I was hoping some of you "fly" guys could help. Besides Sage does any other company make a 0 wt. fly rod blank?
Thanks<>Dave

Dan Craft shows one on thier under five rivers rods and it shows it out of stock .

Mike

Dave,
Orvis shows a 7'6" trout bum 1 weight full flex.
It's not a 0 but should under-line 1 line weight without too many detrimental effects.
TFO also shows a 6'9" 1 weight Finesse that should also be capable of under-lining
CTS has an 8' 1 weight Vintage and is open to custom designs.
I thought Thomas and Thomas made one but can't find a listing anymore.
Will look thru some websites and get back if anything's out there

Eugene Moore



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/2011 09:59PM by Eugene Moore.

CTS has a "vintage" model in a 8' #1 wt. But they will build you whatever you wish as a "one-off".
Herb

Associated question: How is 0 weight possible? What I mean is what does the zero relate to? Can't be CCS, can't be line?

If I read this correctly, a 0 wt line is somewhere around 30 or 40 grains for the first 30 feet of line, and a 0 weight rod is going to CCS at around 3 or 4 pennies: [www.common-cents.info].
You might be able to "create" a 0 weight blank by taking a multi piece 2, 3, or 4 wt and dropping the butt. This will really slow the action, but it might be an option to consider.

George Forster
Fort Collins, CO

Ken,

To be quite frank I have no idea. I do not fly fish so I know very little about fly line, blanks, etc. I'm just trying to do some R&D for a customer. But I'm sure someone out there can answer that question for you.
<>Dave

George - Thanks........ clearly I need to read (again) the article .. maybe someday I'll actually remember the Rosetta Stone.

Built a 0/1 weight on a Dan Craft and absolutely love it. After contacting him direct I even worked a deal to get an extra section so I could build the rod with two handles, so it can be a 6' something or a longer rod for larger waters.