Chasing the Taper

As society grows increasingly addicted to disposable goods, a few master craftsmen continue the labor-intensive tradition of making every part of a bamboo fly rod by hand. Using 19th-century techniques, they sacrifice marriages, money and sanity in their attempt to keep this unsustainable craft alive. Chasing the Taper is an intimate look at their relentless pursuit of perfection against the backdrop of a world obsessed with mass production.

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Genres: Documentary, Sports
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes
Availability: Worldwide

“Like most great films, the quality of Chasing the Taper is evident immediately. Storytelling of this level begins with the interviews, and the subjects in Chasing the Taper are simply outstanding. This film is really about human passion, offering a history of bamboo rod building, from companies like Leonard and T&T, and of those obsessed individuals who’ve dedicated their lives to it.”

– Tom Bie, The Drake Magazine

 

Also look at:
http://flyfishing-blog.com/flyfishing-blog.com/2020/01/06/bamboo-flyrods-a-passion/
http://flyfishing-blog.com/flyfishing-blog.com/2019/02/08/winston-bamboo-is-back/
http://flyfishing-blog.com/flyfishing-blog.com/2018/01/09/twl-bavarian-passion-for-bamboo/

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