Re Quad 8wt+rod - Tom Bowden

Bob, I think you mean .009 or .010 every 3". The .009/3" is the same as a 
Powell "B9" and the .010/3" would be faster than that.

At .010/6", station 95 on a 96" (8 ft.) rod would be .090 + .010/6x95 = 
.248 - a real noodle!

Tom

At 08:26 PM 1/14/2004 -0500, Bob Maulucci wrote:
>Start with about an .080 or .090 tip and make a straight taper
>increasing about .009 or .010 every 6". Should be fast and able to pick
>up a sink tip or throw a long line.
>
>Bob Maulucci
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>All--
>
>I have a Florida vacation to the Gulf coast coming up in a few weeks
>and was thinking of tossing together a meat-stick PMQ to catch
>some redfish with.
>
>can anybody reccommed a powerful 8wt or greater quad taper that I
>can PMQ?  Or should I just take a Nunley bonefish and Quad-ify it
>in Hexrod?
>
>I'll virtually buy you all lunch.  No, really, have an appetizer, have
>two...I'm virtually buying.  Surf and Turf...heck, order two.  Laphroiag
>
>50 year...we'll have two bottles for the table.  Enjoy your virtual
>lunch, rodmakers.  I virtually enjoy buying it.
>
>Wavering between self immolation and self aggrandizement and not
>quite being able to define either,
>
>Joe West