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R QUADS

I am currently hollow-building r-quads. I have two 7' 8", 5-wt. prototypes finished. It is smooth and light, powerful, and accurate. 

1. Hollow rectangle quad, 7'8" 5-wt. Smooth, accurate, progressive action, roll casts well. Medium to medium fast action. This is called the LT Series. This is my lighter version.

2. Little bit faster rod than the rod above. Smooth, accurate progressive action. Casts a long line when called upon. It has a kick to it at about 35 feet. Medium fast rod. MB Series.

Currently, there are three other r-quad tapers available:

1. 7' 6" 4/5 wt. Michael Montagne taper. This is a very fast rod, with a delicate tip.

2. 7' 8" 5 wt. Longbelly. Model: Spring Creek R Quad. This is a medium action rod, progressive, with a delicate tip. It reminds me of a Payne taper. This is my r-quad design. It could also be cut to 7' 7".

3. 8' 6" 7/8 wt. off a Gillum steelhead salmon taper. This is a very powerful, straight casting rod.

More rod tapers will be coming when I have time to develop more prototypes.

 

SQUARE QUADS

There are many Edwards quad tapers available. I have lengths of 7-foot, 7-1/2 foot, 8-foot, and 8-1/2 foot.

1. My taper - 7 1/2 5-wt., compound taper. Has a similar bend form to a Martha Marie Young rod. Quite powerful.

2. Sam Carlson 7 1/2' 5-wt. Medium action progressive, delicate tip. Smooth, sweet. Sam knew what he was doing! This is one of my favorite square quad tapers.

3. Three-piece, 8-foot, 5-wt., medium action. This taper is taken from a Dickerson 801510. It's a nice, medium action rod.

4. 7' Edwards quad. Model 25. Casts a 4 DT.

5. 6' 2pc. 4-wt. quad cast nice.

6. 7' 2pc 3-wt.

 

HEXAGON RODS

There are so many tapers that there are endless possibilities. Here are a few.

1. 8' 3-pc. 5-wt. off an E. W. Edwards 1930 rod, delicate rod. Casts close and cast far.  Nice rod. Impressive taper. Best 3 pc. rod I ever cast.

2. 6' 3" 1945 Paul Young Midge 4 wt. (reproduction)

3.  7' 0" 3 wt. (medium fast)

4.  7' 0" 3/4 wt. 7012 (delicate, loads in close)

5.  7' 0" 4 wt. 7012C (fast)

6.  7' 6" 7613 Dickerson 5/6 wt. (fast)

7.  7' 4" 4/5 wt. (smooth, delicate - very nice. I use this taper on my personal rod that I fish 95% of the time, primarily for fishing sulphers and other fly emergers except weighted nymphs on Spring Creek and Fishing Creek. It has progressive action.

8. 6' 8" F. E. Thomas taper. Casts a 3-wt. Nice rod.

9. 7' Garrison 193 3-4wt. Nice taper.

10. 8' 3-pc. 5-wt Gene Edwards taper. On faster side of medium. Crisp rod.