Tapers from Classic Fly Rod Forum


The links below are to "classic" tapers posted to the Classic Fly Rod Forum (http://classicflyrodforum.com) in the Taper Exchange subforum. I have limited the list as practical to tapers which are not obviously taken from Hexrod.net, in RodDNA, or in contemporary books such as Howells, Gould or Mauer. The list is current as of July 15, 2024. I intend to update the list occasionally.

Be sure to read through the entire topic post to get all the corrections, comments and suggestions on a given taper. Some posts contain multiple tapers. Sometimes the same taper is duplicated in separate topics.


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Constable Clifford Constable Tapers?
Constable Constable Frank Sawyer Nymph Rod???
Constable Constable Brokenstraw
Constable Clifford Constable Tapers?
Crompton Tapers for pentas
Cross (SB) South Bend Cross #1500 7.5'
Cross (SB) Looking for 8ft south bend tapers
Degere "Digger" Degere 6'6", 2wt. "Special"
Dickerson 8014 Dickerson 8014
Dickerson Medium Action 8013
Dickerson 7612 taper
Dickerson fast action light tip #5wt 8'
Dickerson Dickerson 801610 taper
Dickerson 7'9''#5/6 a Dickerson taper?!
Dickerson Need short 3 pc recommendation in the 6'0 to 6'9 range?
Dickerson 7 1/2' 4wt tapers
Dickerson Dickerson 8013 1948
Dickerson Dickerson 901812-C
Dickerson DICKERSON 8616 SPECIAL * 1949
Dickerson Dickerson 861611 Special
Dickerson Looking for Pike-Taper
Edwards Edwards Quad taper??
Edwards Edwards three piece
Edwards quad
Edwards Light 7' Quad Taper
Edwards Taper for Edwards 8ft 3pc. wanted
FE Thomas Thomas Streamers
FE Thomas F E Thomas 9 footers
FE Thomas FET 7'#3 Special Taper
FE Thomas F.E.Thomas 8ft. 3pc. special
Farlows Farlows Elf
Garrison Early (1941), 8' Garrison 212
Garrison Garrison Salmon Tapers
Gillum Gillum 7ft taper ?
Gillum 3pc. 9 ft gillum salmon rod w/ fighting butt taper info
Granger Granger 9660, 9653 and 9652 tapers
Granger heres one that you probably hav`nt seen
Granger wright/mcgill 71/2 3pc. 7633 5wt.
Granger W&M Granger 7' Model GA7030 Aristocrat
Granger Goodwin Granger "registered" 8040
Granger W&M Granger tapers
Granger Goodwin Granger 7633 and 7630
Granger First Era Granger Tapers?
Granger 8040 Special
Granger Granger 9050 pre-Wright McGill
Granger looking for an 8' 3/2 taper
Granger Granger 8040
Granger First Era Granger Tapers?
Granger W&M Granger tapers
Halstead Halstead Mystery Rod
Hardy CC de France 7'6" 2 pc....anyone got a taper?
Hawes 7' Hawes Tapers (see p2 short Hawes tapers anyone)
Hawes short Hawes tapers anyone??
Heddon Heddon 8' 1 1/2F 3 piece taper
Heddon Heddon #51 Princess Featherweight
Heddon Heddon 8.5 ft 2F
Heddon Looking for Heddon 9' 2.75F taper please
Heddon Baitcast taper
Heddon 8' Heddon Featherweight Taper
Heddon Heddon Featherweight 7'6" 1/2F taper wanted
Heddon 9' 7wt Smallmouth Taper
Heddon Heddon #51 Princess Featherweight
Kushner Morris Kushner 6' 3wt. fly rod
Kushner Morris Kushner Formula B
Kushner Parabolic Kushner Taper
Leonard Another 8' two-piece Leonard taper
