Top Rod: Garrison (modified) Full Flex taper flamed cane 8' 3/2 4wt DT line Bottom Rod: Wm Mills taper 7 ½ 2/2 2 or 3 DT line, Full Flex. Mine does have a permanent set from the king salmon fishing. Edmund Everett Garrison (b. winter of 1893, Yonkers, New York; d.February 8, 1975, Ossining, New York, United States) was a structural and electrical engineer known as a maker of bamboo fly rods and co-author of A Master's Guide To Building A Bamboo Fly Rod.Everett Garrison's methods and designs have been utilized by generations of bamboo fly rod makers. These are our limited edition models, only released every few years. Garrison 215 Garrison 221 Garrison 209DF (dry fly) -my modification for a quicker response needed in D F fishing 7.5' 2/2 5wt. Also on that page, the 209 and 209E top guides are the same. The list I have compiled below is only a very small handful but represent what I think is a good cross section of lengths, actions and configurations. An engineer by training, Garrison's approach was characteristically precise and mathematical, and many of his tapers are still used today. 65"  .253 It excels at roll casting and short to medium-long casts. Classic Hexagonal Tapers There are hundreds if not thousands of classic tapers that are available to rodmakers. The Classic Fly Rod Forum has a Taper Exchange subforum. Marinaro." 55"  .226 Browse our bamboo fly rods in stock and available now, Browse our collection of reels in stock and available now. The written word in the para on Page 273 about the E-versions picking up one top-guide size  is correct and the taper tables for his 209E and 212E on Page 280 are therefore  incorrect. (Don Schneider), Just to add confusion. I haven't fished the 221 as it was made for an Atlantic Salmon fund raiser, but have fished the 215. So lets take a look at the major categories of bamboo fly rod tapers. I just bought Art's version of Garrison's 212 from Carmine and it cast a double-taper 5wt line with authority. However they are great for new casters, very forgiving. Personally, I really like the 209e, the 212e, and the 201e. I still have the old copy, sold the mew printing of the book to a list member. Now that's not to my credit, albeit I built close to specs, but I think it's to Garrison's. Garrison's book has several inconsistencies, particularly in this E business. I quote from page 273: "One of the major differences between the medium tip and the regular or E tip (?) (Don Ginter). Although I would think that someone casting them might have difficulty identifying which is which and their performance would be affected more by the caster than the taper,  regardless they are both very nice rods, although they are a little soft in the butt and therefore cast a little slow. I don't especially like the rod, being more of a Payne aficionado myself, but those who do like them, like them a lot! 70"  .267 Both of my copies of Garrison only list a 221. I thought it was commonly known top guide needed to be bigger for the synthetic lines. Bamboo Tips - Tips Area 45"  .202 I finally concluded that Garrison rods do not actually cast better, or farther, than equivalent Payne's and others, but they do a good job of persuading you that they do. (Adam Vigil), I think I understand your point now. Had to make sure it worked OK you know! © 2021 Spinoza Rod Company. So the question is, for all you Garrison fans, are his tapers as good as I think I'm finding out now? 1. GE-8062-212E 50"  .213 Casting to A Grayling in Alaska with a Garrison 206, 4-weight The first fly rod I made was a Garrison taper, well I was hooked straight away. GE-8972-221  (Bob Norwood), I was hoping that someone on the list would open a discussion on Bob's  message but it hasn't happened so I must display my ignorance. (Gary Nicholson), I like my version with a DT4. OH yeah, I used a double taper line on it for fishing but I think Nick had a weight forward. Some examples of recently completed custom built rods. Chattahooche Rods Taper Archive. With that said, I do have some proprietary tapers … (Al Baldauski). 3. That is why fly rods tend to be described and defined by their tapers. Garrison 212. But my point is: Everyone who has cast my 221E on the back lawn is wowed by it's ability to throw line. Everett Garrison Model 212 Presentation Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2, Everett Garrison three piece Model 212 bamboo rod 8' 3/2, Everett Garrison Model 212E bamboo rod 8' 2/2, Everett Garrison Model 209-M Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2, Everett Garrison Model 218 Bamboo Rod 8'7" 2/2, Everett Garrison Model 201 Bamboo Rod 7' 2/2 #4, Everett Garrison Model 204 Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4, Everett Garrison Model 228 Bamboo Rod 9' 3/2, Everett Garrison Model 206 Bamboo Rod 7'9" 2/2 #5, Everett Garrison Model 209 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #5, Everett Garrison Unique and Early 8' Bamboo Rod 8' 2/3, Everett Garrison Model 206E Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4/5, Everett Garrison Model 206E Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4, Everett Garrison Model 212 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #5, Everett Garrison Model 212 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #4/5, Everett Garrison Model 206 Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2 #4, Everett Garrison Model 212 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/2 #5/6, Everett Garrison Model 228 Bamboo Rod 9' 1/8" 3/2. These are not in Hexrod form (although there is a lot of duplication.) Not a problem. That was pretty much Garrison's whole point , to make all his rods work the same, that's why he came up with the stress curve method of designing tapers. I have an Art Weiler version of Garrison's 193. Several are used on Vancouver Island's Cowichan River. The "e" designation was added by Garrison after he changed the tapers in response to the new nylon fly lines that had just been introduced. 