Bob Clay's guest appearances

Bob Clay

Anchored with April Vokey

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

The River Rambler

Frank Moore

Andy Mill

Tom Rowland

Brian Chan

Simon Gawesworth

Mark Bachmann

Gary Borger

Skip Morris

Jen Ripple

John Shewey

Jim Teeny

Peter Morse

Rick Kustich

Marty Sheppard

Amy Hazel

OwlTail

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/216 Sponsors:  Turtlebox Audio:  https://wetflyswing.com/turtlebox Sponsors:  Sawyer Oars:  https://wetflyswing.com/sawyer Bob Clay is here to share the story of how he became one of the great bamboo fly rod makers on the planet with a focus on the bamboo spey road.  We find out how Tom Morgan helped to shape his career. The story is a good one with some of the greatest fly fishing mentors in the game impacting Bob's journey.  Bob describes why he loves a 12-foot spey rod and shorter to get the job done.  Show Notes with Bob Clay - Tom Morgan was one of Bob's biggest mentors.  Tom Morgan was on the podcast here in episode 161. - The Ed Rice Sportsman's shows were huge back in the day.  Here's Ed Rice on the Anchored Podcast.   - The hand mill is a major tool for building a bamboo rod created by Tom Morgan - The Hook and Hackle club out of Calgary gave Bob his start building rods - The Tom Morgan article via ESPN - Simon Gawesworth was Bob's first spey casting instructor.  Simon was on the Wet Fly Swing Podcast in episode 9 here. - George Cook was on the podcast in episode 131 here and covered the history of NW spey. - I noted the short OPST pure skagit and micro skagit rods. - the April Vokey masterclass - The tools for building a bamboo fly rod.  Tonkin bamboo is the strongest and what Bob uses.   You can find Bob at RiverWatchRods.com Bamboo Fly Rod Conclusion with my Bob Clay Bob Clay shares the story of how he became one of the great bamboo spey rod builders after a life of connecting to some of the best mentors you could ask for.   We find out how a 9-foot bamboo rod is a struggle but that the hollow technology in the spey game balanced great. We hear why hollow building and the shorter spey rods were big contributions that Bob helped give to the rod space.  This episode walks us through the steps to building a bamboo fly rod with a focus on spey.  Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/216

Show Notes:  <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/216" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/216</a> Sponsors:  Turtlebox Audio:  <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/turtlebox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/turtlebox</a> Sponsors:  Sawyer Oars:  <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/sawyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/sawyer</a> Bob Clay is here to share the story of how he became one of the great bamboo fly rod makers on the planet with a focus on the bamboo spey road.  We find out how Tom Morgan helped to shape his career. The story is a good one with some of the greatest fly fishing mentors in the game impacting Bob's journey.  Bob describes why he loves a 12-foot spey rod and shorter to get the job done. Show Notes with Bob Clay - Tom Morgan was one of Bob's biggest mentors.  Tom Morgan was on the podcast here in episode 161. - The Ed Rice Sportsman's shows were huge back in the day.  Here's Ed Rice on the Anchored Podcast.   - The hand mill is a major tool for building a bamboo rod created by Tom Morgan - The Hook and Hackle club out of Calgary gave Bob his start building rods - The Tom Morgan article via ESPN - Simon Gawesworth was Bob's first spey casting instructor.  Simon was on the Wet Fly Swing Podcast in episode 9 here. - George Cook was on the podcast in episode 131 here and covered the history of NW spey. - I noted the short OPST pure skagit and micro skagit rods. - the April Vokey masterclass - The tools for building a bamboo fly rod.  Tonkin bamboo is the strongest and what Bob uses. You can find Bob at <a href="http://RiverWatchRods.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RiverWatchRods.com</a> Bamboo Fly Rod Conclusion with my Bob Clay Bob Clay shares the story of how he became one of the great bamboo spey rod builders after a life of connecting to some of the best mentors you could ask for.   We find out how a 9-foot bamboo rod is a struggle but that the hollow technology in the spey game balanced great. We hear why hollow building and the shorter spey rods were big contributions that Bob helped give to the rod space.  This episode walks us through the steps to building a bamboo fly rod with a focus on spey.  Show Notes:  <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/216" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/216</a>

WFS 216 - The Bamboo Fly Rod with Bob Clay - Spey, Skeena, River Watch Rods

***Check out our Bob Clay Masterclass here!*** Bob Clay is the authority on bamboo two-handed (Spey) rods. A retired guide and passionate angler, Bob lives off the grid on the world-famous Kispiox river. In this episode of Anchored, I sit down with Bob to hear more about his story and the secret behind his renowned fishing rods. This episode is sponsored by Farlex Reels.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

***Check out our Bob Clay Masterclass <a href="https://courses.anchoredoutdoors.com/courses/bamboo-rod-building-with-bob-clay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>!*** <a href="http://www.riverwatchrods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob Clay</a> is the authority on bamboo two-handed (Spey) rods. A retired guide and passionate angler, Bob lives off the grid on the world-famous Kispiox river. In this episode of Anchored, I sit down with Bob to hear more about his story and the secret behind his renowned fishing rods. This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://farlexreels.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farlex Reels</a>.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 44: Bob Clay on Bamboo Spey Rods