EDEN CANE BAMBOO FLY RODS
His quest for perfection has led Bernard Ramanauskas of Eden Cane to
the very pinnacle of the bamboo rod makers’ craft in a fairly short
order. Influenced by earlier masters such as H.S. Gillum and F.E.
Thomas, Bernard's fanaticism for trout fishing and
rod
building led him on his pursuit of developing construction methods, and
new tapers, to wring every last bit of performance possible from the
finest cane available. His unique, time consuming nodeless construction techniques remove
the weakest 18% of the bamboo and replace it with pure power fibers.
His magic involves taking out the historic, unpredictable weakness, the
node, and replacing it with predictable all-natural power. In
Eden Cane rods, these weakling nodes are completely cut out. Long, large
surface area scarf joints, hidden within the rod, are fused together
with space-age adhesives. These sections are then arrayed in the same order that they naturally occurred within
the bamboo culm; power fibers smoothly abutting brother power fibers.
The stunning result is a dynamic taper that is incredibly smooth, light,
and powerful; beyond anything you've experienced from a bamboo rod
before. Eden Cane Rods are the only bamboo ever to win the coveted "Gray's Best" award from Gray's Sporting Journal.
"Eden Cane rods are, in a word, magnificent, the best cane rods I’ve fished….”
-James Babb - Editor, Gray’s Sporting Journal
"As close to flawless as human hands can get"
-Buzz Bryson writing for Fly Rod & Reel Magazine
"The smoothest I've ever cast ...a legend in the making."
-Len Codella, former Owner of Thomas and Thomas Rod Company
Leland is one of four Eden Cane Dealers in the world and the only Eden Cane Dealer in the Western U.S.