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Baginski Rods
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Dear Friends of the art of fly-fishing,
Split cane fly rods have seen a resurgence of popularity
during the last few years and are gaining more admirers all over the
world. The reason for this development is quite clear and obvious
to me.
Most products which surround us in our day life are
industrial products. Most are mass produced by the thousand in an
automatic mechanized production process.
What a contrast compared with a valuable hand-built
Tonkin rod. Such rods combine natural material, history, tradition
and last but not least a unique workmanship and highly qualified
handicraft.
The exclusivity of my rods, characterized by the use of
selected raw-materials and the finest manual workmanship, produces a
superb appearance and outstanding finish to all my outfits.
Precious materials joined together by traditional
construction methods to produce an harmonious entirety, the rod of your
dreams. To this end my name will stand in the future.
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| Tonkin -
the naturally grown "feeling"
More than 1000 kinds of
Bamboo are known to science - but only one is uniting all
characteristic qualities for the production of
split-cane-rods - "arundinaria amabiles" - the "lovely
grass" as it was named by F.A. McClure. This particular
species, also known as Tonkin-cane, is growing exclusively
in China and there especially in the coastal regions of
Kwangsi and Kwangtung. Only here in these areas we find the
climatic conditions to guarantee the growth of this grass -
many times shaken and whipped by monsoon-storms - to make it
suitable for the building of split-cane-rods. |
| After cutting the stems,
which can reach a height of up to 12 meters, they have to be
transported to the river Sui from where they are, after a
pre-drying-procedure, transported on the waterway to to town
of Fetchung. In Fetchung the stems are dried over fire,
which gives them the characteristic "straw"-yellow colour.
Finally they are bundled and shipped from Hong Kong reaching
Europe and other overseas markets |
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Reel-Seats
Manually produced
split-cane-rods are a specialty, each one unique and
valuable. |
( Sample shown is not exact as each seat is hand made and differ.)
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This refers
as well to my wooden reel-seats made from selected and
rare Amboina wood, which shows in its roots fantastic
speckled/veined wood-structures. Like my rods also the
reel-seats are hand-made and manually fitted. Each
reel-seat is unique and completes your rod to an
exclusive and individual preciousness. |
The
manufacturing process
Principally there are
two different treatments of the raw-material:
- Sawing
and milling by machines
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Splitting and planing manually
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By using the first
mechanized method, the cane is sawn into
individual sections and single splices are
milled. This results in the disadvantages that
the naturally grown directions of the fibres and
especially the knots between the individual
sections will be damaged.
By using the second manual method, which is
absolutely essential to produce a first-class
rod, the Tonkin-cane is split manually along the
natural direction/running of the fibres to
achieve the raw splices. During the following
production-procedure the splices are straightened
and adjusted as well as planed manually until
the final shape is achieved, i.e. that the
"power"-fibres of the cane are perfectly
straight and consequently can fulfill the desired
function.
The production of the rod by the manual
method i.e. from the raw Tonkin-cane to the
completed split-cane-rod, needs more than 200
different working steps, which means a total of
about 40 to 60 working hours. |
For all my rods I
personally guarantee:
- the cane is neither sawn nor milled!
- all splices for one rod are from the
same Tonkin-cane only!
- all splices are re-assembled in the same
way as they were split out of the
Tonkin-cane!
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The finish
Serial number is written on each rod as it is
produced by Rolf.
Naturally an exclusive rod
should not only be perfectly manufactured and
cast the fly-line in an excellent manner, it
also has to show this with its visual
appearance.
The first of all needs an
outstanding lacquer-finish. My rods have a
triple dip coat-lacquering with a lacquer which
is especially suitable for split-cane-rods. |
CURRENTLY IN STOCK
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| MODEL |
SERIAL # |
LENGTH / LINE |
PCS / TIPS |
PRICE |
NOTES |
| Westwind |
1623 |
6'-0", 4-wt |
3pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Natural |
| Westwind |
1643 |
6'-0", 4-wt |
3pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Natural |
| Westwind |
1556 |
7'-0", 4-wt |
3pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Natural |
| Westwind |
1649 |
7'-0", 4-wt |
3pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Natural |
| Westwind |
1657 |
7'-0", 4-wt |
3pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Flamed |
| Westwind |
1648 |
7'-6",
5-wt |
3pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Flamed |
| Westwind |
1658 |
8'-0",
5-wt |
3pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Flamed |
| Westwind |
1609 |
8'-6",
5-wt |
4pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Flamed |
| Harmony |
1635 |
7'-6", 4-wt |
2pc, 2 tips |
$1250.00 |
Flamed |
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revised
2/15/2013 |
These
rods are in stock and we do not have to charge the $45.00 shipping from
Germany.
Call us
Toll Free,,,,,,,, 1-866-443-0772
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OTHER NON-STOCK
MODELS AVAILABLE ARE,,,,
HARMONY
Sensitive,
Medium-Fast Action
HORIZON
Close or Distant,
Fast-Action
WESTWIND
Medium-Fast
Action
SEA TROUT
Two-Handed Rods
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL
BAGINSKI RODS COME WITH A 5-DAY INSPECTION PERIOD.
YOU MUST CALL US
IF YOU ARE RETURNING A ROD, EITHER WITHIN THE 5 DAYS,
OR BEYOND THE 5
DAYS.
IF A ROD
IS RETURNED WITHIN 5 DAYS, A FULL REFUND WILL BE MADE.
TO
RETURN A ROD BEYOND THE 5 DAYS, YOU MUST CALL THE EVENING HATCH FOR
APPROVAL AND INSTRUCTIONS.
RODS RETURNED AFTER 5 DAYS HAVE A 15% RESTOCKING CHARGE APPLIED.
To inquire
about a rod or to place an order,
Call us Toll Free
1-866-443-0772
Can also e-mail your questions:
e-mail:
thehatch@eveninghatch.com
revised 2/23/2013 |
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