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I am looking for a 9 foot 10 weight fly bland to turn into a small drift rod. I have looked at the sages the new ones have to thin of walls for a drift rod. What are Scott rods like? Are they heavier than sage? Same quality? Any other good blanks
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Why dont you just buy a drift blank to make into a drift blank. I realize this type of thing has been done, but it'd be better to buy something thats made for the job at hand. I can guarantee that you can find a blank you're looking for. Try this link http://www.talon-graphite.com/viplus1.html Go to the Salmon and steelhead blanks/rods in both categories and pick and choose the blank that best suits you. If you email Talon, they can recommend one to you, or I'm sure, if you suggest it, they may even be able to custom make you a blank. Berrys bait and tackle deals with Talon and will be your best bet to have one of these rods shipped in if you want to order one. I own a Talon 112M2 and can say it is one hell of a spring rod and has the capacity to take some good size fish. These blanks are durable as hell and got power to spare. Just to add, one thing I Like about Talon, aside from Sage and other blank companies, is they have a very large selection of two handed/ spey rods, so if you're into that kinda thing, take a look as well. I know sometime in the future, Me owning a twohander is inevitable, so they may be soemthing to consider. Anyways, hope this helps, Scott
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Hello, Ryan...Using a fly rod blank for a baby drift rod for the un-chinooks of the world is a time-proven thing...a successful tackle shop in Vedder Crossing has been doing that for years. I'm ceratin many others have as well. I would investigate the St. Croix line, along with the Lamiglas line....they continue to use the early versions of graphite cloth which are heavier, therefore a little more meaty. Good luck on your project....and I'd also take a good look at Pac-Bay guides as well.
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Ryan, Are you looking for a short drift rod or a light one? If you want a light one, go for a noodle rod, great for coho, steelhead, cutts, anything but chinooks and chum basically. The St.Croix blanks are real nice, I'm having a light one (8-12 lbs line) built for my centerpin as we speak.
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