8' 2 piece taper help

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8' 2 piece taper help

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I have a friend who is about to build a second rod at the Catskill class and wants an 8' 4 weight. He was intrigued casting my Jim Downes copy of a Garrison 206. Is there an 8' 4 weight Garrison taper out there? What about George Maurer's Queen of Waters?
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I highly recommend Tom Smithwick's version of an old F. E. Thomas design. Tom will be at the Catskills while you are at the class. Enjoy your time with some of the finest craftsmen in the rod making world. Ron B.
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Yes, Tom is a friend and I reached out to him as well. He sent full data on that taper yesterday to me and my buddy John.

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