The 5 piece travel rod is now finished, and ready for action. It has been test cast in our back yard, and that confirmed the calculated design - it is a true 5 weight (the underlying taper is a 4wt taper, but the extra ferrules turn it into a solid 5 wt). Action feels fine, in line with the taper it is based on. Now all we have to do is make sure it actually performs under real world fishing conditions.
Note that I do not plan on making more rods like this - it’s too much of a pain in the behind fitting all those ferrules. It’s more like a ‘proof-of-concept’ study. And something to ‘brag about’ and show off during shows. But hey, it can be done ;-)
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