Re Heddon #50 President Deluxe Taper - (Fritz Wiese)fritzwiese

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Rens:  
The rod was stripped of varnish.

Fritz Wiese


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Fritz Wiese wrote:

> I did forget a few things on my first post.  Label on case is marked
> Model #50, President, and wt #2.  Took me a while to find that was
> Heddons designation for dry fly action.
> Strange but the snakes on the mid section are English pattern and the
> snakes on both tips are Amer. pattern.  If that was 1936 Heddon was
> probably just switching over.
>
> I took dimensions with my 1/2" Starret mic. w/pressure release.
> All measurement differentals are plus dimensions, and they were always
> on the spline where the guides are attached.
> TIP 1        Max Diff
> .065          .0005
> 5" .083      .0005
> 10" .096    .0000
> 15" .109    .001
> 20" .128    .001
> 25" .144    .002
> 30" .160    .001
>
> Mid Section                Max Diff
> 351/4" .178                .0000  Just below ferrule
> 40"       .192               .0005
> 45"       .208               .001
> 50"       .222               .0005
> 55"       .235               .001
> 60"       .249               .002
> 65"       .269               .002
>
> Butt                             Max Diff
> 70"       .277                .003
> 75"       .291                .002
> 80"       .308                .002
> 85"       .323                .0005
> 90"       .336                .004
> 93 3/8  .425                .003  Under winding check
>
> Tip 2                            Max Diff
> Tip        .080                .001
> 5"          .090                .001
> 10"        .110                .001
> 15"        .123                .001
> 20"        .136                .002
> 25"        .148                .002
> 30"        .165                .003
>
> Client mentioned that this rod was his fathers and he was a local
> tournament caster.  He used this rod for trout, dry fly accuracy and the
> skish fly event were they had to use a production rod.
> Workmanship is exceptional.
>
> Fritz Wiese

 Fritz,

Thanks a lot for the taper. How much should be extracted for the varnish?
Could you describe how the rod feels? You said it was powerful, didn't you?

Rens Oosthoek


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