Re Anybody got a Hardy - Ian Kearney

Davy , 

My two ten foot rods are both at our holiday residence at the moment but I
have a Hardy "special " rod built by Hardy for a local fishing shop owner in
the mid 1950's for him to fish for larger trout at Taupo .( our usual 5 to
15 lb trout:))  )  It is a 9'6" rod and throws a weight 8-9 line well . I
find it a little "heavy" to cast but that may be my casting or the
reel/weight distribution I was using . 

Dimensions from the tip including varnish which is about average .
1"      .098
5"      .110
10"     .126
15"     .150
20"     .161
25"     .173
30"     .181
35"     .193
ferrule 36 - 39 "
40"     .220
45      .240
50"     .256
55"     .267
60      .287
65"     .295
70"     .307
ferrule  73" -77"
78"     .315
80"     .319
85"     .335
90"     .358
95"     .370
100"    .378
102" handle 
12" handle 

I trust this is of some use. I will post the longer rods in a couple of
weeks time when I will have them back home . 

regards 

Ian Kearney 


At 07:22 PM 17/05/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear Ian
>
>Thanks very much indeed for that taper- and thank you, Chris, for requesting
>it!   I, for one, would be most interested in seeing the stats for a
>ten-footer.   I'm keen on these rods whether for trout or salmon.
>Sentimental attachment too corny to divulge.
>
>If you don't have time to convert to English, just shoot me the metric data.
>I can hash it out on my little HP in a few seconds.  I would be cosmically
>grateful :-)
>
>Davy
>
>
>
>
>
Ian Kearney 			phone 0064 03 5445556
104 Champion Road 		Fax   0064 03 5440374
Richmond 
New Zealand 			email