I recently purchased a 1958 Deluxe and a 1963 Deluxe and already had a 1967 Deluxe Fly and Spin so I decided to take measurements to see if they are indeed different tapers. I'm not a rod builder and don't claim to understand these numbers, but I'll post them here for comment. To throw more oil into the ointment, the person who sold me the Deluxe's has a 3rd Deluxe with a s/n putting it as a 1965 build and the label states 2 1/8 oz! The labels on my rods correspond to the weights listed in the catalogs.
For those who have Deluxe's it would be interesting to see if your listed rod weight corresponds to the cataloged weight.
The weights of my rods are 2.1 oz/1958. 2.3 oz/1963. I suspect that the different guides may account for some of that difference.
Of course, I am not the original owner of any of these rods, so I can't state as a fact that any of the tips are the ones that originally came with the rods.
Happy Holidays,
Joe
