one woman’s journey into the bamboo fly rod making abyss
“I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands—this is not optional—my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have, to try to make a difference.” —Jimmy Carter, as quoted by Jim […]
Read More President Jimmy CarterOyster Bamboo Fly Rods is honored to be featured in the OG of outdoor magazines, Field & Stream. So… when I say it’s an honor to be featured in Field & Stream, I’m not indulging in a “humble brag” or overusing the word “honor.” I mean it emphatically. More importantly, my 10-year-old self would be so […]
Read More Field & Stream features Oyster BambooI created this little timeline for Oyster yesterday. I cannot remove the PDF bar at the top and I spent way too much time this so it has to find a “home”.
Read More 25 Years of oyster bamboo😭Warning: FEELS ALERT… proceed with caution.😭 On Monday, we dropped Cutter off at the University of Georgia (UGA) to start his freshman year in college. Many of you reading this know Cutter on various levels, and I might go as far as saying some of you are even emotionally invested in this kid. People are […]
Read More Cutter, UGA and his “PEOPLE”25 years in the MAKING “I feel like I am holding on to a secret.” Last year, I asked a dear friend with tremendous talent to create some ‘videos’ of Oyster for posterity. NEVER did I imagine the final result would accumulate into what I regard as “legacy films” for this small but mighty company. […]
Read More THE BAMBOO FLY RODIS IT LABOR…IF YOU LOVE IT? It’s been 529 days a minute since my last post here. I do love to write…even if it is for the sole purpose of providing proof of our existence for my now teenage children who hate me who may read this one day. However, it seems as though upon […]
Read More Labor of love, bamboo fly rods & KathyTurning 50 in the shit tsunami wake of COVID-19 creates an unexpected bittersweet layer to the meaning of life gravity of it all. So, I’ll combine the past, present and future here and try not to bore you to death keep it as trite as possible. The single consistency throughout most of our lives […]
Read More 50 YEARS OF LIFE, MUSIC, TOM PETTY & THE BAMBOO FLY RODTHE COVID-19 CRISIS SUCKS. THE END. Not really… FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. So, we can all agree on one thing…there is a crisis out there. Since the shit the fan the world was sent off camber…it has been eerily peaceful here around Oyster…except for when I my parents visit and I yell at them from a 6 […]
Read More a crisis, choosing good, and the bamboo fly rod
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