• 8' 5wt bamboo fly rod with hand engraved scroll on butt cap and ferrule.
  • 8' 5wt bamboo fly rod with Portuguese cork grip.
  • Hand engraved scroll on bamboo fly rod ferrules.
  • 8' 5wt bamboo fly rod with line guides from Oyster Bamboo.
  • 8' 5wt bamboo fly rod within its Oyster Bamboo ABS display case.
  • Rigid, black ABS carrying case for bamboo fly rod with lock and Oyster Bamboo branding.
  • Rigid, black ABS carrying case for bamboo fly rod with lock and Oyster Bamboo branding.
  • Finished bamboo fly rods displayed in red-lined cases in a showroom.
  • Bamboo fly rod strip being planed with a hand-engraved brass hand plane, with bamboo shavings curling off the blade.
  • Hand-engraved scroll pattern on a nickel silver ferrule, crafted with a precision engraving tool.
  • Craftsman shaping a cork grip by hand on a bamboo fly rod blank, with cork dust flying.
  • Close-up of a bamboo fly rod section being wrapped with thread near a wire guide during assembly.
  • Bamboo culm being heat-treated and colored with a torch flame during fly rod making process.
  • Drilled Portuguese cork rings piled on a workbench, ready for fly rod grip assembly.
  • Tonkin bamboo culms stacked on a rack in a fly rod workshop, with an 'Oyster' sign in the background.
  • Stacked rings of Portuguese cork prepared for shaping into a bamboo fly rod grip, with sandpaper on a workbench.
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8' 5wt Bamboo Fly Rod Oyster Master Series — Brown Wraps with Deep Blue Trim

8' 5wt Bamboo Fly Rod Oyster Master Series — Brown Wraps with Deep Blue Trim

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This 8 foot, 5-weight bamboo fly rod from Oyster's Master Series is the classic size trout fly rod for medium sized waters. The fine tip and moderate butt section make it a wonderful choice for the dry fly enthusiast.

Oyster’s Master Series bamboo fly rod is truly exceptional. This rod is nothing short of a master piece with "best shotgun style engraving" on reel seat and ferrules.

This is our most popular rod series. 

Premium Materials and Craftsmanship

  • 3 piece, 2 tip bamboo fly rod made from a single culm of genuine Tonkin bamboo
  • Hand split and hand planed
  • Elegant agate stone stripping guide
  • Fully hand engraved nickel silver downlocking reel seat and ferrules
  • Traditional honey brown flame color
  • Super fine silk brown wraps with deep blue trim wraps on every guide
  • Extra select domestic buckeye burl reel seat spacer
  • Western cork grip made from Ultra flor grade Portuguese cork

Presentation

  • Rigid locking ABS Presentation Case
  • Upgrade to a locking leather presentation case for $330
  • Hardened steel combination lock for security and TSA approved
  • Matte black hardware
  • Each case has a Limited Lifetime Warranty
  • Signed Certificate of Authenticity by Oyster included 
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