| Rod Name | Hardy Marvel 7643 |
| Length (inches) | 90 |
| Length (feet) | 7.5 |
| Line Weight | 4 |
| Number of pieces | 3 |
| Number of tips | 1 |
| Construction | Hex |
| Comments | Several people have asked me to post the dimensions of the Hardy "Marvel" rod. Hardy listed this rod at 2 3/4 oz. and advertised it as the worlds lightest practical fishing rod. The rod has a very light full flexing action. I used a #4 line on mine. I first measured this rod in 1980 over varnish. A year later I bought the rod stripped it and remeasured over the cane. The forms I was using in those days were 6" centres before the Garrison book popularized 5" centres. Here are the dimensions. |
| Deduction for varnish | 0 |
| Allowance for form setting | 0 |
| Ferrule 1 | 10/64 | Location | 0 |
| Ferrule 2 | 14/64 | Location | 0 |
| Station | Dimension | Form Setting |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.069 | 0.035 |
| 5 | 0.080 | 0.040 |
| 10 | 0.097 | 0.049 |
| 15 | 0.118 | 0.059 |
| 20 | 0.128 | 0.064 |
| 25 | 0.135 | 0.068 |
| 30 | 0.152 | 0.076 |
| 35 | 0.158 | 0.079 |
| 40 | 0.172 | 0.086 |
| 45 | 0.183 | 0.092 |
| 50 | 0.191 | 0.096 |
| 55 | 0.201 | 0.101 |
| 60 | 0.216 | 0.108 |
| 65 | 0.229 | 0.115 |
| 70 | 0.245 | 0.123 |
| 75 | 0.270 | 0.135 |
| 80 | 0.290 | 0.145 |
| 85 | 0.297 | 0.149 |
| Guide | Location | Size |
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