Homer Jennings Bamboo Rod

Just acquired a rod which I had been eyeing for years.
Homer Jennings 8’0” #4 weight 2 piece 2 tips.
Fantastic casting rod.

Homer Jennings 8’ 0” #4 Weight
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Homer Jennings 2/2 8'0" #4

Rod: Homer Jennings
Serial Number: 661
Maker: Homer Jennings
Length: 8' 0"
Line Weight: #4 weight
Sections: 2 Piece 2 Tip
Reel Seat: Wood
Handle: Cigar Shaped
Metal: Nickel Silver
Guides: Snake & Tip Top
Stripping Guide:
Wraps: Transparent Wraps
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Peter's 10-Pound Club - Welcome A New Member

Peter’s 10-Pound Club has a new member today.
He is Albert Loh.
Albert caught a big fat mama today at our favourite temensis hideout.
So now we have the 10-Pound Club as follows:
Peter Tay : Chairman, President, Secretary-General
Member No. 1 : Billy Teo (11.5 Pound)
Member No.2 : Albert Loh (11.0 Pound)


Albert with the 11.0 Pound Temensis Peacock Bass.

This Big Fat Mama is really BIG.

Catch And Released Again - Third Time

Two weeks ago Ronald caught this Temensis the second time. Today, Peter caught it again. PH Chua and Ronald and tried to catch it again today. But it was Peter's persistence that paid off. This Mama grabbed Peter's MacDonald Drinking Straw Fly.
Peter had been experimenting with all sorts of materials for tying his flies. Two weeks ago, the other Temensis took the fly but the tippet broke. Today the Straw Fly did indeed irritate the Mama enough for it to grab the fly. The baby temensis had grown to about 4 inches and are venturing further outside the nest.

You can again see the benefits of Catch And Release.


Peter was grinning from ear to ear because he caught this temensis with a MacDonald drinking Straw Fly.

6.5 Pound Temensis Peacock Bass.

Look at the patterns again. Same fish with the extra spot below the eye.

Catch And Release

Last Sunday, I caught a 6.5 pound Temensis peacock bass. This fish and its partner were looking after a school of baby temensis. Their hiding spot was a hole among the granite rocks.
Today, I brought Ronald to the same spot. Scanned the hole with my polaroid sunglasses. The pair of mamas were still there, taking care of their babies.
Ronald casted to the pair and caught the same temensis which I had caught last week.

Now this is the Beauty of Catch And Release.


Ronald with the 6.5 Pound Temensis Peacock Bass.

Look at the patterns on the body of the temensis.

6.5 Pound Temensis on 8' 2" #4 Cris Carpenter Rod

Caught a few Peacock Basses with the 8' 2" #4 Weight Cris Carpenter rods.

The biggest was a 6.5 Pounder. The Temensis made several hard runs. The ZYZ fly reel was screaming again and again. My thumb got hit by the spinning fly reel handle and is still bruised and sore. Fingers got line burnt too.

The fly hook just hooked about 3 millimeters of the Temensis's upper lip.
The Cris Carpenter rod just bend gently and let the fish run without tearing the fly off the 3 millimeter of skin on lip. That is what I call remarkable. Even magical if you like.

Here are some photos.

6.5 Pound Temensis Peacock Bass with Cris Carpenter Rod

Me with the Temensis and the Cris Carpenter bamboo rod.

Temensis With Cris Carpenter Rod

Caught quite a few Peacock Basses with the Cris Carpenter rods.
This 2.5 pound temensis peacock bass put a very nice bend on the 8’ 4” #3 weight Cris Carpenter rod.
Here are some photos.

2.5 Pound Temensis Peacock Bass with Cris Carpenter Rod

Cris Carpenter Bamboo Rods

Three Cris Carpenter rods.
8’ 1” #3 weight.
8’ 4” #3 weight.
8’ 2” #4 weight’
The 8’ 1” is absolute beautiful. You can see that the maker had put in a lot of effort for this rod.
The 8’ 4” is a joy to cast.


Cris Carpenter 8’ 1” #3 Weight


Cris Carpenter 8’ 4” #3 Weight


Cris Carpenter 8’ 2” #4 Weight
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Cris Carpenter – 2/2 8'2" #4

Rod: Cris Carpenter
Serial Number: 8413
Maker: American Bamboo Rod Maker Cris Carpenter
Length: 8' 2"
Line Weight: #4 weight
Sections: 2 Piece 2 Tip
Reel Seat:
Metal: Blued Nickel Silver
Guides: Snake & Tip Top
Stripping Guide: Agate Stripper
Wraps: Orange Translucent Wraps
Comments:
Actually this rod is 8' 2" after Cris found that the extra 2" makes the rod cast better than another 8' 0" rod which he had made earlier. So he left the extra 2" in place.
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Cris Carpenter – 2/2 8'4" #3

Rod: Cris Carpenter
Serial Number: 8410
Maker: American Bamboo Rod Maker Cris Carpenter
Length: 8' 4"
Line Weight: #3 weight
Sections: 2 Piece 2 Tip
Reel Seat:
Metal: Blued Nickel Silver
Guides: Snake & Tip Top
Stripping Guide: Agate Stripper
Wraps: Gold Translucent Wraps
Comments:
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Cris Carpenter – 2/2 8'1" #3

Rod: Cris Carpenter
Serial Number: 8114
Maker: American Bamboo Rod Maker Cris Carpenter
Length: 8' 1"
Line Weight: #3 weight
Sections: 2 Piece 2 Tip
Reel Seat:
Metal: Nickel Silver
Guides: Snake & Tip Top
Stripping Guide: Agate Stripper
Wraps: Red Tipping on Translucent Wraps
Comments:
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