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Art Weiler
Bamboo Rod
Reproductions
by Alex Zidock Jr.
photos by the author
In a shop at his woodsy home near Kunkletown, Monroe
County, Art Weiler manufactures reproductions of
classic bamboo fly rods. Weiler is most known for his
Everett Garrison Reproduction rods in lengths 6½- to
8-feet and line weights from two to seven. But, you will
find reproduction bamboo fly rods initially designed by
James Payne, H.L. Leonard, Lyle Dickerson, and others
on his website.
" A Leonard rod is different than a Payne rod, and they
are both different than a Garrison rod, " said Weiler. " Each
maker had his own particular taper that he liked to use. They
each used specific thread color and their own guide styles
and handles. They are quite a bit different from each other in
appearance and they fish differently, " said Weiler.
When you buy a bamboo fly fishing rod from Weiler,
you are getting a Weiler-built rod but one built to the exact
specifications of a proven product. " What I like to do is
deal with a known quantity for a rod. I like to build Payne,
Leonard, and Garrison rods. So, if you are buying a rod from
me, you know exactly what you are getting. You are not
just getting a rod. You are getting a reproduction that looks
and fishes like a Payne, Leonard, or Garrison, or one of the
others I build, " said Weiler.
Weiler began building bamboo fly rods more than 40 years
ago while fishing the South Branch of the Raritan River, New
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Art Weiler is best known for his reproduction of Everett
Garrison bamboo fly rods. This 8-foot rod for 6-weight line has
the Garrison style handle and traditional thread to match the
color of the bamboo. Each Weiler rod comes with two tips.
Jersey, while on break from teaching eighth-grade students
Physical Science. He admired the bamboo rods some older
anglers were using but could not afford one.
" I told them I was going to make my own. They laughed
and told me it would take thousands of dollars to gather the
tools to build a bamboo rod. But, I bought some bamboo,
made my own planing jigs, and built my first bamboo fishing
rod, and then continually perfected my technique from there, "
said Weiler.
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