Hope this works …
Left - 9ft 10wt PMQ
2nd from left - 5’8" PMQ - Lee Wulff Midge (broke in on some mountian 'bows a couple years back). One sweet little rod.
3rd from right (missing in pic) another Midge. Although this one given away.
On the right - my 1st 2 hex rods (H1 and H2). No specific taper - just done and built. Lots to improve on, but - can’t learn without failures.
Machined plane form came in a month ago,time to put it to use.
darrell,
Hi Darrell,
I would like to comment on your rods, but forgive an old man.
I can’t make heads or tails of what you’ve posted here.
Probably just me? Maybe individual photos of each rod would help?
What is a PMQ?
Bob
pmq = poor man’s quad. a four-sided planed from two laminated strips of bamboo. can be built w/out a set of planing forms. reported to be nice casting instruments.
camera’s out with the kid tonite (caddis hatch on river down the road, I sent him for some pics) … but I will post a link to couple larger sized / detailed pics shortly.
Mr. Blur … I haven’t (yet) had the pleasure to cast a hex, but if this PMQ is any indication … let’s just say I’m drooling in anticipation. This one loads, casts and surprizingly, felt a good bit of strength in the rod when on the rainbows.
darrell,
OK - got the camera back … son didn’t get any good pics of the caddis, but did get the green goober.
Decomissioned 10wt (undersized ferrules, failed right when expected …). My own taper - casts great, but will need new stock of bamboo to make a hex.
The PMQ - for the 6yr old (just under 5yrs old when WE made the rod - he did help a lot - even did one guide wrap … as shown).
And the Hex (H2 - 2nd hex, both just blithering around hex’s) … good thing it was a practice one … you can see the filler strip (kinda destroyed one while planing, nothing close to replace it … (ok, planed the enamel side in error). Not too bad otherwise … camera’s going goofy on me, having hard time taking closeups (never did before) - but there’s one gash in the rod but other than that - the glue lines are pretty good (for the overgrown tomato stake it is).