75"  .282 I have made 2 of these, one for Nick Kingston & one for another guy. (Doug Losey), 6' 9" Trout 11/64 ferrule. Both rods have the same exact taper and came with similar rod bags, sans tubes. Garrison tapers are all the same, the only real difference is the length and line weight. plus). It also worked well for protecting the tippets even though the fish had habits of diving in between large boulders. Makes you want to fish with a Top Ten Taper rod, doesn't it? Only a few tapers that have proved to be popular with fly fishers are built. :-(, And thanks for picking up on that one! Rods are warranted for defects in workmanship or material. The thing that impressed him, as it did me, was the rod's capacity to handle a 20 foot cast right now, and in 30 seconds or so belt out 60 feet if needed, and without any noticeable increase in effort, or any huffin' and puffin'. (Chris Obuchowski), GE-693/42-193 For modern plastic (PVC and urethane) lines, I think the "e" tapers are better than the non (maybe the folks who pan the 209 taper tried the non "e" tapers?). Just to ask if maybe I have come to the realization that the name 'Garrison' means a whole lot more to rod makers today than what I supposed was the case. These are just my thoughts. !Awise!friend!once!advised!beginning!rod!makers! I fish a 5 weight on the 212E. 80"  .300 Aren't the E designations a little bit longer also? In fact, it's amazing it was finished at all, which is a real tribute to Mr. Carmichael and friends. (David Van Burgel). Hexrod uses the engineering stress analysis developed by Everett Garrison as described in his book, “A Master’s Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod”. Garrison believed that below the 140,000 point the bamboo stopped flexing. Up to that time, his tapers were all designed to cast silk lines. 35"  .176 Frank Stetzer's Hexrod Taper Archive. There is just enough cane in the tapers to get the job done, and no more. I found the rod very comfortable to fish all day long in heavy water with a large variety of flies and a 7 wt floating line. Not to say anything against modern tapers because that would be stupid. Great, great read and pictures, and the scholarship is first rate. Garrison 204E. (Jerry Drake), You are absolutely right. Leonard. Top Rod: Leonard taper (DF) 7 ½' 39-5 (5wt line) 2/2 red silk with b/w jasper tipping and full intermediates. I have put a lot of big fish on the bank with mine. How do you listserv members feel on that one? (Tom Smithwick), I've got the 212e on my long list of rods to make. It's not a 221E, it's a 221 in the book and that's the rod I built. I've found them to be good, all-purpose rods that roll cast with ease, and will still punch out a long line. Does anyone know what the Garrison 193 is? (Jerry Drake), Tips Home - What's New - Tips - Articles - Tutorials - Contraptions - Contributors - Search Site - Contact Us - Taper Archives 20"  .136 Bamboo Rod Taper Database - posted in Taper Talk: I'd like to welcome everyone to the newest RBF feature - a bamboo rod taper database! Garrison 202E. After several email conversations with Luke, it was agreed that Mr Garrison’s classic rod taper could be tweaked sufficiently with a slightly swelled butt section to build a rod to my liking. So maybe we should be kind, no that's THANKFUL that it was finished, for where would we be without Mr. Garrison and all that he has given us. Another!approach!to!fly!rod!tapers!with!a!lower!thanaverageslope!is!the!much! The E designation is for the tapers that garrison "beefed up" a bit to better handle synthetic lines (IE. Everett Garrison may be the most recognizable bamboo rodmakers of all time thanks to the classic book A Master's Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod which democratized the craft and opened up the process to thousands of aspiring builders. (Adam Vigil), Do you know if the change was made in the last updated printing. Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more …. The 221 is a great rod. For me anyway, the Garrison tapers define the category of moderate progressive. As others have said, the E version is the stronger, but not by much, if you compare the station values you will see that the biggest difference is just 0.003, and the smallest is 0.001. The information that did not change on a chart usually is simply a typo or oversight that slipped through proof reading. I'd say Garrisons won their fans via a distinctive, high-tech for the period appearance combined with a distinctive feel, produced by those carefully engineered tapers. Coho are vicious wild big brutes of generally 12-15 pounds with few matches in fighting ability. (Bob Norwood). I'm laying in a supply of graph paper tonight so I can better visualize what my casting hand has been telling me for years. I did use truncated ferrules on the 215. If your rod does not live up to expectation just sent it back within a week, in the condition it was received and I will refund the full cost including shipping. misunderstood!parabolic!taper. I also have this in 2 piece version & it is one incredible rod. We all have casting styles and I'm finding that the Garrison tapers in the medium fast vein fit my style very well. Garrison was much more technical. One is the tapers he designed - they were different than the rods being made at the time. So many people have asked for the Garrison 209E conversion to 3 piece, I figured it would be easier to just put it on here. (Peter McKean), I have made both the 221 and 215. (Ron Grantham). 30"  .162 (Steve Yasgur), I have only ever built the 209, but I have now built a few of those. Now I’ll stick my neck out! One of the stations is listed at .234 and should be .224 or something like that. Could someone explain to me what the capital 'E' designation means in Garrison Rods? He only made roughly 650 rods over the course of his lifetime and their scarcity, coupled with his prominence, has made them highly prized by collectors. If you are looking for an Everett Garrison fly rod or have one to sell, please contact us. These are not large differences, but when they continue for the whole taper do make the 212E somewhat stronger. Rodmakers Taper Archive. (Gary Nicholson). Garrison believed 200,000 ounces per square inch was a good, safe upper level. The Young and Garrison tapers, while not necessarily slower, are rather a bit more moderate in action. Thanks to Bob Norwood for the taper. An engineer by training, Garrison's approach was characteristically precise and mathematical, and many of his tapers are still used today. Just for the sake of those who haven't fished them. Especially if the taper was tweaked to a longer 8ft rod. What species do fish for with your bamboo rods. (Bill Fink), Yes you are right, there are mistakes, but remember that the book was finished really without any final input from Mr. Garrison. In the trout taper graphs a Garrison 212 taper is included. If you are looking for something you don't see here, have something to sell, or have a question, contact us. I always thought so. Garrison 209. (I bet somebody else has it on the top of his head). George Herter Book Taper Archive - Reed Curry. For sale here is a very scarce Everett Garrison Model 206E bamboo fly rod. Seller: pinero0 (74) 100%, Location: Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Ships to: Americas, Europe, AU, Item: 272967049989 Vintage Bamboo Fly Rod Terry Ackland/ Garrison Model 206 Taper Blank. Some of his other tapers, as well as his directions for building can be found in his book A Master’s Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod, co-authored with Hoagy Carmichael. (Nick Kingston), Recently I built the Garrison 221E, light salmon. That implies a bad value. Pinks are a little less energetic salmon but still rank right up there with a Rainbow of the same size. An extremely easy rod to cast. At Headwaters Bamboo Rod Company we build our rods based on proven "historical" tapers, meaning that the tapers we use were designed by Twentieth Century bamboo fly rod craftsmen. GE-7052-202E (Paul Blakley). Garrison 206. (Aaron Gaffney), The 209 has a big dip in the stress curve at the 0.234 mark. This will come as a shock to a great many makers. Both of the 212 rods are great too. 85"  .325 GE-7652-209 Swell butt starting @ 65". On the topic of Garrison, one of his rods is on my "to make" list this winter. 206 is a 4wt, 209/209e 5wt, 212/212e 6wt. (Wayne Daley) The "e" designation was added by Garrison after he changed the tapers in response to the new nylon fly lines that had just been introduced. GE-7952-209E Garrison 201. Another way to look at rod tapers and actions is to consider the activities the rod will be used for. It's not been fished yet but the plan was to build it for Pink salmon and perhaps Coho on the beach. (Don Ginter), I've made quite a few Garrison-type progressive-taper rods, based on the 212E. Where did you find the taper for a 221E? Their advice would seem to be a jump up in size to a 14 and just take enough cane off to flatten the apexes. Everyone who has cast it loved it. If I send  someone facsimiles of a Payne 101 and a Garrison 209 to try out, it's quite surprising how few like them both, but equally surprising that pretty well everyone really likes one or the other. An intentional hinge would be a bump in the stress curve and I don’t remember seeing any hinges in Garrisons tapers. Conversely, the angler who prefers fast action, quick tips, and versatility should opt for a compound tapered fly rod. I know Milward and Gould have strongly warned against relieving much cane in the ferruled areas. Anything I'd say beyond that would be to recap Bill and Tom Whittle's scholarship on the subject, but