Re winston taper - Steven A. Weiss

  Here is a taper for a Winston 7'6" 4-wt Hollobuilt. It was made for Norm
Thompson in 1965. I made this rod for a friend who has the original and
doesn't want to fish with it. I did not hollow the butt, and it's only 1/4
oz. heavier than the Winston. A nice smooth medium action that easily casts
a DT4 out to 50-60 ft. My friend is a very active flyfisher and has at least
100 trips on the rod, probably with over a thousand fish caught on it. He
thinks that it casts better than the original. This may be because not being
hollow, it has a little faster action.

Points Dimensions Form
Point 1 .05800 .03000
Point 5 .07530 .03865
Point 10 .09100 .04650
Point 15 .10500 .05350
Point 20 .12100 .06150
Point 25 .13550 .06875
Point 30 .15400 .07800
Point 35 .16300 .08250
Point 40 .17800 .09000
Point 45 .18700 .09450
Point 50 .19900 .10050
Point 55 .20500 .10350
Point 60 .21950 .11075
Point 65 .23550 .11875
Point 70 .24700 .12450
Point 75 .25900 .13050
Point 80 .28600 .14400
Point 85 .28600 .14400
Point 90 .28600 .14400
Guide spacing:
3 15/16, 7 13/16, 12 5/8, 18 3/8, 24 1/4, 30 1/4, 36 3/8, 43, 50 9/16, 59
(9 + stripper).
The original has a reverse half wells grip that flows right into the cork
reel seat and has a down lock ring and cap.
Steve

> My favorite rod maker among the 'plastic' rods by far is Winston.  I own a
> 3wt LT 5pc rod and really like how it flexes well into the lower sections.
I
> have never had the oportunity to play with the bamboo rods that this fine
> company makes.  Does anyone on the list have  experience with Winston
bamboo?
>  Does anyone have a taper for a 3,4 or 5 wt rod they would share with me?
>