Bamboo rod grip and trip sections in front of a vintage style reel in black and white .

Past Heirlooms

Bamboo rod close up featuring reel seat, part of cork grip, two tip sections, rod bag with red pull and edge of rod tube.
Close-up of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod handle area showing a cork grip, cottonwood ring at the front, and the maker's inscription "Haywood - 010226" written on the blank, with the tip sections, snake guide and ferrule visible in the background.
Three sections of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod laid side by side on a leather surface, showing the hexagonal cane construction, olive green and copper wrappings, and blued snake guides, including an agate stripping guide.
Three sections of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod laid flat on a light fur or sheepskin surface, displaying the hexagonal cane construction, evenly spaced nodes, olive green and copper wrappings with intermediate and signature wraps and snake guides alo
Close-up of three bamboo fly rod sections displaying a blued stripping guide on the butt and two smaller snake guides on the twin tip sections, with translucent olive green and copper thread wrappings.
A bamboo fly rod labeled "Haywood" held by an angler on a drift boat, with fly line strung through the guides and a black-and-white dog sitting on the bow, surrounded by calm, tree-lined water on a clear autumn day.
A heavily flamed bamboo fly rod featuring a distinctive butt cap inlaid with a hobo nickel — a hand-carved Buffalo nickel depicting a skull — displayed in front of a canvas rod bag with a red pull and the mid and twin tip rod sections visible in the
Heavily flamed fly rod sections with machined metal ferrule fittings below a butt section featuring a custom turned and ebonized cherry reel seat.
A handcrafted bamboo fly rod grip made ebonzied cottonwood bark with three assembled rod sections below showing amber-toned blanks, black thread wraps, and blued snake guides, with the maker's name "Haywood" visible near the grip.
Close-up of a bamboo fly rod tip section featuring a blued stripping guide with a deep red agate ring insert, set against finely varnished hexagonal cane with dark wrappings, alongside two additional rod sections on a dark leather background.
Four sections of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod laid horizontally on a dark leather surface, showing the heavily flamed hexagonal blanks with black thread-wrapped snake guides, and a partial view of an ebonized cottonwood grip at the left edge.
Close-up of a Haywood fly rod butt section marked "Haywood 030825" alongside three heavily flamed rod sections with dark nickel snake guides with black thread wrappings, displayed vertically against a brown leather background.
A handcrafted fly rod handle assembly featuring a striking spalted maple reel seat with blued hardware and a cork grip, displayed above three bamboo rod sections with blued ferrules, golden thread wraps, and snake guides, all on a dark leather surfac
Extreme close-up of a pale, un-flamed bamboo fly rod section featuring a blued stripping guide, wrapped with burnt orange thread accented by thin dark trim bands, alongside two lighter rod sections on a leather surface.
A handcrafted fly rod with a cottonwood bark grip and two tip sections laid on a brown leather surface beside a vintage-style fly reel with agate line guard loaded with fly line, with a rod tube in the background.
Close-up of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod handle showing a highly figured honey-toned burl wood reel seat with a machined nickel silver slide band and a natural cork grip, alongside two light golden bamboo tip sections with dark green and cream thread
Overhead view of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod handle area featuring a richly figured curly koa wood reel seat with blued hardware and threaded locking ring, with a natural cork grip fanning to the right, and two tip sections and a mid section showing
A Haywood-marked bamboo fly rod with a cork grip, burl wood reel seat, and an Orvis fly reel attached, resting on lush green streamside vegetation beside a brushed aluminum fly box and mossy rocks at the water's edge on a sunny day.
A Haywood bamboo fly rod labeled "Haywood 061024" laid on a light sheepskin surface, featuring a rattan grip, a reddish-brown figured wood reel seat with blued hardware, and two tip sections with nickel silver ferrules, snake guides, and green thread
End-on macro view looking down a blond bamboo fly rod, showing a blued stripping guide with a deep amber or tortoiseshell agate insert and olive-tinted thread wrapping with clear varnish, resting on a sheepskin background.
Three blonde bamboo fly rod sections laid on a sheepskin surface, with the butt section showing a blued nickel silver ferrule and a snake guide with green thread wraps and single turn brown inlays, and the two tip sections displaying dark nickel tip-
Close-up of a handcrafted fly rod reel seat featuring a highly figured burl wood insert flanked by blued hardware with a threaded locking collar, beside flamed cane rod sections with nickel silver ferrules and dark red thread trim wraps, on a sheepsk
Three bamboo fly rod sections laid diagonally on a warm golden sheepskin surface, showing flamed blanks with a stripping guide fitted with a red agate ring insert and burgundy thread wraps, plus two smaller snake guides with matching burgundy thread
Close-up of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod handle featuring cottonwood bark with warm reddish-brown tones, a figured burl wood reel seat with blued locking hardware, and two flamed tip sections with burgundy thread wraps and snake guides visible below,
A large largemouth bass laid on a gravel and leaf-covered bank at night, with a Haywood-labeled bamboo fly rod bearing a cork grip, burl wood reel seat, and a classic perforated fly reel loaded with fly line resting behind it.
A Haywood bamboo fly rod with a rattan grip, a flamed bamboo reel seat with a blued hardware, and two slender blonde bamboo tip sections with small snake guides, displayed against a dark leather background.
Three bamboo fly rod sections displayed against a dark leather surface, showing two tip-top guides with loop eyes on the slender tips and antique gold thread wraps with red trim wraps at the ferrule connections, alongside a blued ferrule with crowne
Close-up of a handcrafted bamboo fly rod reel seat featuring a flamed bamboo insert with a blued nickel silver end cap, beside two blonde bamboo rod sections with blued ferrule sleeves, antique gold main wraps and red thread accent wraps, on a dark l
Macro close-up of three blued nickel silver bamboo fly rod ferrules, each with antique gold main wraps, red trim wraps and crowned tabs, displayed on shearling.
Close-up of a fly rod grip junction showing rattan grip transitioning into a flamed bamboo reel seat, separated by a knurled cork check ring, on a warm sheepskin background.