it appears Robert Crompton and George Holden were fans of the concept and, as you know, Garrison got his education, initially, from Dr. Holden. From the left, 6ft 6in Midge rod, 7ft fast action 4 weight, 7ft 9in Garrison 209, 8ft GR taper for a 5 weight. I picked one up at a fly show, and (though the finishing seemed nothing special) I was amused to find that they had successfully copied the Garrison feel. I used it for a week of fishing every day in Labrador for large brook trout and Arctic Char (my biggest was 7 lbs. 95"  .325, Ferrules 10/64 or 11/64 & 15/64  (Bret Reiter). It's a different story when you start talking about steelhead/salmon tapers. Rod Selection - Garrison Tapers, < Home < Tips Area < Rod Selection < Garrison Tapers, Could someone explain to me what the capital 'E' designation means in Garrison Rods? Rod Models. These tapers are proven to be timelessly effective, and I don’t see a reason to mess with a good thing. Frank Neunemann Taper Archive. BTW it's how I file all my tapers in my data base, by maker etc. I hollow the 209 to 0.055 wall for the butt and 0.050 for the tip. My own tapers are best described as “moderately fast.” I can also make just about any taper used by the best of the old-time rod makers such as Payne, Dickerson or Garrison. Close up of photo 1 rods. RODDna Software. 90"  .325 As a consequence, they are lighter in the hand than parabolics or fast tapers. Garrison was able to sell his rods to the moneyed and sophisticated New York high end angling audience, competing directly against Payne, for a reason. I hang my head in shame. GE-8663-215 I have had several guides in Michigan that have cast it & they drooled over it. I own a 198,(tweaked 193) 206e and a 209e and am in love with how these rods cast. Maybe I should of kept it. He bought my copy of his book, called me a month later to ask my opinion of his two finished products.(!) In addition to crafting new fly rods, Top Ten Tapers offers restoration services for any bamboo fly rod that needs repair. Contact us to learn more about how we can help! First, imagine that it is the mid 1800’s, and you are sitting down to design a fly rod … I made the 221 as a three piece and the 215 as one as well ( right from the book ). Garrison rods convey a sense of precise, smooth flexion through the entire length of the rod, persuading the user that, here, the ultimate capabilities of the material have been attained. When building two handed salmon rods you enter a whole new dimension of rod making, with a number of chal-lenges. The one that is named “Salmon Rod” in the book. is that Garry always chose  1 size larger tip guide for the E rod --", But on page 280, where he publishes his 212 tapers, the E taper has the same top guide as the non-E version. On the basis of personal experience, and having built a 215 for a friend, all I can tell you is that they are wonderful casting rods. Oh yeah, Nick I forgot to tell you I fished it before I sent it to you. This is because garrison used his engineering knowledge to design his tapers, whereas before this professional rod makers would depend on only their previous knowledge & experience to design a rod taper. (Bob Brockett), If I remember correctly Garrison called for a #14 on the 212E and that's what I used. (Bill Fink). nylon, and the e tapers do well with modern PVC/urethane lines; the non-e tapers are slightly slower, if you like that, and were designed for silk lines). Could you please decipher the code you used on your list of line sizes? Mine worked best with a SA steelhead taper fly line in 7 weight or 8 weight. There were these Chinese copies being sold by a US rod dealer some years ago. I copied the seven-foot rod he used on the last day he went fishing. Payne, Young and Garrison are examples of compound tapered rod designs. With the above listed hollowing this rod … The FTS tapers came out of an affection for smooth, progressive action rods. Garrison 212E. difference in the way the rod flexes. (David Zincavage), In a word, Yes. Woxnan Series Taper Archive. I like all of the tapers, but it's the 212, the 215, and the 221 that really shine in comparison with other tapers from the great makers. What is the difference in taper between the 221 and the 221E? The action is similar to most Garrison or some Howell tapers. Garrison 214 (a rare original taper) 3/2 7 (9)' 6wt. It is, literally, the shape of the rod Garrison 193. - a great travel rod. We can design a rod which will fit the waters you fish, or we can make one which will serve as an all-around rod. GE-7042-201E It casts a 3wt double-taper line with absolute grace and is a wonderful trico rod. GE-8062-212 7 1/2 feet, two sections with one tip. (Bob Norwood), Thank you very much, I'm curious did the versions your referring to have a swelled butt? The ones I have are built by AJ and Art Weiler and are well built and in the Garrison tradition very understated. My bamboo fly rods are built per the specific tapers of classic makers, such as Paul Young, Everett Garrison, and H.L. One of our most recognizable rod models with a deep flamed color and crisper action. Each rod is tested and approved by fish before it's sold. After nylon showed up, Garry decided the old tapers needed to