Sunil,
As Don said there are many types of bamboo, mine is a very common variety that grows wild here. When bamboo is harvested it is usually trimmed of all of its branches at the time of harvesting. If you wait the bamboo hardens, a lot, and trimming becomes difficult. I had a poacher with a cast net so I decided on the untrimmed style, I tied concrete blocks to the shaft and saturated about 20% of my pond where I feed the fish. That stopped the castnet guy,
All of the joints seemed to have spurs that were very sharp. Green was easier to work with, but as Don said doesn't last as long. I wore gloves and long sleeves but it is tough stuff. I will eventually replace it with pvc.
