A friend gave me a blank that is a gloss, metallic green. It has these words hand-written on it: 4% Helicone. It is a nice feeling, light, med power 6' rod. Anyone know anything about these rods. Thanks

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This is what I found on Helicone.....hope it helps. In the consumer market, the trend towards more effect colors is continuing relentlessly. Helicone HC effect pigments create special color effects - depth of gloss, heightened brilliance and a distinctive color transition (color changes with viewing angle) - that lend each product an individual look. Helicone HC grades offer a variety of color design possibilities, used either alone or combined with colored, metallic or pearlescent pigments, and maximum ease of processing in techniques such as paint spraying, coating and the pigmenting of plastics. Helicone HC XL grade is a coarse-grained variation.