Re Dave Dziadosz, where are you ..Re Ferrule fitting - Mark Wendt

Dave,

         Here's the taper:

Tip

0----- .066
5----- .082
10---- .092
15---- .110
20---- .122
25---- .137
30---- .147
35---- .160
40---- .175
42---- .188

Butt

42---- .188
45---- .194
50---- .205
55---- .220
60---- .242
65---- .261
70---- .282
75---- .312
80---- .312
84---- .312

         This is the taper I got from Al Medved, and the same one I used on 
mine.  I use a 4 wt on it, but it could easily handle a 5 wt too.

Mark



At 04:55 PM 4/3/2003 -0600, DAVID R. DZIADOSZ wrote:
>Mark,
>
>  Davy was also interested in your "Payneless" or "Payneful" (can't 
> remember what
>you named it) Rod at the SRG 2002. I'll have him e-mail you if he is still
>interested. He lives on a small warm water lake full of bass and bluegill and
>wanted a warm water rod. His "Li'l Bob Rod" casts a 6wt buttery smooth! I 
>think
>it was Bret that taught him how to double haul, so he was throwing out 
>about 60
>to 70 ft of line with it. He was also wanting to make his own trout rod. Can't
>remember if your rod was a 4 or 5 wt. He has been using my copy of the 
>Payne 100
>(which I kinda like), but he is always fishing with it. He thinks the butt 
>might
>be a little too stiff. List, with your help, I think we have created our first
>monster! Unlike his ole man, I hope when he ties one on, it's a sz 20 Adams!
>DZ