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Post by AgMD on Jan 16, 2008 17:16:23 GMT -5
Let me be the first to thank Per Brandin on an excellent presentation.
Also a " pat on the back" and two "atta boys" to the good folks who put the program together.
Excellent in the extreme!!!
AgMD
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Post by jlibs on Jan 16, 2008 20:36:54 GMT -5
-Too bad for everyone that left right after the presentation. Everyone that hung around for a while and participated in small talk with Per got to keep one of his rods. Per said igiving all those bamboo rods away was "no big deal" because he has thousands of em' just hanging around. I was pleased.
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Post by FlyManDan on Jan 17, 2008 12:53:11 GMT -5
Per gave an excellent presentation to say the least! I would also like to tip my cap to those members that brought this presentation to light for all of us. However, this excludes those who received parting gifts as stated by Josh...  |
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Post by oldmanriver on Jan 17, 2008 17:17:17 GMT -5
I received this Blog Alert TODAY 1/17
"The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog" -
Per Brandin Says "Stop Already" — Ceases Taking New Bamboo Fly Rod Orders
Per Brandin builds some of fly fishing’s most sought-after bamboo fly rods, and he’s developed a reputation as the industry’s “professor” when it comes to hollowbuilding and rod tapers.
His hollowbuilt quads are exceptional casters, and in fact, his tournament series hollowbuilts have placed and won the accuracy division of several casting contests, shaming high-tech graphite in the process.
Despite his CEO-only prices, his waiting list has extended to so many years that he’s no longer taking orders for new rods. From his Web site:
Please note that as of October 2007 I am no longer accepting new rod orders. As of this writing (late October, 2007), I will no longer be accepting new rod orders. It is still my intent to fulfill the orders that are already on my list; I will contact you as in the past and confirm the order and current price before starting work.
In looking at the number of orders I have in my book, my limited output each year and my age, I decided it is not ethical for me to take on orders that I can’t realistically expect to fill.
That, my Underground friends, is a good example of demand outstripping supply to the tune of many, many years. I’ve even heard hollowbuilt bamboo fly rod builder Jim Reams — whose waiting list has exploded into the multi-year range — muttering about not accepting any new orders, which paradoxically increases demand even more.
Think bamboo fly rods are dead and buried? Not by a long shot…
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