Has anyone built one of the Sevier Tiger Eye saltwater blanks? I bought one that was on closeout, and now my brother is thinking of joining me in Alaska for Cohos this year. He is not a flyfisherman, but I was considering building this blank for him. Nothing fancy, just a straight forward build. This will by my 6th rod, so I'm new but but should be able to get a decent rod in his hands.

I want the rod to be good enough for a new fisherman and do nothing to put him off of flyfishing. If there are any major problems with this blank, I'll build him a Batson RX7 instead. Any insight appreciated.

Thanks,

Drew

There are no problems with that blank whatsoever. However, as you move to longer and heavier weight fly rods, an increase in modulus generally tends to result in a lighter, more responsive rod that is easier to fish for long periods.

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My first time salmon fishing and my 2nd rod build was a tiger eye blank 9wt. and it worked great and held up fine what a blast.

Mike
Mikes Custom Fly Rods

I would stick with Batson as you can count on them standing behind what they sell. You will not find better people than the Batson's. I have heard of poor if any communication with the tiger eye people

Kevin Gross
Many men will spend their whole life wondering if they made a difference. Marines dont have that problem - Ronald Regan

I've built on a few tiger eyes as well as rainshadows. nothing wrong with the tiger eyes. or their customer service.

LEGENDARY CREATIONS CUSTOM RODS
Maplewood, MN

These make great backup fly rods. I have 8-weight and 10-weight Sevier/Tiger Eye fly rods, and love them both. For $20 or $30, how can you go wrong, especially when it's so easy to spend $300 or more on a saltwater fly blank?

This was my take as well. If my brother does not like fly fishing, I'm only out the labor of making the rod and $50. To complete the trifecta, I got full wells grip for $4, and a reel seat from Mudhole on their Christmas giveaway for $2.50. Kind of stoked to see how the budget build turns out, and fish it back to back with my Sage Z-axis.

No issues ordering from Sevier, though I've only ordered from them twice. For $30, I do not expect lifetime warranty service!

Drew



Chris Garrity Wrote:
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> These make great backup fly rods. I have 8-weight
> and 10-weight Sevier/Tiger Eye fly rods, and love
> them both. For $20 or $30, how can you go wrong,
> especially when it's so easy to spend $300 or more
> on a saltwater fly blank?

If your brother hates it, it should take you about 10 minutes to sell it for what you paid for components. A serviceable saltwater fly rod for fifty or seventy-five bucks? Guys will shove each other out of the way for one, and the fact that it's a custom makes it an even better deal. Saltwater fly fishing equipment is, generally speaking, pretty expensive, with even the budget rods costing over $100, so selling something good - and these blanks are good - for under $100 should be a piece of cake.