Bernard 7352
by Bernard
This is a rod that Bernard built for me to fish the dowagiac creek behind his house. It is a sweet rod for small streams. I used this rod to catch a 29" Brown Trout on the Pere Marquette one evening with a hex fly. Cigar grip with thread wrapped up on grip. Gold wraps black tipping like was used on the 1000 series of rods from Heddon. For you tht don't know Bernard was in charge of the Bamboo rod shop at Heddon until they quit production of bamboo.
Line Weight
5wt
Length
6'3"
Geometry
hex
Pieces
2pc
Action Length
5'5"
Line Type
DT
Stations
14
Cast Length
40'
This rod has a "Tip-heavy" stress profile. Stress varies significantly across the rod. Some sections work much harder than others, creating a pronounced action character. Peak stress is well below the failure threshold, giving this rod a generous safety margin.
Peak Stress
112,920 psi
at 9″
Mean Stress
97,347 psi
Stress Range
112,920 psi
Uniformity
0%
Variable
Dimensions
| Station | Dimension | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| 0" | 0.076" | 0 |
| 1" | 0.079" | 30,925 |
| 2" | 0.082" | 55,190 |
| 3" | 0.086" | 74,218 |
| 4" | 0.089" | 89,108 |
| 5" | 0.092" | 100,711 |
| 6" | 0.096" | 106,536 |
| 7" | 0.100" | 110,152 |
| 8" | 0.105" | 112,137 |
| 9" | 0.109" | 112,920 |
| 10" | 0.113" | 112,818 |
| 11" | 0.117" | 112,211 |
| 12" | 0.121" | 111,107 |
| 13" | 0.126" | 109,649 |
| 14" | 0.130" | 107,941 |
| 15" | 0.134" | 106,066 |
| 16" | 0.137" | 106,940 |
| 17" | 0.140" | 107,560 |
| 18" | 0.143" | 107,967 |
| 19" | 0.146" | 108,193 |
| 20" | 0.149" | 108,269 |
| 21" | 0.152" | 108,722 |
| 22" | 0.155" | 109,046 |
| 23" | 0.157" | 109,258 |
| 24" | 0.160" | 109,376 |
| 25" | 0.163" | 109,412 |
| 26" | 0.166" | 108,262 |
| 27" | 0.170" | 107,104 |
| 28" | 0.173" | 105,947 |
| 29" | 0.177" | 104,797 |
| 30" | 0.180" | 103,661 |
| 31" | 0.184" | 101,261 |
| 32" | 0.188" | 98,974 |
| 33" | 0.193" | 96,797 |
| 34" | 0.197" | 94,726 |
| 35" | 0.201" | 92,756 |
| 36" | 0.203" | 93,630 |
| 37" | 0.205" | 94,481 |
| 38" | 0.208" | 95,310 |
| 39" | 0.210" | 97,300 |
| 40" | 0.212" | 99,198 |
| 41" | 0.217" | 97,184 |
| 42" | 0.222" | 95,225 |
| 43" | 0.227" | 93,327 |
| 44" | 0.232" | 91,492 |
| 45" | 0.237" | 89,719 |
| 46" | 0.240" | 90,029 |
| 47" | 0.243" | 90,303 |
| 48" | 0.247" | 90,543 |
| 49" | 0.250" | 90,754 |
| 50" | 0.253" | 90,940 |
| 51" | 0.255" | 92,634 |
| 52" | 0.257" | 94,307 |
| 53" | 0.258" | 95,959 |
| 54" | 0.260" | 97,590 |
| 55" | 0.262" | 99,201 |
| 56" | 0.266" | 98,556 |
| 57" | 0.270" | 97,919 |
| 58" | 0.273" | 97,291 |
| 59" | 0.277" | 96,675 |
| 60" | 0.281" | 96,070 |
| 61" | 0.282" | 97,951 |
| 62" | 0.284" | 99,830 |
| 63" | 0.285" | 101,709 |
| 64" | 0.287" | 103,586 |
| 65" | 0.288" | 105,462 |