Help Fund This Stunning Classic Bamboo Fishing Rod

Headwaters Bamboo Rod Company is looking for some “crowdfunding” of their bamboo casting rod manufacturing. It’s kind of like a group buy, but you put your money up front for a good cause and typically some kind of swag. Go all in for $500 and you’ll get a limited edition rod from the first 100 run, complete with a beautiful display case. Want just the rod? That will only set you back $250- an INSANE price for a custom handmade bamboo fishing rod.

Looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for the fisherman the has everything? You just found it!

Bamboo fishing rods are a cool, handcrafted blast from the past with more than 25 hours of labor in each one. Contemporary bamboo rod makers tend to focus on fly fishing rods–but why shouldn’t conventional fishermen enjoy fishing bamboo as well? Sixty years ago all respectable fishing rods were crafted of bamboo and today we are bringing that same opportunity to you.

What’s this all about, anyway? By pledging your support of this project, you are pre-ordering a bamboo casting rod at a huge discount. Our projected retail price for these rods is $500 so backers of this project will get rods at over 50% off (we’re covering US shipping too). See backer reward options on the right for details.

These rods make great gifts and at this price, you may consider more than one. If you’d like to give a rod as a Christmas gift, we’d be happy to provide a gift certificate. Please add a note when you place your pre-order.

When will backer rewards ship? Your pre-order will be initiated at funding of this project. Rods typically take about 4 weeks to build, so we’ll ship by the middle to end of January based on total volume ordered and where your pre-order sits in the queue (so order early!). We’ll provide weekly build updates until all pre-order rods are shipped.

What makes these rods unique? Each rod is painstakingly hand-split and hand-planed of genuine Tonkin bamboo, and then formed into the iconic hexagonal blank–a 5-1/2 foot, light-action, browntone casting rod.

Read more and show your support on PeerBackers.com

November 30, 2011 by Jonathon Marshall

Filed Under: Fishing, Fishing Rods, Freshwater, Gear, Incredible, Videos
Tagged: bamboo fishing rod, bamboo rod, casting rod, christmas gift, croudfunding, display case, fly fishing rods, gift certificate, great gifts, headwaters, Headwaters Bamboo Rod Company, insane price, Limited Edition, peerbackers

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Fishing Fury 2011 Christmas Giveaway #2

Here we go again, another fishing shirt up for grabs! This time the good folks at Fish Face were kind enough to provide the prize. You may remember this Flaming Muskies shirt from a few months back, and now you have the chance to get your very own for free! The rules are simple, leave a comment on this post or on our Fishing Fury Facebook post and tune in Sunday for the announcement of the randomly selected winner!

“This design was inspired by rock posters from the late 60s early 70s. It’s part of a series called Fishing Rocks. This design is printed on the front with a small Fish Face logo on the back collar.”

**This shirt will be available in one colour and one size – Black, size large.

Can’t wait? You can buy this shirt from http://fishface.com/

December 2, 2011 by Clive Mathias

Filed Under: Contests, Fishing, Muskellunge, News, Vintage
Tagged: Christmas, clothing, fish face, freebie, T-Shirt Designs, t-shirts, The Flaming Muskies

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Cyber Monday Sale is Here!

Zazzle’s Cyber Monday Sale has begun, which means you can take advantage of some of our new designs. Our new Fishing Fury mobile cases designs are all 20% off! Use Promo code: ZCYBERMONDAY

View more mobile case designs at our the Fishing Fury shop!

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Why Did the Salmon Cross the Road?

Seattle has been hit by a powerful Pacific storm, that felt somewhere between a hurricane, a tropical rainstorm and a massive snowstorm. Needless to say the driving conditions were extremely poor due with 70mph winds, heavy downpour, and some places expecting several feet of snow. But for those along the Skokomish Valley Road the driving conditions were even more dangerous. The torrential rains flooded a nearby river pushing salmon right over the banks and across the road.

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November 30, 2011 by Jonathon Marshall

Filed Under: Fishing, Incredible, News, Oddities, Salmon, United States, Videos
Tagged: driving conditions, heavy downpour, Hurricane, nearby river, pacific storm, seattle, skokomish valley, snowstorm, tropical rainstorm

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Prehistoric fishermen and hi-tech tuna

The Sorting Table: Prehistoric fishermen and hi-tech tuna

The Sorting Table delves into commercial fishing news from coast to coast. The editorial staff of National Fisherman invites you to share your insights on what’s going on in the industry.

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November 30, 2011Prehistoric fishermen and hi-tech tuna

Two items in the news this week had me thinking about tuna and technology, which we've been using a long time to catch and now protect this favorite fish.

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) in Turkey agreed to replace a paper system with an electronic one for tracking catches of bluefin tuna. The Commission hopes that the updated system will cut down on illegal fishing of bluefin, which has been a big problem in the Mediterranean. The Pew Environmental Group reported that 140 percent more Mediterranean bluefin tuna entered the market than was declared last year, a problem they blame partly on the previous paper-tracking system's susceptibility to abuse.

