7.5 2p 5wt - Terry Kirkpatrick

Here's what I came up as a taper for the 7 1/2 5wt I was working with.   Not sure it'll be
my final taper, but it's a fairly quick rod.  I've been able to get at least one cast out
to 79ft with it.   It seems fairly solid out to 70ft.  

It's a second attempt, based on an old Montague that came alive after i changed line wt to
a WF4.  It still feels a little heavy fishing it.  
Ferrule 13/64
01	.098
05	.102
10	.113
15	.120
20	.138
25	.155
30	.166
35	.174
40	.187
45	.203
50	.217
55	.240
60	.257
65	.288
70	.291
75	.312
80	.327
85	.332
90	.332

One note.  I've been thinking about the way I measure flat to flat on all three sides.  In
the past I've just averaged them out, but I believe that the top and bottom flat are more
important than the four sides in the way a rod casts, so I took that measurement twice and
then divided by 4.(  (side a + side a + side b + side c)/4  )  The difference didn't turn
out to be much.  I guess if my strips were a little more off, it would be more important. 

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Terry Kirkpatrick 
Safety Harbor, Fl (old Tampa bay)
Fish Tested fly rods
HTTP://www.fishtested.com


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