Bowcane Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Been looking at this taper/rod and there appears to be some discrepencies. Some list it as a 5/6, a straight 5wt or a straight 6wt. Which is it? Also I've found referances to a 204L and 204H. I relize that Panye made several tapers under the same model number and this appears to be one of those cases. Can anyone clear this up. I've went to all the usual sources without much luck. (rod building forum, classic cane etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 you might want to post this in ask the pros and wait for don andersen to reply to you. as far as i know, he would be the go to guy to ask about cane rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Bowcane, Wished I could help. Have only seen one Payne and that was years ago. I'd suspect that the rod may cast both a 5 or 6. Do you have the taper numbers? I could look @ them and hazard a guess & a guess it would be. One thing I've learned about rods - there is no accounting for how another person might cast. I've built rods that I use a 5 on, others go to a 4 - some a 6 - even had one fellow who contended that he liked a 7 on it. In a nut shell, the rod is rated for how I like it - your mileage may vary. regards, Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricinus Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 The link below has some good info. Not sure if it will have what you want but it is a good read Regards Mike http://www.flyfisherman.com/warchive/cracker/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I've only seen it indicated as a 6 wt. on RodDNA and Hexrod. I wouldn't sweat it too much as Payne built rods for silk lines, which perform quite differently than PVC lines. Any designation is a bit arbitrary, and, as Don said, is based on the personal tastes of whom ever labeled it. Don, here is the taper off Rod DNA. 0 0.058 5 0.085 10 0.104 15 0.124 20 0.133 25 0.145 30 0.155 35 0.177 40 0.196 45 0.213 50 0.227 55 0.239 60 0.251 65 0.258 70 0.277 75 0.289 80 0.307 85 0.322 90 0.353 95 0.353 100 0.353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Bowcane/Conor, Looks like it should be a 6 wt. or a strong 5. Compared the numbers against a 8'0" 6 wt. that I've built many of and it compares somewhat closely. I use the 8' rod for Crowsnest fishing in the spring. But like I said, your mileage may vary. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowcane Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Those are the same numbers I have........from the same place. I'm just going to make it......maybe get a bit creative with it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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