Hello all,

I just picked up my first bamboo rod...local TU chapter had a used/for sale table at one of their meetings and gave the proceeds to Casting for Recovery. I bought a bamboo rod donated by one of the TU members. It needs a little work -- some ferrules replaced and a new finish -- but I figured even if it turns out to be unsalvageable, it was still a good donation.

The member that donated it wasn't there, so all I know about it is that it's got a sticker on it that says "White Bear - Japan".

Has anyone heard of this rod maker before? I couldn't find anything on the interwebs and I'm just curious...I don't really know anything about bamboo, but it looked like an appropriately sized rod for the small stream brookies I fish for most of the time.

Thanks!