Hello all,
I decided to modify my Superfly as others have but using bamboo. The extra ounces are worth it to me. I don't have to spend much time fiddling with my setup and they are no chest high lines in my way when I walk around my tarp. Pictures attached with my Warbonnet Ridgerunner.
I don't know if mine is Asian bamboo, American river cane, or if they're the same thing.
Here's what I used;
4-three piece cane fishing poles from the farm store. They're available at Walmart, Amazon, etc. for about $6.00 each.
4-arrow nocks for wooden arrows that I already had. They're available at most sporting goods stores and the web for around $5.00/dozen.
4-short pieces of masons line that I already had.
Each pole is two piece and uses the topmost (thinnest) cane sections and the included ferrules.
To make a pole I removed the female half of the ferrule from the middle section of one fishing rod and fitted it to the top section of another. I then slid it together with another top section that already has the male ferrule attached. At this point I had a pole that was about eight feet long and tapered on both ends. Next I layed a tape measure on the table and lined up the bamboo at 0 and 54 inches with the ferrules at around 27 inches. I made sure I didn't cut the bamboo directly on a node. I didn't worry about one half being a little longer than the other. After that I whittled the ends down to precicely fit the nocks and glued them in place on each end. If you have an arrow taper tool you'll get a very precise fit but a sharp knife works too. After that I just had to tie simple loops on the pullout webbing to accept the nocks.
It took about a hour, cost about $25, and the completed setup (both poles) weighs 3.2 ounces.
I intend to make a UL bridge hammock soon using similarly configured bamboo spreader bars.
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Originally Posted by Qayaq
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