Taper Exchange

7'9" 3pc 4wt and/or 5wt

feeds@yuku.com (dorenac) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:21:28 GMT

This configuration rod isn't very common. Are there any good tapers, either older or newer, that have proven good to fish with. I like the size because it packs well and seems to be a bit lighter than an 8ft and yet has extra length over a 7 1/2ft for bigger water, while short enough in tighter situations, too.
Thanks,
Rich

Cross Sylph 7'6 5 weight

feeds@yuku.com (canetuck) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:45:42 GMT

Has anyone ever built the Cross Sylph 7'6" 5 weight rod that is listed on canerod.com?
Would like to hear your comments about this rod.Also does anyone know what the original looked like,grip,seat,wraps,cane clor,etc.
Thanks,
Jason

Changing a Taper to Increase or Decrease Line Class

feeds@yuku.com (Gosland) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:49:45 GMT

How can I change a taper to go from say a 5 weight to a 4 weight? Is there a simple way to do this? I would like to change Chris Carlin's version of the PHY Para 14 to a 4 weight from a 5 weight so I can have the same action in a 4wt 7'9" rod, etc.

Thanks,

Gregg

Need 8' 3/2 guide spacing

feeds@yuku.com (canefishr101) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:04:02 GMT

I am building up a blank built by Dennis Stone. It is built to a Heddon 8 foot 3/2 -1 3/4 fer. taper.

Does anyone have the guide spacing for a #20 or above heddon? Or perhaps the spacing from another 8 foot 3/2 rod with 8 or 9 guides?

thanks!
CF101

Taper suggestion for small stream fishing

feeds@yuku.com (brooke777) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:26:06 GMT

A buddy wants me to build him a rod that he can use on a smaller stream behind his house. He is a new fly fisherman, and this will be his first bamboo rod. I have never built a Garrison taper, and wish to, so I am leaning towards the 193. How does this rod do for smaller stream fishing (not much line out, some roll casting)? If not, any other suggestions? Thanks.

Leonard 38 vs 48

feeds@yuku.com (warrick) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:56:08 GMT

Does anyone know definitively if the Leonard 38H (7', 2/2, 4wt) taper is the same or significantly different from the model 48 (7', 3/2, 4wt) ?
Where do those differences appear, (and as I am not a rod builder) in simple terms if possible how should those differences affect each rods actions?
Leonard catalogs list the two rods quite differently, but they sure do "look" the same.

Thanks

Rick

rmitchell@neit.edu

Garrison 209E

feeds@yuku.com (fisheye444) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:49:24 GMT

thinking about this taper for my next project. Can anyone provide their experiences with this rod before I start?

Need a Taper

feeds@yuku.com (1weight) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:47:40 GMT

Does anyone have the taper information for a Leonard 36? The one I am looking for is for the 1/2 weight 6' rod. The original was done on a taper form with 3" centers not 5" centers. The original 3" is the one I am looking for.

Thanks in advance.
Chris

Two Driggs

feeds@yuku.com (matsoberg) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:31:54 GMT

I´m making two Driggs shortly, one for myself and one for a friend who wants this one that Cattanach posted as the original settings from the Young mill:

0 .070
5 .091
10 .109
15 .127
20 .142
25 .152
30 .160
35 .185
40 .199
45 .210
50 .219
55 .229
60 .245
65 .258
70 .264
75 .265
80 .265
85 .265

So, instead of making two identical tapers, I´d like another one for myself to compare and...

6'9"+/- flex under thumb 2 or 3wt semi- or full-parabolic?

feeds@yuku.com (cdmoore) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:47:03 GMT

Ok, here's a potentially interesting one for y'all. I have quite a few short rods, but none like this. A friend is looking for a rod with these specs, perhaps as a first build--he loves a challenge. A 7'3" Howells was considered to not have enough flex in the butt and a tip that did most of the work. I believe this perception owes (a) to my friend being an almost-convert from graphite--fishing an older Orvis 6'6" 2wt Superfine--which is probably still pretty...

