Travel Rod Taper 4 Piece
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- albertatroutguy
- Sport
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Travel Rod Taper 4 Piece
#1I saw in the latest issue of Power Fibers an article on a 4 piece splice ferrule hollowed travel rod. I was thinking making two rods one with splice ferrules and the other with truncated or micro ferrules. I don't think I have the skills to make micro ferrules. I had quick search for tapers but didn't find anything. Does anybody have 8 foot 4 piece 5wt or 6 wt taper they would like to share. If you take an existing taper what do you need to change for the extra pieces. Does hollowing keep the action the same due to the weight added for the extra ferrules. What would be a good starting taper something fast or slow? Thanks
- tapermaker
- Master Guide
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Re: Travel Rod Taper 4 Piece
#2I used a 8ft leonard 48df into a 4/2 4 wt using 15 /12/9 truncated cse stepdown ferrules .hollowbuilt through 3 sections .no changes to the taper .it turned out to be my best casting and favorite rod this summer