Re 6 6 UL Spinning Rod taper - Danny Twang

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This tapers taken from PHY rods, was posted to the List a couple of years
ago...

enjoy,
danny

Spin-Caster, 63, 3.00oz., medium flamed, made for Lewis Pyle in Apr 53,
black wraps, 10  sliding ring handle, 16/64 Super Z ferrule.
Guide spacing from tip:  6 3/16, 13 15/16, 24 5/16, 35 1/8; 46 5/8 (butt)
Taper:
0 - .096
5 - .098
10 - .115
15 - .142
20 - .158
25 - .174
30 - .191
35 - .219
ferrule
40 - .216 (yes, I double checked the 35 and 40 measurements)
45 - .224
50 - .241
55 - .250
60 - .266
64 - .274

Special, 64, 3.40oz., 1955, lightly flamed, 17/64 ferrule, 8  sliding
ring handle
Guide spacing from tip:  7 7/16, 16 5/16, 25 5/8, 35 5/16; 49  (butt)
Taper:
0 - .098
5 - .101
10 - .122
15 - .148
20 - .158
24 - .170
30 - .194
35 - .224
ferrule
41 - .226
45 - .238
50 - .240
55 - .257
60 - .268
65 - .285

> I made a 7' medium/heavy action spinning rod for a customer last year who
> wanted to try it out as a "novelty" rod on his annual trip to northern
> Canadian waters. He fished the rod the first day and never put it down. He
> told me how everyone in the fish camp started drooling over this rod as he
> caught more and more fish everyday. He now wants a 6 foot or 6 1/2 foot
> ultralight. I don't have a taper for such a rod. Can anyone help?
>  
> Jeff - Platte River Rods
> 



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This tapers taken from PHY rods, was posted to the Lis=
t a couple of years ago...



enjoy,

danny



Spin-Caster, 63, 3.00oz., me=
dium flamed, made for Lewis Pyle in Apr 53,

black wraps, 10  sliding ring handle, 16/64 Super Z ferrule.

Guide spacing from tip:  6 3/16, 13 15/16, 24 5/16, 35 1/8; 46 5/8 (bu=
tt)

Taper:

0 - .096

5 - .098

10 - .115

15 - .142

20 - .158

25 - .174

30 - .191

35 - .219

ferrule

40 - .216 (yes, I double checked the 35 and 40 measurements)

45 - .224

50 - .241

55 - .250

60 - .266

64 - .274



Special, 64, 3.40oz., 1955, lightly flamed, 17/64 ferrule, 8  sliding<=
BR>
ring handle

Guide spacing from tip:  7 7/16, 16 5/16, 25 5/8, 35 5/16; 49  (b=
utt)

Taper:

0 - .098

5 - .101

10 - .122

15 - .148

20 - .158

24 - .170

30 - .194

35 - .224

ferrule

41 - .226

45 - .238

50 - .240

55 - .257

60 - .268

65 - .285



I made a 7' medium/hea=
vy action spinning rod for a customer last year who wanted to try it out as =
a "novelty" rod on his annual trip to northern Canadian waters. He=
 fished the rod the first day and never put it down. He told me how everyone=
 in the fish camp started drooling over this rod as he caught more and more =
fish everyday. He now wants a 6 foot or 6 1/2 foot ultralight. I don't have =
a taper for such a rod. Can anyone help?

 

Jeff - Platte River Rods










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