#40 Hand made cane fly rod - 8’ length, for a #4 line, 2 piece, medium fast action - created and donated by Chris Fiddes in memory of Bob Young (former VP of Mending Casts, MCI casting instructor and mentor)

8’ for a #4 line, 2 piece, medium fast action (in the context of bamboo )
Lo-o Bamboo (Vietnamese Tonkin Cane) from Sprinforelle
Medium Flamed , Heat Treated
Hand Planed
Nodeless, Solid construction
Matt finish
CSE ferrule, RL reel seat with Tasmanian Blackwood spacer, PacBay guides,
Flor Cork Grip
Rod sock by Lucy Fiddes, Aluminium tube with screw cap
Built for waters such as the Rubicon, Acheron, the Yarra above Warburton, and branches of the Kiewa above Mt Beauty

Chris Fiddes - the maker - is a lifelong Trout addict, a FFI CCI, Flylife contributor and author, NZ Troutfisher author, Bamboo aficionado, Amateur rodmaker, and Nick Taransky’s rodmaking course attendee (Nick's craftsmanship is second to none, and his course is one of the most enjoyable things an angler can do); and Cressy Cane experiment lead