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Fly fishing, a modality increasingly practiced in our rivers,00:00:07
was originally carried out with a bamboo rod. Rafael Vigara, a young fisherman from Alto Aragón,00:00:14
handcrafts recast bamboo rods, the most coveted for this fishing variant.00:00:21
To make a cane, bamboo stems measuring one and a half to two meters are used,00:00:26
with a thickness of about 5 centimeters. The subspecies of bamboo used is decisive.00:00:34
It is an exclusive bamboo, from southeast China, it is called Aunuaria00:00:41
Amabilis or commonly called Tonkin bamboo. It has very specific characteristics00:00:48
of flexibility and hardness that make it optimal for the construction of reeds.00:00:55
The final strength of the cane depends on the quality of the bamboo.00:01:01
The optimal characteristics of a rod are determined mainly by the00:01:07
spacing of the knots, the further apart the knots are,00:01:11
the better the rod it is, since the knots are a natural weak point of this material.00:01:20
Knots are also an annoying protuberance that the craftsman minimizes by filing them one by one.00:01:27
When you reduce the bulges of the bamboo you can continue your work,00:01:31
even considering the direction of growth of the plant.00:01:40
I have made this small mark, this arrow, which means the direction of growth of00:01:45
the cane, the natural cane, so that later, when working with the bamboo,00:01:51
we do it with the grain, not against the grain, otherwise it would splinter.00:01:57
Rafael prepares the cane to divide it in two,00:01:59
carefully measuring the perimeter and marking the middle.00:02:06
Now we are going to cut the cane into two halves, to do this we will use a normal knife,00:02:13
a conventional knife, a hammer and above all some gloves, more than anything to protect our00:02:22
hands because when cutting, very sharp edges are generated that could damage our hands. hands.00:02:29
Each of the halves will be used to make a recast bamboo fishing rod.00:02:39
The next process will be to eliminate the internal knots that the cane has. We are going00:02:51
to use a hammer and this gouge that I have built,00:03:03
in a semicircular shape to break and eliminate these internal knots that the rod has.00:03:19
With the Rafael gouge he removes the bulk of the knot. To refine the cutting, he uses a chisel,00:03:25
with which he smoothes the inside of the bamboo cane.00:03:31
Half of the bamboo trunk must be divided longitudinally into three00:03:35
parts that the craftsman measures carefully, establishing the marks that will guide him.00:03:47
With the cane sitting on a simple stick, Rafael begins to break it using sharp00:03:53
blades and a hammer. Once the notches are open, the cane is split by sliding another blade between the slits.00:04:17
We have already obtained the three parts,00:04:20
each of which we will divide at the same time into four parts, thus we will obtain twelve strips.00:04:34
Bamboo rods allow you to fish even under the influence of thunderstorms, unlike00:04:39
carbon and fiber optic rods, which are potential lightning attractors.00:04:48
These strips that we obtain usually measure about 4 or 5 mm in diameter.00:05:02
We will use the narrowest ones for the tip section of the shaft, the narrowest,00:05:08
and the thickest ones we will use for the heel section, the widest part of the shaft.00:05:16
With the twelve veins obtained, Rafael will make the two sections that00:05:20
the fishing rod needs , using six for each one.00:05:24
Well, now we have the six strips presented here. As you can see, I have marked00:05:32
the knots with a pencil, so that they can be seen more clearly.00:05:38
What we are going to do is alternate the knots, so that00:05:47
these knots do not coincide between two adjacent rods, since it is a weak part of the rod.00:05:54
Now we are ready to cut them. In this case we have chosen an eight00:06:03
and a half foot rod with two sections, so half a section will measure four and a half feet,00:06:13
which corresponds to about 130 cm, but we will give it a little more margin.00:06:23
With masking tape we glue both measurements and we can now cut.00:06:41
Using a metal saw, a clean cut is achieved on all the rods.00:06:46
What we are going to do now is number,00:06:48
mark with a pencil or marker in this case, mark the numbering of the rods.00:07:07
Rafael straightens the knots on the strips by applying heat with a heat stripping gun. The rods00:07:13
