WM 8040 taper please

[marky]

Could someone please provide a reliable taper for this rod? I'm looking for a 4wt that can handle a 5wt, 3 piece. The Lovely Reed in which i have built several rods and they have all been great. But, for this rod they say it is more of a 6wt.

Thanks !

[Canewrap]

Sending you a PM.

[marky]

I have 1 taper for the above mentioned rod but i would like to see others that have built it. I'm having a hard time locating this taper even though it is a very popular rod. also, how does this taper (wm) differ from the GG? THANKS

[Lee Koch]

Tapermaker posted this early 8040 taper in 2007
viewtopic.php?f=64&t=615

I suspect it's worth it to heed his comments about relative rod speed, and smallish tip dimensions... pretty different from the W&M, and IMHO, maybe less useful for your purpose... But there you go.

[Lee Koch]

You might also want to look at this 8ft 3-piece taper, posted by Harry Boyd.
It's "maybe" of Dickerson origin, but significantly different from the published Dickerson 3-pc rods (which were typically made earlier than his 2-pc rods, and often were slower than the later 2-pc rods.
https://hexrod.net/Tapers/drtapers/Dick ... _96_5.html
I can vouch for this taper's usefulness in the Rockies.

[bluesjay]

Hi Guys, .046 Yikes!

Jay Edwards

[marky]

Hi Guys, .046 Yikes!

Jay Edwards

0.46 is thin.

[marky]

Tapermaker posted this early 8040 taper in 2007
viewtopic.php?f=64&t=615

I suspect it's worth it to heed his comments about relative rod speed, and smallish tip dimensions... pretty different from the W&M, and IMHO, maybe less useful for your purpose... But there you go.

it is pretty thin, i read somewhere that the W&M are thicker at the tip. Do you fish an 8040 W&M?

[Chased]

Here's the taper for the 8' Favorite taper as found in Best of the Planing Form V2.

Author notes that the numbers are from a rod without varnish.

0 .070
5 .084
10 .101
15 .118
20 .131
25 .145
30 .154
35 .169
40 .186
45 .199
50 .210
55 .217
60 .223
65 .241
70 .260
75 .273
80 .288
85 .331
90 .358
95 .358
100 .358

[marky]

Here's the taper for the 8' Favorite taper as found in Best of the Planing Form V2.

Author notes that the numbers are from a rod without varnish.

0 .070
5 .084
10 .101
15 .118
20 .131
25 .145
30 .154
35 .169
40 .186
45 .199
50 .210
55 .217
60 .223
65 .241
70 .260
75 .273
80 .288
85 .331
90 .358
95 .358
100 .358

Thanks a lot, I'm not very familiar with Granger rods. Would this be a 3 piece? and, do you think it is a Goodwin Granger or Wright and McGill? thanks !

[dustdog12]

That's a Goodwin Granger 8040 taper, not Wright and McGill according to Ray Gould's book.

[marky]

That's a Goodwin Granger 8040 taper, not Wright and McGill according to Ray Gould's book.

hey dustdog12, I saw that. Do you fish an 8040? mark

[dustdog12]

I used to fish a Wright and McGill 8040 a lot. Loved it. Have only cast the Goodwin Granger version once.