<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Garamond" LANG="0">Dear List,
<BR>A a kid, I made my own fishing rods for beach fishing out of Bamboo from a fishing supply store, I always used 5 or 6 coats of marine varnish. 27yrs on the rods still are going strong.
<BR>Best
<BR>Harry</FONT></HTML>