Re Parabolic tapers - Douglas P. Easton

At 08:36 PM 10/2/98 +0200, F. Keulen wrote:
>Dear listmembers,
>
>I'm quite fond of parabolic tapers. I'm planning to build the Pezon et Michel
>taper that I found on the Rodmakers site. Has anyone ever made it? What
was the
>result like? It shouldn't be to weak a taper, some parabolics are as powerful
>as soggy pyjama trousers. Are there any other parabolic tapers available
on the
>Rodmakers site for a #5 rod which you can recommend.
>
>Thanks in advance ,
>
>Rens Oosthoek
>
>
>
Parabolics on the Rodmaker's Archive:

Payne 200 8 ft 4 wt
Cattanach 8053 8 ft 5 wt
Paul Young Para-15 8 ft ?
A.J. Thramer 8 ft 4 wt
Cattanach 7643  7 ft 6" #4
Grainger Aristocrat 8 ft 6" #4-5

Each of these rods is quite different from the others, but, to my mind,
their stress curves are all parabolic.
You might characterize the Grainger as soggy pajama legs but you might wet
your pajamas over the power of the Para-15!
A number of people on the list have made the Para-15 taper and rave about
it. I have the granger and find it to be a very friendly rod which doesn't
let me down even when I get a bit sloppy casting. I expect that several
people on the list could provide comments on the tapers listed above.


Doug Easton
Tonawanda, NY
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