Re favorite 6 weight - Ron Grantham

Chris -
Here's a modified 212E taper that I made using Bokstrom's computer program.
The rod is slightly faster than the regular 212E. I've made several for
friends and they're quite happy with the action.
0    0.0694
5    0.0806
10  0.1012
15  0.1192
20  0.1336
25  0.1471
30  0.1600
35  0.1730
40  0.1856
45  0.1985
50  0.2115
55  0.2245
60  0.2377
65  0.2508
70  0.2647
75  0.2788
80  0.2931
85  0.3073
90  0.3215
95  0.3355
96  0.3495
Tight lines,
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher A. Obuchowski, M.D." <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 6:04 PM
Subject: favorite 6 weight


> alright, it's time to build a new sturdy 6 wt for fishing the mighty
deschutes, preferrably an 8 footer.
> anyone have a favorite suggested taper.  it should be strong enough to
fish nymphs & indicators, or a full sinking line.
>
> right now it's probably gonna be a garrison 212e, but i might build a
diggere 8'/6wt i have the taper for.
> for some reason i've always wanted to build a payne, but i don't have any
personal experience with the tapers to tell me if one would fit my needs;
ditto with a dickerson.
>
> any suggestions from the list?
>
> chris.
>
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