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I am sitting here trying to work out what rod to build. Now any recommendations need to take into account that I have an 11/64 ferrule to use. Possibles include Wayne's 6' 3 wt and the Kretchman (sp?) 6611. I am interested to hear any taper suggestions people may have. The last rod I finished was a Gillum 6' 4 wt (also 11/64) which turned out to be very nice. (Callum Ross) I'll cast my votes or either a Midge, Dickerson 6611 or a Payne 96. (John Channer) Another great choice would be a Young Smidgen. (Harry Boyd)
I read through the tips/archives on truncated ferrules and wanted to ask about this in reference to a specific taper. I am making the 6'3" 3-piece #3 from Wayne Cattanach's book (the second one listed with the lighter tip/heavier butt). Any insight as to whether this taper was designed with standard or truncated ferrules in mind? (Dan Smith) I don't know whether Wayne had them in mind, but I definitely like them on a 3 piece 7’ 6” 4/5 wt I made. I see 3 advantages to them. They are lighter, make a smaller dead spot and IMHO look nicer on a short rod. The only "disadvantage" I see is that given the short slide and the short ferrule stations good fitting is critical in both places. (Doug Easton)
I have a set of 10/64 ferrules. Does anyone have any good tapers for this size! I prefer 7'0" or longer. (Bret Reiter) I found 3 in the Rod DNA data base. Cattanach Sir D 7622Leonard 39 3 wt 96"Leonard Catskill 2 wt 98" (JW Healy) What line weight is Sir D? (Bret Reiter) 2 wt. (JW Healy) You might consider a 3-piece rod like a Dickerson 801510. (Dennis Higham)
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