!3 foot two hander - TSmithwick

In response to the request, here is a taper posted some time ago by Michael
Marklund. As I recall the story, I think he made each section with glued
splice joints, and has a 13 foot one piece rod. I believe he still has a web
page listed at the rodmakers site.
Spey Special  13'   # 9-10 
Butt
Dist(mm) - Dia(mm)
0      -   14,80
55    -   14,70
255  -   14,20
455  -   13,70
655  -   13,20
855  -   12,70
1055 -   12,20
1300 -   11,50

Middle
Dist(mm) - Dia(mm)
0       -   11,25
60     -   11,00
260   -   10,40
460   -   10,00
660   -   9,40
860   -   9,10
1060 -   8,50
1305 -   8,25

Top
Dist(mm) - Dia(mm)
0      -   8,25
160  -   8,00
360  -   7,30
560  -   6,60
760  -   5,90
960  -   5,10
1160 -   4,30
1360 -   3,50 

The default handle-length is 650mm. Rings could be placed:
-13-15-18-20-24-25-25-28-33-39-59 cm.

The problem is to get good, thick-walled bamboo and good ferrules. 
Please let me know if anyone builds it and tries it.

Regards...
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Mikael Marklund

http://www.skelleftea.se/utb/balder/personal/ba-mma/flyfish.htm


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