As I promised last week, here are the tapers from my Payne rods. I  
hope they prove useful. John Friedman 


Payne Tapers

Rod number 1)
9 foot 3 piece model #206 or possibly #208, 6wt rod weighing 5 3/8  
oz(uplock reel seat and Spanish cedar filler, 11 guides, medium fast  
action, built ca.1948. Original varnish, so 001-002 might be deducted  
from these measurements.



inches       thousandths (all measurements across flats)
0               actual diameter of tip below tip top .070
5              .078
10             .102
15             .125
20             .133
25             .146
30             .158
35             .167
40             .189
45             .210
50             .222
55             .238
60             .250
65             .260
70             .272
75             .280
80             .296
85             .307
90             .321
95             .343
just ahead of hook keeper wrap above grip  .372

Rod number 2
8 foot 3 piece model #202 5 wt rod weighing 4 oz, slide band with  
Spanish cedar filler, slow action, built ca.1920 (1915 patent dates  
on tip tops) 9 guides. Apparently varnish over original finish so  
deduct .002-003 from these measurements.This rod has sixty-two  
intermediate winds.



inches     thousandths (all measurements across flats)

0             actual diameter below tip top .072
5            .088
10           .106
15           .120
20           .126
25           .154
30           .156
35           .179
40           .192
45           .206
50           .220
55           .228
60           .238
65            on ferrule .273
70            .252
75            .260
80            .278
85            .288
just ahead of hookeeper wrap above grip .340