full swing - hope to squeeze in another boat session with the sifu before the weekend No reply required here - see you in the Boot Camp This is FCUK ' booting ' myself ' ' back into Boot Camp Cheerio
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Post by FCUK on Jun 7, 2006 19:13:57 GMT 8
BTW, the " land mine " above was deployed by this fella.... At 105mm zoom If it was at 300mm zoom - you'll be able to see the evil smirk on his face ;D
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Post by alberto on Jun 8, 2006 8:58:01 GMT 8
...so alberto, second best to Glenn Brackett canornot ;D ;D? I personally thought Wayne's hollowbuilt monocoqe concept is a bigger thing than a Sweetgrass rod and so ordered from him instead of from his Master. Wouldn't know how Sweetgrass will fare and any collector would prefer to buy a Brackett Winston instead of a Sweetgrass.. history counts in this game. Thank goodness I'm more into 'boo tech' if there is such a thing ;D Cheers CY Hi CY, I can understand where you are coming from, but then again, my first rod would be to fish with, not to collect. So it would not really matter who its from. Dreams gives us hope which might turn into reality someday ;D regards Alberto
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Post by Chee Yung on Jun 8, 2006 10:21:42 GMT 8
Hi Alberto , I'm actually coming from a 'half kicking myself-half patting my own shoulder' angle ;D ... kicking myself because I find myself pining for a Glenn Brackett rod after watching Trout Grass ( BTW has my DVD made the rounds BT? if not, I will leave it at Coho one of these days) and Sweetgrass is obviously the only way to get a whiff of a Glenn Brackett rod nowadays ( missed a Winston Brackett buy at $USD 2700 which is probably for my own good ) ... patting my shoulder because I got to chat with Wayne Maca before the boo boys got 'famous'.. I'm sure Wayne's rods( which is btw only one tip because he guarantees no breakage) will also increase in price if Sweetwater takes off. For those heading to this deep end ( spelled 'fish brained end' ;D), you really cannot separate collector value from cane rods. You may say you want to just fish it (much like the way I approach boo: by looking at the most innovative designs) but IMHO the true value of cane is sentimental and about feel and ownership. It is about looking for that rod that performs within your comfort casting and fishing range, it is about the beauty of the craftsmanship, it is about the friend who spent 60 hours customising the rod for you, it is about how your rodmaker friend learnt from past masters and used equipment that date back to the 1800s, thereby making that historical link, and it is finally about the cane material being cut from the hills of Canton ( where my ancestors came from ) and finally crafted by experts and honed by tradition from another continent... awesome huh? ;D I have dug out a hundred tales and legends linked to boo that can go on forever but you know, it is a really sweet obsession that is hard to describe. So alberto, welcome to the journey and will be glad to discuss your first steps into the bamboo grove if you feel like it OH ya, here is the video link of Bjarne casting the entire line with his BOO rod..kekekeke www.fries-rods.dk/lang/uk/flexi_stripper.htmCheers CY
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Post by alberto on Jun 8, 2006 14:41:36 GMT 8
Hi Alberto , So alberto, welcome to the journey and will be glad to discuss your first steps into the bamboo grove if you feel like it OH ya, here is the video link of Bjarne casting the entire line with his BOO rod..kekekeke www.fries-rods.dk/lang/uk/flexi_stripper.htmCheers CY Dear CY, Thanks for the offer as I'll most certainly take you up on it one of these day. If slowly putting aside what ever I can and hopefully at the end of the year, there will be enough to get a wiff of Glen's mastery with the cane... or AJ's will also do fine. I have read some where that Bjarne's rods are very soft. True? Another question, any of the Aussie Boos worth fishing with? regards Alberto
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Post by Chee Yung on Jun 8, 2006 17:35:07 GMT 8
