Marvel Rod - Ted Knott


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.
	0	.068
	3"	.074
	6"	.o88
	12"	.107
	18"	.123
	24'	.135
	30"	.152
	36"	.169
	42"	.183
	48"	.195
	54"	.208
	60"	.218
	66"	.241
	72"	.262
	78"	.285
	82"	.298 in front of cork grip