be reworked slightly to compensate for the new lines (if you look at the numbers he made the rods a little stronger, and if I remember correctly just a bit faster?). Milward has a simple formula which I've always relied upon if in doubt. Wayne Cattanach implemented the analysis in the BASIC language and named it Hexrod and Frank Stetser made Hexrod simple to use. This rod will fish in close, just the leader extended beyond the rod tip, or it will fish long. I am sure it gave me an edge fishing with such a delicate beautiful looking fly rod, and wow when that wild brownie takes your fly! A lot goes into crafting a bamboo fly rod and here you can learn more about our approach. One of our longstanding rod models with classic cane color and a slightly more moderate action. Even though they aren't modern in the sense of being parabolics or maybe Cattanach tapers? GE-7652-206 Am I right? 15"  .122 Don't know where I learned it, I thought maybe here. I'd say that he has the maker initials, rod length listed, then the line weight the the number of pieces and the maker's model, so: would be "Garrison, Everett (SP?) 2. Have we reached any kind of consensus here? for quick visual reference, the longest Garrison taper of an 8’ 9” rod, model 221. Garrison 201E. From repairing a broken rod to restoring a vintage rod or family heirloom, we can work with you to determine the options for your particular situation. Many of our list members are familiar with convex taper construction, and Tom Smithwick cast and evaluated Vince Marinaro's rods for the book, so I'm pretty sure Tom can give you a better explanation. Two people in this world have cast all 90 foot of the fly line plus a couple feet of backing with this rod. (Wayne Daley). Does someone know what I'm talking about or I just making things up? < Home < Tips Area < Rod Selection < Garrison Tapers . Based on Garrison tapers, which have an effortless, progressive, fluid casting action and lovely for small to medium streams. (Adam Vigil), Does anyone have a list of which Garrison model is best suited to which line rating? Met Terry here in Montreal when he first started making faithful reproductions of Garrison rods around 1982. If I had to choose a rod specifically for small Midwestern streams I’d select Young rods first and the Garrison designs for … 60"  .2385 GE-7042-201 I don't dig it. Everett Garrison may be the most recognizable bamboo rodmakers of all time thanks to the classic book A Master's Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod which democratized the craft and opened up the process to thousands of aspiring builders. 4-7 pounds generally. Someone else mentioned that the HEXROD version stopped at .295" at station 80", however the  RodDNA version, seems to have a slightly swelled butt with stations 85" at .330 and the 90" and 95" stations were both .340"  (Wayne Daley), Usually in a case like that, when a writer goes out of the way to specifically state a change is warranted that usually is the correct data. Fish-Tested bamboo fly rods are hand planed from Tonkin bamboo. I say this having finally just gotten my hands on a copy of "Split and Glued by Vincent C. Here is a taper that was submitted to me by Darrol Groth for a Leonard 48H. (Don Ginter). In fact, I am half way through one at present. I don't know the numbers off the top of my head (should by now) so I'll dig it out and post it when I find time. He might check it out and post what he comes up with. In his time he made over 700 Garrison fly rods. All Rights Reserved. I seem to remember that I read somewhere that there is a typo in the taper for the 209. Tapers will be posted under each rodmaker by name, if you wish to submit new tapers, please include a brief description; Don Andersen 0"    .070 I loaned the first one I built to one of our river guides to play with, and he was adamant that he wanted one, and ASAP. The rod is in excellent condition, all sections are full length and straight. - 6'9" 3/4 wt 2 pcs - model 193". I have used a 221 on steelhead and salmon. 40"  .1895 Apparently, the answer lies with the theory of the convex taper. Garrison 209E. I never lost a fish to broken tippets or knots. 10"  .104 In reality you can go up to 220,000 or 230,000 without any problems. Christmas Missives - Chat Room - Photo Galleries - Line Conversions - The Journey - Extreme Rodmaking - Rodmaker's Pictures - Donate - Store, If anyone wants pics (AKA proof the lucky rod works). I can feel the fly, the current, the moment. David Ray distributed his taper library to the Rodmakers list in March 2004. Garrison 218 (my own taper) 8' 2/2 6wt for fishing big water. The dimensions are listed in the chart (see below) 7’0″ Garrison Fly Rod Taper. Everett Garrison began making fly rods in 1927 in the United States of America, making his own tools and designing his own unique fly rod tapers. 5"    .084 I have just one question concerning this (and other similarly troubled) tapers:  since the recipe here calls for a size 13 ferrule and the blank itself measures (according to Hexrod) 13.39/64 (.209) at the midpoint, what are most of you fellas doing there? (Bill Fink). For a look, David Ray taper library. 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