Hi Alberto, The offer is always open and the reason for my being a 'guinea pig' purchasing modern makers is so that we can really know whether this boo revolution holds water. I may not be a great caster or mad fisher but so far, fishing the cane rods have been really fun! I do forget almost immediately how much these fellas cost and just immerse myself in the casting. Also barring some disaster the value of the rods will most probably hold in my lifetime and I'm happy with that aspect too! Oi Jimboz wanna buy expensive sell even more expensive? Get somethin form the living masters Wojnicki, Summers, Carpenter, Aroner, Per Brandin etc..wahahahaha ;D ;D That said, I really have no idea how a Fries rod fishes though he does offer a model called 'the noodle' which leaves little to the imagination ;D ;D but there is a story in his site mentioning how the noodle conquered some stubborn fish believe it or not. Most European cane rods are known to be rather parabolic or super fast. My keone emotion is very 'dry fly' fast while the zumbrun is almost parabolic and roll casts 50ft easy . Both have their moments. The Thor Hammer is supposed to be the fastest design from Bjarne and was designed to fish the windy NZ rivers. If a rod can clear the line, I suppose it is fast enough . One thing I realised with cane without going the fibreglass jap babe way was that a slow rod can improve my casting and is really relaxing to fish Aussie rods are supposed to be ok but I would stick to the known masters and disciples... including some famous japanese makes. Do start ordering the Brackett rod early as it takes really long to get a cane rod made... ask TY who is still twiddling his thumbs how tardy makers can be . I have a rod from AJ that is also behind but being a limited edition he really took a long time getting the parts correct . Jeff Hatton remade my rod 4 times just to get the hardware, varnish and formfit to his satisfaction and he is still engraving new hardware designs to replace the installed ones as we speak! Talk about perfectionist. The wait for a Mike Clark rod is 4.5 years and counting. So the moral again is that it takes really long to have a good cane rod made by perfectionists... so dont tarry. Just try out the rods we have and make the order if you want to fish it quick. I've blabbered too long... Cheers CY
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Post by Ali G on Jun 12, 2006 0:33:07 GMT 8
Will reload them again in 'myself' Boot Camp tomorrow ( 8/06/2006 ;D ) before picking up my DSLR ( from authorised Canon dealer - not grey import one hor ;D) for this weekend RAF Air Show ( and thru' 300mm zoom ) DONE
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Post by Chee Yung on Jun 12, 2006 14:01:24 GMT 8
Nice Phuttoshop FC;D ;D ;D Had a nice time at the booshop last weekend ;D ;D.. thanks uncle and BT ( whom I chased around with a cleaver) Cheers CY
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Post by xxJiMboZxx on Jun 12, 2006 14:49:04 GMT 8
Nice Phuttoshop FC;D ;D ;D Its the only thing he does Best! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Ali G on Jun 12, 2006 17:34:20 GMT 8
Nice Phuttoshop FC;D ;D ;D Had a nice time at the booshop last weekend ;D ;D.. thanks uncle and BT ( whom I chased around with a cleaver) Cheers CY More Air(flo) Show ' phuuts ' in ' FC's Boot Camp ' on 15/06/2006.......after today's LEN : 12/06/2006 ( at the most eastern point of the UK ) and the day after tomorrow's LEN : 14/06/2006 ( at the nearest point of trout for FCUK )
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Post by Qwek on Jun 13, 2006 20:40:25 GMT 8
...before picking up my DSLR ( from authorised Canon dealer - not grey import one hor Jimmie, you just hit 90% or more of the members here in this forum with that statement. We do buy flyfishing stuffs on-line or thru mail orders, and I don't see anything wrong with that! B itching on-line is not going to improve sales or help mends customer relations and you're not helping either. Let it rest. Qwek
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Post by Chee Yung on Jun 14, 2006 15:34:23 GMT 8
...before picking up my DSLR ( from authorised Canon dealer - not grey import one hor Jimmie, you just hit 90% or more of the members here in this forum with that statement. We do buy flyfishing stuffs on-line or thru mail orders, and I don't see anything wrong with that! B itching on-line is not going to improve sales or help mends customer relations and you're not helping either. Let it rest. Qwek Brothers, I seriously do not understand how a nice ( but fairly disgusting at times when I was guilty of phutt ;D) thread about boo can go so wrong ... Maybe I shouldn't have responded to FC's thread hijacking photo.. my apologies fisho. That said, I really appreciate the hours spent photoshopping and also the nice pictures of gungho fishing... surely both can exist side by side without biting each other's head off ... unless we are all imagining FC as a juicy Botak Steak ;D Chill out okay but avoid me as I got too chilled and caught the flu ;D Now back to Winston Boo... ever wondered how a Winston graphite rod is different from a Winston boo?... Cheers CY
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