I have a George Maurer 8’ 3/2 from 1993 that is not marked with a model. I’m interested in seeing if this was a prototype for one of his later standards, more from curiosity than anything. I love the rod.
Absent buying Maurer’s rod building book (I’m not a builder so I wouldn’t have any other use for it), is there any other way to find the tapers he used or ‘identify’ the model? I was planning to mic the rod and compare my results with his tapers, but they’re eluding my searches...
Many thanks for your advice.
Don
Maurer rod - unidentifiable model
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Maurer rod - unidentifiable model
#1There are times, I think, when a trout angler must prize what he catches with his eyes as much as what he firmly hooks. - H. Middleton
Re: Maurer rod - unidentifiable model
#2There are only 3 8ft rod tapers in Maurer & Elser: a Payne 102 (2pc); a Gillum 2pc and a a Young Para15 which is also a 2 piece. So I don't think your rod is in the book.
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Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Re: Maurer rod - unidentifiable model
#3Thanks. Some of Maurer’s rods were based on the Young Para15 tapers, including his Rocky Mtn series of rods, so maybe the info would still help. I believe Maurer would make either 2 or 3 piece versions of his tapers, but I’m not certain...Fcs wrote:There are only 3 8ft rod tapers in Maurer & Elser: a Payne 102 (2pc); a Gillum 2pc and a a Young Para15 which is also a 2 piece. So I don't think your rod is in the book.
Thanks again.
Don
There are times, I think, when a trout angler must prize what he catches with his eyes as much as what he firmly hooks. - H. Middleton