jakerau
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Can anyone help me find a quality blank for a 9 - 10 ft. fly rod in 9-10 wt for a reasonable price? I would love to build a rod but it seems that all the top end blanks are not that much less expensive than buying the assembled rod. Looking for Sage, G-loomis, etc. Thanks.
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Jake
www.flytymes.blogspot.com
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Washougal
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Go buy a Dan Craft Sig V 10 wt 9 ft. 3 piece. I've fished one for a few years and it's as nice a blank as any of them out there and on closeout at $49.00 now, they were around $130 dollars. Warranty? Customer service? It's in there as good as any of them.
#FRSV90103, light, high modulus,fast action, fast recovery blank.
Want something a little closer to the action of the very fast action blanks like the Sage TCRs or Z-Axis blanks try the 9 ft, 4piece, FT (fast taper) blanks.
Both are cannons, the Sig V are more of a lighter weight, more conventional actioned blank.
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Mojo
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Washougal,
Where might a guy find this rod?
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Tight Lines,
Mojo
TEAM MOOSE DROOL
TEAM SMOKIN' MERC
TEAM JACKSON BALDWIN
Alaksa Nitro Baits Pro Staff
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vangofishin
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dan craft has a link on rodbuilding.org , not sure if it's still up there or not.
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Rainshadow
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If you want a resonable price extra Fast fly blank get the Rainshadow XF series like XF909-4 MSRP $134.63. You can also go with the work horse RX7 IF909 2 piece MSRP=$69.80 or four piece IF909-4 msrp= $113.10. These are also available in 10wt. visit our site at www.batsonenterprises.com and click on a dealer near you. Here is a sweet spec for the XF series with SS316 for salwater protection.
Rod Blank Model # XF908-4
Butt cap: FB2-SG detachable fighting butt or CEVAFB-3 fixed
Front Cap:
Rear Grip:
Handle Arbor:
Reel Seat: RA8L2-SG
Reel Seat Shim SHIM/16/SPIN
Foregrip: FW7.375CS-250/900
Winding Check: BWC08
Hookeeper: TCHKS
Tip Top TCFTL4.5
1st guide from tip top XTCSNGP2 SNAKE GUIDES SS316 Stainless
2nd guide from tip top XTCSNGP2 SNAKE GUIDES
3rd guide from tip top XTCSNGP2 SNAKE GUIDES
4th guide from tip top XTCSNGP2 SNAKE GUIDES
5th guide from tip top: XTCSNGP3
6th guide from tip top: XTCSNGP3
7th guide from tip top: XTCSNGP4
8th guide from tip top: XTCSNGP5
9th guide from tip top: XTCUDZG12 SS316 Stainless
10th guide from tip top: XTCUDZG16
11th guide from tip top:
12th guide from tip top:
13th guide from tip top:
14th guide from tip top:
15th guide from tip top:
16th guide from tip top:
Guide spacing Specs(inches from tip, center ring over mark) 3.5-8-13.25-19.25-27.25-35.75-44.75-54.125-65.5-77.5
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Karry Batson
Batson Enterprises Inc.
Ph: (877) 875-2381
Fax: (360) 683-3579
karry@batsonenterprises.com
www.batsonenterprises.com
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Washougal
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www.dancraftent.com is the site I believe.If you have a choice the spiral wrap blank is a bit different to look at when you're on the river. I's a raw blank that hasn't been sanded smooth so no fibers are cut which may or may not make it a bit tougher.
Have had a few nice kings on it using a Litespeed 4 reel and the rod has done very well.
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