I had someone inquire about building a custom rod off of one of the Carrot stick blanks. The company is E2 or something like that, does anyone know if these blanks are available for purchase?

Thanks,
Steve

Sorry the companys name is E21

I do not believe the E21 blanks are available.

The original maker of the Curran fiber rods is located in the U.K. Currently they only make fly rods and blanks, to my knowledge.


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I have a CTS EF704 blank painted Tangerine.
If you just want to build him an orange rod on a better blank?

OUCH !

I received a few carrot sticks when they first came out to try out. I liked the blanks action but did not like everything else so I stripped one down and re-built the rod. I used fugi Ti guides and a fugi ACS reel seat, EVA grips. I also removed all the orange paint off the blank. I will post some pictures in the next few days.
Thanks
ERIK

Tell me Erik Did you find carrots under the paint?
Or
Graphite prepeg rolled blank that looks like every one else’s?

No he did not but he did find a yard id dirt. LOL

Steve, be nice or Boyd D. will contract Bobby Knight to throw a chair across the floor at you!

that was one of the best laughs I've had Bill.

I found the manufacturers website a year or so ago and I thought that the rods looked pretty cool and had only heard good things about them (spinning and casting don't know about the fly) but I did not see blanks for sale. I know that the rods were pretty dang expensive so I am guessing that the blanks have got to be pretty ridiculously expensive too.
James

I traded some email with the maunfacturers in the UK. Blanks aren't for sale to individual builders, however, they didn't totally close the door to offering blanks to a US distributor. I didn't pursue it further with them but one of the distributors might.

Terry

Looks like a regular blank nothing special. The rod that I stripped is the 6'9 parabolic. I was also give the 6'9 MH but I let a friend use it and have never gotten it back. I might do that one next.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2009 10:23PM by Erik King.

Erik. That’s the point I knew you would make.
Apart from pretty paint and effective marketing there a "regular blank nothing special".

Same graphite, same prepeg set ups, a few organic fibers added to the resin. Plus creative add campaign and you have the greatest thing to hit the market since Bugs Bunny.

Someone told me that if you rub two carrots together you might be able to make one.... just jokin... I don't believe they are for sale

Jokes
Kevin

Ranch or Blue Cheese?

Steve got it right in the fourth post from the top , CTS if you are looking for a top of the line blank

Erik. That’s the point I knew you would make.
Apart from pretty paint and effective marketing there a "regular blank nothing special".

Same graphite, same prepeg set ups, a few organic fibers added to the resin. Plus creative add campaign and you have the greatest thing to hit the market since Bugs Bunny.



Steve got it exactly right, there is a large disconnect between what a Curran based rod could be and what a Carrot Stix really is.

Thanks for all of your input, I kinda figured that would be the case.

Steve-

Forgive us for poking a little fun.