Can anyone reccomend any 5 piece flyrod blanks in the 8'-8' 6" range for 3-4 weights ?? I see that Dave Lewis sells finished rods in this config so figure he must get blanks somewhere .
Thank you

Batson makes them in the rx6. i am sure there are others as well. check with the suppliers on the left

I've seen some Dan Craft blanks in that config. I've built a couple of fly rods on his 4 piece blanks and they are great blanks.

Cabela's has a stowaway 5 piece 8-1/2' 3 weight and an 8-1/2' 5 weight .
Good price progressive action dark green blank.

Thanks guys .

go for the dan craft FTL 8' 3wt in the 6 piece configuration. he also offers it in a 5 but he and many more would recommend the 6 for ease. i LOVED mine.

eric
fresno, ca.

Thanks . Are the FTL's sleeve ferrules or spigot ? (just looked at the site and couldn't see)
thanks

Dan's ferrules are tip over butt, not many use spigot ferrules.

The Batson Forecast RX6 in that configuration has been a good rod.

The batson RX6 series, which doesn't represent the lighter weight higher priced offerings out there, is always a favorite of mine to suggest, especially in the lower line weights like 3 and 4. they would make a nice rod and if ever broken (assuming the need for a 5 piece means backpacking) it wouldn't break the bank to replace it. see how i stayed away from calling it a good blank "for the value"? lol

the FTL is a much lighter blank (or at least it felt that way to me) and yes, tip over butt. and like spencer said, very few use spigots these days.

eric
fresno, ca.

Thanks everyone .