The Sir D Series - WayneCatt

     The following is a work up of a series of tapers based on the 7' Sir D
favorite. I have stretched the stress graph to develope a 7' 6" and shorted
it to accomodate a 6' 3" after the curves were developed they were ran
through Hexrod to create dimensions for #2 - #3 - #4 weight rods in both 2 &
3 piece rods. The stress curves are as follows:

65" action length

tip - 45250
 5 - 211950
10 - 271750
15 - 218875
20 - 172875
25 - 159150
30 - 147250
35 - 126925
40 - 110400
45 - 121300
50 - 134900
55 - 117275
60 - 116875
65 - 101050

80" action length
tip - 45250
 5 - 211950
10 - 271750 
15 - 218875
20 - 172875
25 - 163450
30 - 152500
35 - 147000
40 - 142650
45 - 126925
50 - 110400
55 - 121300
60 - 134900
65 - 117725
70 - 117275
75 - 116875
80 - 101050
    
	To maintain the full character the peaks and valleys were moved to the
closest 5" increment that is why several stress values are the same.

6' 3" #2

tip -.054	.054
05	.056	.056
10	.066	.066
15	.083	.083
20	.101	.101
25	.114	.114
30	.126	.128
35	.143	.147
40	.162	.165
45	.170	.172
50	.176	.177
55	.197	.198
60	.210	.212
65	.233	.236
70	.233	.236
75	.233	.236

6' 3" #3

tip	.061	.061
05	.063	.063
10	.074	.074
15	.092	.092
20	.112	.112
25	.126	.126
30	.139	.141
35	.157	.161
40	.178	.182
45	.186	.188
50	.192	.193
55	.214	.216
60	.228	.230
65	.253	.256
70	.253	.256
75	.253	.256

6' 3" #4

tip	.066	.066
05	.068	.068
10	.080	.080
15	.099	.099
20	.120	.120
25	.135	.135
30	.149	.152
35	.168	.172
40	.189	.194
45	.198	.200
50	.204	.206
55	.227	.230
60	.241	.245
65	.267	.272
70	.267	.272
75	.267	.272

7' 6" #2

tip 	.054	.054
05	.056	.056
10	.066	.066
15	.083	.083
20	.101	.101
25	.113	.113
30	.125	.125
35	.136	.138
40	.147	.150
45	.164	.167
50	.185	.187
55	.192	.193
60	.196	.197
65	.219	.219
70	.232	.233
75	.245	.247
80	.271	.273
85	.271	.273
90	.271	.273

7' 6" #3

tip	.061	.061
05	.063	.063
10	.074	.074
15	.092	.092
20	.112	.112
25	.124	.124
30	.138	.138
35	.150	.152
40	.162	.165
45	.179	.183
50	.202	.204
55	.209	.210
60	.214	.215
65	.237	.238
70	.251	.253
75	.264	.267
80	.291	.295
85	.291	.295
90	.291	.295

7' 6" #4
tip	.066	.066
05	.068	.068
10	.080	.080
15	.099	.099
20	.119	.119
25	.133	.133
30	.148	.148
35	.160	.162
40	.172	.175
45	.190	.195
50	.214	.217
55	.221	.223
60	.226	.227
65	.251	.252
70	.265	.267
75	.279	.281
80	.307	.310
85	.307	.310
90	.307	.310

   The narrowness between the 2 and 3 piece dimensions reflect some fine
tuning I have done on the ferrule weights that I am using.
   What will perhaps shock a few - I have never fished the 7' #4. I made one,
I have lawn cast a couple and I was going to fish it. But as we were suiting
up at the Broomhead Bridge on the N. Branch of the Boardman I set the rod
case on top of my Jimmy. The horror was when the rod case fell off the roof.
Falling into pure sand the rod case split in half and took the rod with it.
Never use highly burled walnut in a wooden rod case. Ron glued the case - it
broke in two again as I lifted it up. The rod was beyond repair - Ron just
shrugged his shoulders - not responsible.