Re Spey Rod - Fallcreek9

In a message dated 96-08-12 07:06:19 EDT, you write:

Hello All:  The following is a note from Mikael Marklund concerning his
spey rod taper.  Mikael had mentioned his spey rod experience and I asked him
for a taper, which he graciously sent.  The correspondence is otherwise self
explaniatory, and the taper follows.  Also, note that it is built as a 1-pc
rod,
some feat for a rod of thirteen feet.  

Thank you Mikael from all of us for the taper.  As for the other tapers you
offer, 
please send them as there seems to be quite a bit of interest in the spey rod
"over 
here." It would be quite interesting to compare their plots.

Best Regards,
RTyree

>> Hello Mikael:
>> I have been trying to contact you to see if I may post the taper for the
>13'
>> spey rod
>> you sent to me.  There are three or more on the list who would like to
have
>> it.  Of 
>> course it may not be appropriate to list it, and I will understand.
 Please
>> advise. 
>
>Hello Richard!
>
>The reason that I haven´t responded is that I have been travelling in 
>south - east Asia for almost a month - very interesting...
>
>Of course You can post the taper. Great that people are interested...
>
>Best regards - Mikael.
>------------------------------------
From:	 (Mikael Marklund)
To:	

Hello Richard!
I tried to use the Garrison formulas on 13´ - 14´ rods. It didn´t work. 
They became too soft. I contacted a builder named Kenneth Boström. 
He was quite famous here in Sweden. Made great rods. He sent me some 
tapers. Especially the 13footer is nice. I have built it without 
ferrules too - it works even better. I carry it in a plastic tube on 
top of my car - people at the river knows who´s coming when they spot 
the yellow plastic tube.
Here´s the taper of the 13footer (I call it Byske1):
13'  #9-10 Two-handed salmon rod
Buttdiameters:
0mm      - 14,80mm
55mm    - 14,70mm
255mm  - 14,20mm
455mm  - 13,70mm
655mm  - 13,20mm
855mm  - 12,70mm
1055mm- 12,20mm
1300mm- 11,50mm

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

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

The handle is 650mm (should be adjusted for the size of person that 
will be using the rod). 
When you spey-cast the lower of the ferrules gets a lot of stress. I 
had a lot of problems holding it in place. That's when I decided to 
make the rod without ferrules. Worked great without changing the 
taper.
Do you want more tapers? I have one on a 14footer. I think I have 
some Sharpe tapers too here somewhere...

Feels good to interest you "over there" for our type of fishing.
I have made a small flyfishing site if you have the time. It's
http://www.skelleftea.se/utb/balder/personal/ba-mma/flyfish.htm

/Mikael