Bait Casting and Tournament Bait Casting Tapers - paul.blakley

As a follow on to my recent posting on tournament fly rod tapers here
are a few bait casting tapers ( for those few of us interested ! )as
extracted from 'Tournament Fly and Bait Casting Tapers ' by Earl Osten
and published by Barnes in 1946.

All dims are in sixty fourths of an inch !

For Musky and Heavy Duty Trolling ( and for the chap who requested just
such a taper earlier in the week for his father in law and the 18lb
trout in his local fishery....where do these lucky people live ????)
Length 51/2'
Calibrations at 6" intervals
9,11,13,15,18,20,22,24,27 and 29

General All Round bait Caster
Length 51/2'
8,9,11,13,15,17,19,20,22 and 24

One Piece Tournament Rods
For 5/8oz accuracy events.Both rods being reported as light and flexible
yet with abundant power to propel the plug to the farthest targets.
Specification A
Length 6' 1 1/2"
7,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,18,19 and 26

Specification B
Length 6'
7,8,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,18 and 25

For 3/8oz accuracy events.
Specification A
Length 6'1 1/2"
7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17 and 26

Specification B
Length 6'1 3/4"
6,7,8,10,11,11,12,14,16,19 and 21 ( described as a very light action )

For 5/8oz Distance Events
Specification A
Pronounced Tip Action
Length 5 1/2'
9,11,13,15,18,20,22,24,27 and 29

Specification B
Straight Taper ,Extra Heavy Full length Action.
11,12,15,16,18,20,22,24,25 and 27

For 3/8oz Distance Events
Length 5 1/2'
8,11,13,15,18,20,21,22,23 and 24.
Note the last two calibrations could be 25/64 and 26/64 without
affecting the action of this superb rod ( so says the book ! )

Regards all.......Paul