[zimpenfish]

> If you try to buy a bamboo rod in a store, they run $2K-$5K.

I got a bunch of cane[0] rods off eBay for relatively cheap[2] (but that was ~2010.) Sadly my fishing activities were strongly curtailed around 2012[1] (due to a family divorce) but I'm hoping to get back to it one day.

When I did get a chance to use them, they were much nicer (to me) than my companion's fancy new rods (even if the bend when fighting a fish was absolutely terrifying.)

[0] I'm not sure if there's any bamboo ones - it's been a while since I've seen them due to [1]

[2] Inspired, as many people are, by Chris Yates.