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Chasing the Taper is an intimate look at their relentless pursuit of perfection against the backdrop of a world obsessed with mass production.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the Trailer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chasing the Taper\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/219031832?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Genres: Documentary, Sports<br \/>\nDuration: 1 hour 23 minutes<br \/>\nAvailability: Worldwide<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike 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&amp;T, and of those obsessed individuals who\u2019ve dedicated their lives to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tom Bie, The Drake Magazine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also look at:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2020\/01\/06\/bamboo-flyrods-a-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2020\/01\/06\/bamboo-flyrods-a-passion\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/02\/08\/winston-bamboo-is-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2019\/02\/08\/winston-bamboo-is-back\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2018\/01\/09\/twl-bavarian-passion-for-bamboo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2018\/01\/09\/twl-bavarian-passion-for-bamboo\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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