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Lee Wulff Classic Bamboo Fly Rod |
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Wow! I have to have one of these!
This is the note from Joan Wulffs folder- Lee Wulff spent a lifetime pursuing large fish on lighter tackle. He frequently used a one pc six foot bamboo rod- similar to this- to catch trout & salmon up to 26lbs!
Lee Wulff Classic Bamboo Fly Rod CDN $1229 USA $900
6ft one pc 2.5oz medium action for a 5 wgt, made to Lee's original tapers by a friend of Lee. Hand crafted from Tonkin cane. Deep blue wraps on hardened chrome snake guides. Small cigar grip of portugese cork, nickel silver butt cap and sliding ring. Comes with aluminum rod tube and cloth sack.
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Hardy Bougle Mark IV Fly Reel |
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LEE WULFF LIMITED EDITION
HARDY BOUGLE MARK IV FLY REEL CDN 430 USA $315
A perfect complement to the Lee Wulff Classic Bamboo Fly Rod. 4 3/4oz takes Triangle taper 5 Wgt and 75yds backing, converts from RH to LH. Classically styled lightweight trout reel. Designed as Hardys first and only raised pillar reel with Perfect-style backplate. Machined from solid aluminum, the click check Bougle is highly functional with a finely machined,adjustable drag and lustrous pearl silver anodized finish. Limited to a numbered edition of 100 and engraved with Lee's signature.
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Guide Spacings! |
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Hard to find wasn't it?...Here is a general spacing chart, they vary from different oufits, but this will get you started. Tape on your guides and go to work (depending on your inclinations!)
FLY ROD from tip in inches
6ft 4 9 15 22 30.5 42
7ft 4 9 15 22 30 40 52
7'6 4 9 15 22 30 39 49 59
8ft 3.5 7.5 12.5 18.5 25.5 33.5 42.5 52.5
8ft6 3.5 7.5 12.5 18.5 25.5 34 44 56 70
9ft 3.5 7.5 12.5 18.5 25.5 33.5 42.5 52.5 63.5 76
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More fly rod guide spacings |
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9ft6 3.5 7.5 12.5 18.5 25.5 34 44 55.5 68 82
10ft 3.5 7.5 12.5 18.5 25.5 33.5 42.5 52.5 63.5 75.5 88.5
10ft6 3.5 12.5 18.5 25.5 33.5 43 54 66.5 80.5 96
Dont get the butt guide too close to the fly reel. it should be far enuf to prevent the line from making too sharp an angle entering the guide, but close enuf to allow you to make use of the power in the butt section.(between 24" & 36") When you reach your arm comfortably forward to where you normally grasp the line to make a cast the butt guide should be a couple inches beyond that. Also you may have to adjust the spacing across the ferrule. Dont have any more than 10 or 12" across the ferrule. Thats the weakest point. Once you have the guides taped on with the above measurements, string up the fly line and arc the rod and make sure the line follows the same curve as the rod blank If it doesnt adjust the guides so it does.You want to distribute the stress evenly so the blank isnt forced into an unnatural bend.
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More on spacing |
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The idea is to have the minimum guides on the rod and still have the line follow the arc of the rod. After all, more guides add to the weight and hurt the line performance. So if you can keep the line flow with less guides the better.
Incidentally, a very good book on rod building ( covers everything you need to know) is
Rod Building Guide:Fly,Spinning,Casting,Trolling by Tom Kirkman $22.95 CDN
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