Re Payne 201 taper - Steve Weiss

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Paul, and others,

    This taper was very popular at last year's CRR. One of the favorites =
in the rod evaluation event. This rod gets a lot of use.

Payne 201, 8', 5/6-wt, 3/2
  The original that I took the taper from was made by Payne for =
Abercrombie & Fitch, NY.
  I Measured three flats and averaged them, then took .006 off for =
varnish. Here are the measurements for the rod with the tip I used.
  1    .056
  5    .0725
  10  .090
  15  .098
  20  .112
  25  .130
  30  .146
  31  .147
  35  .158
  40  .176
  45  .193
  50  .208
  55  .218
  60  .226
  62  .229
  64  .234  (interpolated)
  65  .248 (interpolated)=20
  67  .246
  70  .254
  75  .271
  80  .282
  85  .306
  86  .3325
        .340 to the end of the butt
  I glued the rod with resorcinol.

  The original has stepped ferrules, so I used CSE stepped ferrules.
  There are 10 snakes plus the stripper. The guide spacing from the =
tiptop is:
  4 5/8, 9 3/4, 15, 20 3/8, 25 7/8, 34 (against the female ferrule), 40 =
1/4, 47 11/16, 56 3/4, 66 5/16 (against the female ferrule), 74 5/8 =
(Stripper).-----=20

  Steve
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