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Rainshadow Blanks
Posted by:
Mike Klein
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Date: December 27, 2004 12:27PM
I'm looking at building a new fly rod for myself in a 9 ft., 4 weight, 2 piece configuration. Can anyone offer up any comments on the Rainshadow RX8 Xcel blank?
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Posted by:
bill boettcher
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Date: December 27, 2004 01:50PM
I myself like all of Batson's line. Rainshadow/Forecast Re: Rainshadow Blanks
Posted by:
jon erbacher
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Date: December 27, 2004 04:52PM
i built one and its my favorite 9ft 4wt ive also built an sc3 and a gl3 and the rx8 is more powerful and stiffer the gl3 is a little lighter but i guss thats were the rx8 gets its power it cc at a 4.90 ern and the aa is 66 Re: Rainshadow Blanks
Posted by:
Mike Klein
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Date: December 27, 2004 06:03PM
Hmmmm... I was looking for a lightweight rod, but if you're saying it's actually heavier than a Gloomis GL3, I don't know if it's the rod for me because GL3's aren't that light to begin with. Anyone else have opinions or other blanks I should be looking at? Re: Rainshadow Blanks
Posted by:
Rob Grider
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Date: December 27, 2004 06:46PM
Mike, actually Loomis GL3 blanks are often very light weight. Check out the 8'6" 5 wt at about 1.3 oz if I remember right. Never a knock on GL3 weight only the fact that using the very thin walls they tend to split of break more easily then some. The xcel blank is very nice and overall pretty fast. Re: Rainshadow Blanks
Posted by:
Jari Rantala
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Date: December 28, 2004 02:24AM
Does it have to be 2 piece? Check out Dan Craft's Five Rivers series. Very light.
Jari Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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