I'm thinking to shorten a 7'9" fast action 4-pc fly blank about 10 inches from the butt section. I think I will be able to slow down the action (which is my preference) this way and may lost some butt strength. It's a 3 wt rod and I plan to play small fish with it. So think the lost of butt strength doesn't really bothers me.

Not that I not wanting to get a proper slower action rod but in this part of the world it ain't easy to find one (due to limited shipping size limit) without breaking the bank and I'm a 'blue collar' fly angler.

So I seek the opinions of individuals who had done this.

Thanks.

I never liked to shortern a rod I would look for a different rod to fit your requirements , I think you will be happer a I know some people will tell you they do it all the time but I don't . there again I am a new person at building rods , just remember the rod is yours an you fish it an live with it no matter what you do to it , an you can build the blank any way you want

I would not shorten the blank either. What are you looking for exactly? Might want to look into fiberglass for a blank if you are looking for something short, full flexing and in a light line weight.

I would look for another blank as well. Has to be a blank out there that meets your build criteria.

Why don't you just drop the butt section and measure with CCS what you have? Another consideration is to get a longer 4 piece blank and drop the butt section. Or, as the others have suggested, just pick a different blank that's closer to what you want.

Terry

Terry Turner Wrote:
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> Why don't you just drop the butt section and
> measure with CCS what you have? Another
> consideration is to get a longer 4 piece blank and
> drop the butt section. Or, as the others have
> suggested, just pick a different blank that's
> closer to what you want.
>
> Terry

Terry, this is what I'm planning to do besides looking for another blank. I'm a fan of glass rods. Just wondering if I could make 'like a glass' graphite rods. Not necessarily exactly but rather as close as possible. I'd thought that it would be interesting.

Yeah... and I know I could have done it with different glass blanks... but that would be less interesting...

Thanks for all the replies...

Got it. It's always fun to experiment so go for it. Let us know what turns out.

Terry