Also in the news this week was a report in Science magazine that archeologists had found remains of fish bones, which include tuna, that date back 42,000 years in East Timor. What's especially important about the discovery is that it is the first evidence of the sophisticated maritime skills that are required to catch tuna, which are both fast-moving and live in deep water.

Fish hooks 11,000 years old have also been found in East Timor. While not the oldest ever found (other hooks have been found that date back 16,000 and 23,000 years), these are the most intact and show that ancient fishermen used the classic bait-and-hook method, which at that time must have been on the cutting edge.

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Giving thanks

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The Sorting Table delves into commercial fishing news from coast to coast. The editorial staff of National Fisherman invites you to share your insights on what’s going on in the industry.

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November 23, 2011Giving thanks

Break out the stretchy pants. It’s that time of year when we get together with family and friends, devour some turkey and pumpkin pie, watch some football, take a turkey-induced nap, and watch more football. It’s also a time when we take a moment and give thanks for all the good in our lives.

I know I feel fortunate to have good friends and family, an awesome fiancée, a roof over my head, clothes on my back, a well-stocked kitchen and a great job. That I also own some sweet guitars and amplifiers is gravy (but I’m thankful that I have them).

I’m also thankful for the people who work in the commercial fishing industry. That point was reinforced after attending Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle last week.

You can’t help but feel good about the fishing industry after you go to PME. The CenturyLink Field Event Center was filled with visitors and exhibitors were busy every day, all day. That alone is energizing.

But wait, there’s more! We had the pleasure of holding our first ever Boats & Gear awards. We honored Oregon boatbuilder Fred Wahl for enhancing the design of the traditional 58-foot fishing boat to meet the needs of Dungeness crabbers, salmon harvesters and Bering Sea P-cod fishermen; the venerable wooden halibut schooner Tordenskjold, still fishing a century after she was launched; and CDC/NIOSH injury epidemiologist Jennifer Lincoln and her colleagues with the Commercial Fishing Safety Research Program in Anchorage, Alaska, for their dedication to fishing vessel safety. They’re worthy award winners, indeed.

You could (and should) say the same about our 2011 Highliner Award winners, whom we recognized at the Highliner dinner at the Palisade restaurant. Bill Webber Jr. of Cordova, Alaska, Larry Collins of San Francisco and Dan Falvey of Sitka, Alaska all possess passion, and innovative spirit and the willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty for the greater good of the industry.

But my favorite thing about the dinner is listening to past Highliner Award winners share their thoughts about their industry and the people in it. They welcomed the 2011 class into the fold, encouraged to see younger fishermen being honored. They truly want young people to have the same opportunities to fish that they’ve had and realize how crucial their participation is to the industry’s future.

Most importantly, they believe in this industry. For all the problems and obstacles fishermen face, they love fishing, love the fishing life.

There are many things I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving, and one of them is that I have the opportunity to be around fishermen like the NF Highliners. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

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Christmas wishing for a flexible Magnuson-Stevens Act

The Sorting Table: Christmas wishing for a flexible Magnuson-Stevens Act

The Sorting Table delves into commercial fishing news from coast to coast. The editorial staff of National Fisherman invites you to share your insights on what’s going on in the industry.

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December 02, 2011Christmas wishing for a flexible Magnuson-Stevens Act

While the One Percenters are bestowing bow-festooned luxury cars upon their loved ones this holiday season, fishermen would be more than pleased to find a revised Magnuson-Stevens Act under their Christmas trees this year.

The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing this week on eight bills, all of which seek to alter the nation’s federal fishing law. Some bills are a reaction to regional issues, others address national concerns.

In his opening statement during the committee hearing, Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) noted that when the Magnuson-Stevens Act was reauthorized in 2007, it “placed a new emphasis on science with the expectation that all of the eight regional fishery management councils would have the same high level of scientific information that the North Pacific Council has enjoyed for years. Unfortunately, we have learned that several regions of the country do not have frequent stock surveys or stock assessments and, with the current budget climate, that is unlikely to change.”

Consequently, Hastings said, regulators have been erring on the side of caution and setting lower annual catch limits.
 
“Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, there has always been a balance between conservation and the full utilization of our Nation’s fishery resources,” Hastings said. “The trend toward more precaution in setting harvest levels has altered this balance and is resulting in lost economic opportunity and lost jobs.”

No doubt at the top of fishermen’s Christmas wish list would be a revised Magnuson-Stevens Act that provided for sound science (along with the funding for it), that relaxed stock rebuilding deadlines, that gave greater weight to socio-economic data before regulations are implemented, and that prevented catch share management programs from being foisted upon fisheries that don’t want or need them.

If it’s amended that easily, then we could safely conclude that yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. The cynical Scrooges among us, however, believe it will be quite a battle to get Congress to approve a more flexible Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Well, if the Scrooges are right, then fishermen would be wise to badger their Congressmen and Senators until their elected representatives commit to voting in favor of a more flexible Magnuson-Stevens Act. It’d be well worth the effort, wouldn’t it?

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