Could somebody kindly recommend functionally similar blank from a less fancy manufacturer? Weight 6; 3 or more pcs.

Cheers,

Aivars

Check out the Batson Ent. "Rainshadow" blanks.
Also, Dan Craft they are both sponcors on the left
of this page.

Happy building!!

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

I've got a Dan Craft SigIII 9'0" 7wt 5pc here that was discontinued recently; if you could find the same in a 6wt, it'd be pretty close to what you want...nice med-fast action and great feeling rod.

Scott Kinney
The Longest Cast Fly Rods
[www.thelongestcast.com]

I'll grant you that point on the marbling. But that is just one topic. My main point is that most new ideas and techniques come from the magazine. Not all granted, but most by far. Very few see the light of day originally on any message forum. Also, I'm not knocking this forum in any way. It is always good to see the magazine topics discussed and enlarged on here. But most of what I see is just a very brief in a nutshell posting. So often the inevitable questions would not be asked if the person asking had read the magazine article in the first place.

Different thread Richard

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..