They become malleable and the pressure of the screw smoothes them out as they cool.00:07:21
The craftsman will give the rods a triangular shape by planing them into two shapes.00:07:27
In these lasts, one made of wood and the other made of steel. Basically they are two squares,00:07:36
both the steel one and the wooden one, in which we have made a 60-degree groove inside,00:07:45
which is what will finally give the shape to the rods.00:07:49
The first cutting of the bamboo takes place on the wooden last.00:07:54
We are brushing only on two sides, specifically the two lateral sides,00:08:05
and not on the outside of the cane, which is where the most flexible fibers are.00:08:15
When the bamboo rods have begun to acquire a00:08:18
triangular shape, they are brushed on the steel last.00:08:23
In this last we are going to establish the conicity or taper of the shaft that we want00:08:33
to make. According to the tables that I have in front of me, we are going to copy the different00:08:42
depth measurements with this gauge and then we will establish a specific taper of the rod.00:09:00
Rafael has prepared the last to make a tip action rod.00:09:06
Depending on the type of taper, three types of rods can be manufactured. One with a tip action,00:09:15
typical of the Americans, another with a medium action, typical of the French and a little slower00:09:22
in operation, and another, with a parabolic action, which is mainly liked by the British,00:09:35
Norwegians, in short, the countries from northern Europe.00:09:44
The craftsman makes sure that the planed rods00:09:47
have the correct measurements before proceeding to tie the six rods.00:09:52
We put them in order, this is very important.00:10:05
These reeds consist of 6 equilateral triangles00:10:12
in section, which together form a hexagonal section,00:10:23
so you can understand, similar to that of a bic type pen.00:10:30
The rods are held with adhesive tape so they can be rolled and given the final shape.00:10:39
We roll them up, and they are preserved. And with a thread we begin to tie them.00:10:58
To ensure the union of the reeds, Rafael winds the thread in a spiral, giving it two turns.00:11:08
We have reached the end, we fixed it with this tape, and we now have the tip part of the00:11:19
rod. We turn it on itself on a flat surface to make it straight and so that00:11:33
the efforts and tensions of the 6 rods are neutralized, and we have it finished.00:11:43
Cane tying can also be done with a00:11:47
Garrison type tying machine. A simple yet ingenious mechanism that replaces manual work.00:11:58
Winding with the thread will straighten the strips in the heat curing treatment.00:12:03
Rafael hangs the rods inside a conveniently insulated aluminum tube.00:12:09
With a particular heating system powered by the stripping gun, the craftsman eliminates the00:12:14
moisture that the bamboo has naturally, thus giving the cane more rigidity. The00:12:20
strips will remain between 10 and 15 minutes, supporting a temperature of 180 degrees.00:12:28
After applying the heat treatment, you have00:12:31
to release the thread that joined the rods to glue them.00:12:34
This is an epoxy glue, it has two components. It consists of a resin and a00:12:42
catalyst, or a compactor. Then you have to mix it very vigorously, with great insistence,00:12:53
for a fairly long period of time, and it is also very important that when mixing it00:12:59
the temperature is not lower than 18 or 20 degrees Celsius because the drying would be defective.00:13:09
Rafael applies a layer of glue to the bamboo strips.00:13:15
Well, the entire manufacturing process, from cutting the canes, sectioning them,00:13:23
brushing, varnishing and finishing the entire cane, usually takes me about 50-60 hours.00:13:32
We have finished gluing or gluing the strips, now what we are going to do is00:13:41
remove the rubber bands to proceed to rolling and then tying the rods.00:13:54
This for drying, to go well, will have to dry for about four or five days,00:14:02
assuming it is in spring or summer, when the temperature is optimal for drying.00:14:22
When the glue has dried, the thread that joined the rods is unwound.00:14:28
Now with the help of a cutter, the blade of a cutter can be used,00:14:33
and a series of sandpaper of different grades and a double zero steel wool, we begin to remove00:14:44
the remains that have remained on the surface of the resin that we have used four days ago.00:14:58
