Re Nymph and streamer rod - Tom Bowden

Here's the taper I measured a few years ago from my S. Bend 290. One heck 
of a nice rod.

0       .070
5       .076
10      .092
15      .112
20      .130
25      .136
30      .147
35      .170
40      .190
45      .202
50      .219
55      .230
60      .250
65      .269
70      .285
75      .309
80      .325




At 12:37 AM 1/8/2004 +0100, you wrote:
>Gentlemen,
>
>Thank you for the input so far.
>
>Does one of you have the Taper of the South Bend 290 rod and are you 
>willing to share?
>I didn't found it in the taper archives.
>
>More suggestions are welcome.
>
>Best,
>
>Markus
>
>-
>
>
>Am Mittwoch, 07.01.04 um 23:44 Uhr schrieb Brian D. Creek:
>
>>The only rod I've personally cast that was a 6 wt. 7.5' was a South Bend 
>>290.  They are a very nice casting rod for your application, and you 
>>won't have any trouble making them prettier than the original!  They 
>>really cast well with a 6 wt., silk weight-forward line.
>>
>>Your English is at least as good as 1/2 this list!
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Brian
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Markus Rohrbach
>>To: 
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:32 PM
>>Subject: Nymph and streamer rod
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>My name is Markus Rohrbach, i'm 39 and I live in Switzerland.
>>I'm building cane rods since two years only for my own use.
>>
>>First of all i want to make a great compliment to the members of the 
>>list. It's great how helpful you are.
>>I read frequently in the past and learned a lot from the questions other 
>>people ask.
>>I also refresh my english a little bit on that way.
>>So, english is a strange language to me so please overlook my grammar 
>>errors.
>>
>>At the moment I start thinking about another rod.
>>The rod should be around 7.5 feet in length and able to cast a DT6- or 
>>DT7-line.
>>I will use this rod for nymph- and streamer fishing for trouts.
>>
>>Ii'm not sure if a fast taper is the right choice for this type of rod or 
>>if i should try a more parabolic one.
>>Does someone have experience which taper are suitable?
>>Any suggestions or tips?
>>
>>Thank you in advance for any help,
>>
>>
>>Markus
>>
>>http://www.fly-line.net
>