Leonard 8' two-piece post-fire Leonard
Leonard Leonard 40DF Taper
Leonard Leonard 36L Taper?
Leonard Leonard Hunt Taper
Leonard leonard baby catskill 7 foot measurement please
Leonard Leonard 65 or 65L taper WANTED
Leonard Leonard Taper
Leonard Leonard 40 DF
Leonard Duracane taper
Leonard 8' 3/2 Taper Recommendations?
Leonard 8ft 5wt taper needed
Leonard WANTED Leonard Duracane Tapers 7', 7'6". & 8'
Leonard Need a Taper
Leonard Leonard 40 DF taper ?
Montague Silk Line weight SUGGESTIONS for this "Classic Taper?"
Nichols B.F. Nichols Rods 7 1/2' to 11 1/2'
Orvis Orvis 5ft Mitey-Mite
Orvis Orvis S/S/S Taper
Orvis sharing taper: Orvis 5'5", 3 piece, 3/4 wt pack rod
Orvis Very short rod
Orvis Orvis superfine 1pc
Orvis sharing taper: Orvis 5'5", 3 piece, 3/4 wt pack rod
Other 7' 4" , 2/2, John Landman Fairy Rod.
Other Good taper to do as a hollow-built 7'6" or 8ft 7wt?
Other bamboo spin rods
Other Decipher this please
Other FE Thomas Fairy
Other Guba Quad Taper
Other Thoughts on a spinning rod taper
Other Reccomended line wt for this taper?
Other Taper question
Other Marchetti 705
Other Brunner Amabile taper
Other Fast 7'6''#4 2piece taper???
Other Granger or Phillipson Casting Taper
Other One-weight taper
Other 8’ Divine Rod Taper
Other Good taper to do as a hollow-built 7'6" or 8ft 7wt?
Other P15 "Hexrod-ed" to 12weight
Payne Payne 198 in for repair
Payne Payne 94 taper
Payne 5' Payne baitcaster w/ photos and guides
Payne Payne 204L
Payne EF Payne 204L 8'
Payne Payne banty?
Payne One Piece taper collection?
Payne Looking for a Payne 96 taper
Payne Looking for a Payne 98 taper
Payne Payne 95 Taper
Payne 7'6" Payne "Parabolic" NEW NUMBERS FOR TAPER
Payne Payne 197
Payne 5' Payne baitcaster w/ photos and guides
Payne 7'-9" Payne Parabolic taper wanted
Payne Payne 102L
Pezon&Michel Pezon Michel super parabolic
Phillipson Phillipson Dry Fly Special
Phillipson 8 1/2 foot Phillipson Pacemaker Taper
Phillipson request for Phillipson ParamountDry Fly Special
Phillipson Phillipson Paragon tips
Phillipson Phillipson Pacemaker taper
Powell Walton Powell "Companion Rod" taper
Powell Looking for the E.C. Powell 8'6" , 5wt. Powell B9 taper
Powell 9'6" 4.7 oz. two-piece E.C. Powell
Powell 8'6" Powell Taper
Powell Walton Powell 2/2 Companion Rod Taper?
Powell 8' 6" #4 taper
Powell E.C. Powell 7 footer
Powell Wanted - 7.5 foot taper for a 5wt
Powell 9' three-piece, 5wt. E.C. Powell
Powell EC Powell 8’0” 4 weight B taper
Sharpe Salmon Spey rod tapers
Sharpes Lee Wulff one piece
South Bend south bend 290
South Bend SB 290 Taper?
South Bend South Bend #359

W&M WM 8040 taper please
Young Paul Young 'Encampment' Taper Wanted
Young P.H young Brightwater 7'6 #4
Young PHY Midge, Tom Clough are you reading this?
Young If you were to make one parabolic rod.....
Young Paul Young Little Giant taper
Young David Ray Driggs taper
Young looking for the Paul H Young Para 13 taper
Young Looking for 7 1/2' PHY Para 14 taper
Young Can anyone help with the para 15 tapper
Young Paul Young Para 15, 8'. 2/2, Keller model
Young Two Driggs
Young PARA 13 ??