Opinions on Cattanach taper

Assuming it's the same taper, I played with Wayne's model of that rod a
few
years back on the banks of the Ausable. One of the sweetest rods I've ever
played with and begged him to build one for me. Alas at the time the wait
was (and is) too long. I ain't the guy to ask about accuracy but yes to
everything you asked. For a small 3 wt it had enough to toss a #12
Robert's
drake 40' in my hands (so someone who knows what they're doing could do
better) or just toss it a few feet up the bank.

I don't know if Wayne has another taper that's a 6'3" three piece 3wt., this
was the only one in his book through.

My experience in the Shanindoa is that I've never had to cast farther than
20', it's much more important to get it where you want it, distance isn't
what I'm looking for in this rod, it will probably only be used in the park.

Being partial to the Winston IM6 and the T&T Paradigms as the best
graphite
dry fly rods still being made, (I think the T&T Heritage series was the
best
graphite dry fly rod ever made), the Winston 3 wt is sweet. I've owned
the
7'6" 3wt and have the 8' 3wt but have never handled the 6'6" model so
can't
give you a direct comparison but not even the fine folks at Winston never
made a plastic rod as sweet as a fine bamboo stick. The better comparison
to
cane IMO would be Winston's retro glass rods.

Wayne Knight
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