The reed must be as smooth as possible with sanding and polishing,00:15:01
otherwise the varnish will not form a uniform layer over the entire surface.00:15:08
We are now in the dip varnishing phase. We have suspended00:15:14
the rod from the inside of a tube. We fill with varnish, letting it slide over the surface of the cane.00:15:27
This varnish, specifically, is a varnish whose composition is very similar to naval varnish,00:15:34
the varnish used to varnish boats. You can also use polyurethane varnish,00:15:41
turpentine varnish, but this is the most recommended.00:15:48
We finish pouring the varnish into the tube, we wait a few moments for the bubbles00:15:53
to rise to the surface and then we raise the reed, pulling the suspended thread.00:16:04
We are doing it as slowly as possible so that it is well distributed over its entire surface.00:16:13
Drying of each layer of varnish requires between 24 and 4800:16:17
hours. Rafael provides three baths for the reeds.00:16:21
Once the varnishing process is finished, I show you here the two parts of the shaft,00:16:27
the heel part, the toe part. You can see the difference in thickness.00:16:35
We have put the connectors or plugs.00:16:39
The plugs are two connectors, a male and a female that have to match perfectly so that00:16:47
there is no subsequent play in the action of the rod. The male plug will be in the tip part,00:16:56
narrower, and the female plug will be in the heel part, a little wider.00:17:03
The handle of the rod is made of cork and for this purpose00:17:06
five agglomerate corks have been drilled and glued.00:17:11
Here I show this cork already glued, a few days have passed,00:17:18
it is perfectly glued and now we are going to shape it in the drill.00:17:26
Rafael shapes the handle of the cane by rotating it with the help of the drill and applying sandpaper00:17:32
from greater to lesser grain. After wiping with fine steel wool,00:17:36
the handle is polished using a piece of leather with a pumice stone.00:17:45
The craftsman measures the distances at which he must place the rings through which00:17:49
the line will run. Their position is determined in tables calculated00:17:54
based on the length of the rod and are provisionally placed with adhesive tape.00:18:01
This takes quite a long time, because you have to put them in the exact place.00:18:11
Although it may seem silly, this is very important, since if we deviate00:18:19
the arrangement of the rings by a few centimeters, the rod would vary greatly when fishing.00:18:30
Once all the rings are in place,00:18:33
they must be secured with a rubber band to be able to move them without falling.00:18:38
We already have them all fixed, as you can see, and now we can00:18:45
move them to align with each other.00:18:58
We look at the rod in perspective, we correct small deviations.00:19:06
When Rafael ensures that the alignment of the rings is correct,00:19:10
he can proceed to fix them definitively.00:19:17
Different types of thread are used to secure the rings,00:19:20
but silk thread provides a special finish.00:19:24
When we reach the end, we mount the thread on a loop.00:19:34
This loop is to make the final knot, and to fix it.00:19:42
In order for the silk to fulfill the aesthetic function of decorating,00:19:46
it must be rolled without leaving any space for the shaft to show through.00:19:54
It's been an hour and a half of work, more or less. The appearance of the rod has00:20:01
changed substantially, you can now see the ringing. I have also mounted the handle,00:20:13
to establish the distance for placing the fly ring. This little ring is used00:20:21
so that when we move along the river, we do not carry the rod in one hand and the fly in the other00:20:30
hand. We simply put it in this little ring and it is easier for us to travel through the river.00:20:39
I am banding with a blue color and giving it a double banding in red to embellish.00:20:51
Now we are fixing the tip ring with glue.00:20:59
We align it with the rest of the rings.00:21:04
It is very important that they are all aligned to minimize00:21:09
friction when passing the line through them during the fishing action.00:21:17
The ring at the tip is secured and decorated like the rest.00:21:25
The ring of the cane must be protected by covering it with a varnish that00:21:29
is prepared by mixing a resin and a catalyst in equal parts.00:21:36
This is a special epoxy for varnishing this phase. It is a very fluid epoxy,00:21:44