F.E. Thomas Fairy Rod

feeds@yuku.com (fishketcha) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:47:17 GMT

Hi Folks,

I have the numbers for an F.E. Thomas "Fairy Rod" 6' 2 piece, two tip, 2/3 wt taper that I obtained from a friend of mine and I was wondering if anyone else also had this taper that I could compare it to.

Favorite tapers for short 3 pc rods?

feeds@yuku.com (ttrotter) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:30:19 GMT

Ive fallen in love with 3 piece rods and want a few more!
Most of my fishing is done on small streams, but many of them have fish of up to 23". I do about 50% dry fly only and about 50% dry/dropper combination (heresy I know, but what the h---!)
So what would be your favorite 3pc tapers for these conditions?. Hoping to get some recommendations on the following lengths:

6'6" 6'9" 7' 7'3" 7'6" 7'9" All in a 3pc...

Looking for a Payne 96 taper

feeds@yuku.com (tedgolden) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:52:21 GMT

Any help appreciated. Drew

Grilse on the Gander River - suggestions for a rod?

feeds@yuku.com (marcusw) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:57:11 GMT

I am off to the Gander River in Newfoundland in few weeks where the salmon run is mostly of grilse - the one year at sea version of the atlantic salmon. A typical grilse is in the 4 - 5lb range. I am thinking an 8'6" 7wt would be the ideal rod - given the need to put out some line and the chance of catching the real thing in the 8-12lb range. Fishing is mostly wet fly with some floating deer hair bugs (and the occasional White Wulff) if the conditions are right

...

Taper recomendations

feeds@yuku.com (caddisman3) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:32:02 GMT

All right guys i am looking for a taper for a 3-4 wt 2 or 3 pc rod under 8ft with a fullflexing med action for primarily small stream dryfly fishing for trout to 12 inches using flies that are from 14-20 and leader lengths to 10 ft casting mostly in the 15-40 ft range.Like rods with a fairly soft tip and no kicks or hinges,swelled butts are sometimes a + ala some F.E.Thomas tapers.
...

Looking for a Leonard Hunt taper

feeds@yuku.com (Nils Ingvar) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:48:48 GMT

Anyone out there who has the taper for an 8´ Leonard Hunt. AFTM 5 or 6 ?

Orvis 7/4

feeds@yuku.com (ActionJack) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:51:18 GMT

We have a lot of discussions about Orvis Rods on how good they are or "This is my Go to Rod" and " If I only had one Orvis rod which would it be". Much has been said about the Orvis 7/4, which I believe is a 7' 4WT 3 pc rod, its been said that when people liquidate their rod collections they don't sell this rod. This would make a good summer project so I looked thru the search engine trying to find the taper for this rod but haven't been able to. If anyone...

Boat rod?

feeds@yuku.com (River Teeth) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:41:38 GMT

Hey folks-
I just finished building my first bamboo rod. I build a 7'2 5wt. Driggs. I am now looking to make one that would be a good streamer/mousing/big bug/hex rod to use in my drift boat. I was thinking about a 6wt. Something that is a faster model with some backbone. What would you suggest??? I can't wait to start on my next rod!!! I made my first rod with Ron Barch and am in the market for acquiring all of the needed tools... Any suggestions there would be great...

Marinaro Fly Rod Tapers - The Tip Sections are Longer Than Butt and Mids

feeds@yuku.com (Gosland) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:28:58 GMT

I am curious as to what your opinions are on this topic. Marinaro's tip sections are longer than the butt sections but the same length as the mid sections, which is very intriguing. The butt sections are the shortest sections on his tapers. He had to have a logical and deliberate reason for doing so and in reading the Marinaro book by Bill Harms and Tom Whittle. I did not catch the reason why this is. I am sure someone out there knows why and maybe I just missed it, after all I did...

Dickerson 8013 vs. 801510.

feeds@yuku.com (danielnadal) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:46:51 GMT

I´m curious about how close is the 801510 to the well known 8013.
I love the 8013 and want to know if an 801510 would be much slower and heavier or otherwise would be very similar.