While I have taken great care and pride in developing and testing my own hollowbuilt tapers, there are a handful of classic tapers from the past that I have experience with, that I feel just cannot be improved upon and should be left to stand on their own as a testament to those in the past who took great care and pride in developing these fine fly fishing rods. I offer these tapers in addition to those described above for those anglers who are interested.
- Granger 7030 7′ 4wt
- Heddon 7’6″ 1/2F 4wt
- Heddon Featherweight 8′ 0F 5wt
- Dickerson 8013 8′ 5wt
- Dickerson 8014 Guide 8′ 6/7wt (hollowbuilt)
- Powell B-9 8’6″ 6wt (hollowbuilt)
- Paul H. Young Perfectionist and Para 14
- Payne 101 7’6″ 5wt