very slow drying, self-leveling, so that it is distributed over the entire surface.00:21:50
The continuous rotation of the rod allows for uniform distribution of the resin.00:22:00
The details are done with a fine ox hair brush.00:22:10
We take a lighter, we heat it slightly to eliminate the bubbles, so that they explode.00:22:23
The eleven rings of the eight and a half foot rod receive the same treatment to00:22:27
seal the ringing and protect the thread from the “line” rubbing.00:22:33
Well, this seems to be finished, we have finished the second layer of varnishing00:22:40
on all the rings. We will leave it spinning like this for about 24 hours.00:22:47
When the varnish dries, the craftsman places the reel seat next to the00:22:51
handle and a small label with the characteristics of the rod00:22:55
and its identifying signature. The recast bamboo cane is thus ready00:23:00
to be used in the river. But you will also need some artificial flies.00:23:06
We are going to ride a fly, which is an imitation of an insect.00:23:13
In artificial lures, in this case flies, when the fish00:23:24
attacks the lure it indicates that it is not real, that it is artificial, we are fooling it,00:23:34
and instinctively opens its mouth. So before this action of opening the00:23:42
fish's mouth, we pull hard to stick the hook in and be able to collect the piece. This00:23:53
way we don't mutilate the fish, we don't do them any harm, since we stick them00:24:03
through the outside of the mouth, and then it is very easy to remove the hook.00:24:13
Now we are going to take two peacock feather fibers.00:24:23
I mount it on a number 16 hook. We fix the feathers, we move forward.00:24:35
We remove the excess wool from the front part.00:24:48
We twist the two fibers.00:24:55
We begin to roll it over the body.00:25:00
It is a wild card or group fly, as it is called, that does not specifically imitate any insect.00:25:14
I can imitate large diptera, even some beetles that have accidentally fallen into the water.00:25:27
It is usually used intensively, it gives good results for rainbow trout,00:25:34
or also in the great heat of summer. Let's now take the medium red jacle.00:25:52
The rooster feather, conveniently rolled and00:25:54
secured, simulates the head of the insect and provides buoyancy to the rig.00:26:03
We fixed the jacle a little.00:26:10
Rafael finishes the fly by fixing and protecting the knots with a00:26:13
little varnish. The bait is prepared.00:26:20
The flies can be dried like the one we just saw made or drowned. The craftsman fixes00:26:26
a number 16 hook on the lathe to assemble this other type of lure. The body is thicker,00:26:33
which is achieved by rolling rooster feathers with mounting silk.00:26:38
The drowned fly simulates an insect that goes through the water,00:26:44
in different phases, after laying, or that has not spread its wings sufficiently,00:26:57
it has not become an insect properly speaking from the larva.00:27:07
Yellow mounting silk imitates the ringing of the body of some insects.00:27:12
To complete the drowned fly Rafael attaches Lion rooster feathers to the hook,00:27:17
which must be arranged conveniently to fool the fish.00:27:24
The work is secured with simple knots covered with00:27:27
a little varnish to fix them and the final touches are given.00:27:38
We distribute the feathers, like a roof.00:27:48
And we already have it done.00:27:53
The time has come to test the rod.00:27:55
Rafael has chosen the Isábena River in Ribagorza. In a few moments the fisherman00:28:01
assembles the two sections of rod and places the reel. Now we have to prime the rig.00:28:08
Let's put a dry one. We are more or less at noon, we may have a small00:28:16
hatching of “females”, we have not seen any yet but we may be lucky.00:28:23
We give it a little silicone. This increases the buoyancy of the fly.00:28:35
Fly fishing is spreading rapidly among fishermen who00:28:39
want to practice a method without death and without harming the fish. Skill and00:28:44
exercise are essential to executing beautiful throws.00:28:53
The rhythmic movement of the rig gives the artificial fly the dynamism of an insect.00:28:59
The fisherman moves with ease in the river, looking for the corners where the trout bite.00:29:05
The laborious work carried out to transform the bamboo into the flexible cane thus makes sense.00:29:21
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