KAYAK ROD
18-06 Kayak Totem 7wt 2 piece 2 tip
Tlingit fishermen in the village of Angoon taught me to fish decades ago. In Tlingit legend, Kayak was a great fisher who won a magic fishing spear from a supernatural fisherman. The end cap on this rod is crafted from an silver element of the Kayak totem pole, erected in Wrangell by Chief Shakes VII for his uncle in 1897. The sterling cap is of the mythic fisher with salmon attached to the magic spears. The reel ring is bent from a highly stylized spoon depicting elements from more than one Alaska tribal tradition. The deeply carved cork handle is made long to allow the angler to better shape his/her cast.
Red and black are significant colors in Tlingit art. They are reflected in the bloodwood spacer and the red and black silk thread wrapping the guides. The winding cheek is turned from an early fly rod ferrule, the hook-keeper hand crafted from sterling wire. A deep red agate stripping guide shines brightly with the translucent red silk wraps.
This blond eight foot rod is, in my opinion, one of the best fly fishing rod tapers ever created. It is based on a taper by Bob Nunley for bonefish. Accurate, with great casting and lifting strength, the rod is a powerhouse capable of handling large flies for taking steelhead and salmon. Bob’s great taper deserved to be used in a rod honoring Tlingit fishermen.
If fly fishing is your passion, fish beautifully. Fish bamboo. Jon Lyman
18-06 Kayak Totem 7wt 2 piece 2 tip
Tlingit fishermen in the village of Angoon taught me to fish decades ago. In Tlingit legend, Kayak was a great fisher who won a magic fishing spear from a supernatural fisherman. The end cap on this rod is crafted from an silver element of the Kayak totem pole, erected in Wrangell by Chief Shakes VII for his uncle in 1897. The sterling cap is of the mythic fisher with salmon attached to the magic spears. The reel ring is bent from a highly stylized spoon depicting elements from more than one Alaska tribal tradition. The deeply carved cork handle is made long to allow the angler to better shape his/her cast.
Red and black are significant colors in Tlingit art. They are reflected in the bloodwood spacer and the red and black silk thread wrapping the guides. The winding cheek is turned from an early fly rod ferrule, the hook-keeper hand crafted from sterling wire. A deep red agate stripping guide shines brightly with the translucent red silk wraps.
This blond eight foot rod is, in my opinion, one of the best fly fishing rod tapers ever created. It is based on a taper by Bob Nunley for bonefish. Accurate, with great casting and lifting strength, the rod is a powerhouse capable of handling large flies for taking steelhead and salmon. Bob’s great taper deserved to be used in a rod honoring Tlingit fishermen.
If fly fishing is your passion, fish beautifully. Fish bamboo. Jon Lyman