In the Winter of 1976, The Angler's Club Bulletin of New York printed a newsletter titled, "A Look At Some New Bamboo Rods".  The publication evaluated the "technical aspects of bamboo rod construction" and fishing ability of the cane fly rods available at that time.  The scoring of the "field testing panel" organized to evaluate such at the time is reproduced here.  We are very proud of the fact that Tom Capstick, Jr.  had the following to say.  "All the rods tested were interesting.  However, two really stood out; the C. W. Jenkins and the Sam Carlson Four Strip Rod.  It was a pleasure to find out that it is still possible today to buy a top-quality bamboo rod."

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Perfect Score

300

60

60

60

60

60

600

 

Action

Finish

Handles

Balance

Ferrules

Appearance

Total

Carlson**

7' 0"  DT-4 

261

58

51

58

57

58

543

Clark*

6' 8"  DT-4

228

49

43

44

49

43

456

Hardy

6' 8"  DT-5

180

40

40

34

36

40

370

Jenkins

7' 0"  DT-3

277

51

50

53

47

52

530

 Leonard

7' 0"  DT-4

260

54

50

49

54

53

520

Orvis

7' 0"  DT-3

173

44

17

43

48

37

362

Pezon-Michel***

6' 10" DT-5

219

50

51

44

50

47

461

Phillipson

7' 0"  DT-5

186

33

30

34

30

27

340

Weir

7' 0"  DT-4

216

38

41

50

41

42

428

Winston

7' 0"  DT-4

241

49

46

53

49

47

485

 

1.  Action - The action of the rod is going to represent 50% of the total evaluation, therefore, please score from 0-50.

2.  Finish - Please score from 0-10 points on the general appearance of the rod, which includes the number and quality of the guides, the winds, whether or not it has a hook keeper, and the quality of the varnish in the case of those rods that are varnished.

3.  Handles - Please score from 0-10 points for the quality and comfort of the handle and reel seat.

4.  Balance - Please score from 0-10 points on the overall balance of the rod.

5.  Ferrules - Please score from 0-10 points for the type, quality and fit of the ferrules.

6.  General Appearance - Please score from 0-10 points on the general appearance.  This can include case, cloth bag that the rod was packed in, if any, any additional literature that might be included with the rod, and of course, the overall appearance of the rod.

* 5 Strip

** 4 Strip

*** Parabolic

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