Looking for a slow action blank 7' 6" 3 wt around 200$. Sorry i should have said graphite.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/31/2013 04:12PM by Paul Luechtefeld.

Material made from?

You might consider the Lamiglas FL843 (7' 3 Wt) or the FL904 (7'6" 4Wt) These are fiberglass blanks and definitely slow action. The FL 904 is listed as a 3 wt but fishes well with a 3-5 wt line. They are honey yellow, 2-piece blanks. I've built several for customers and they really like them. Price is well under your target.

Terry

If 32$ is anywhere around 200$:

IF764, batson 7ft6in, 1.06 oz, olympic green color, 4.5 .335 material - good 'ol forecast rx7 graphite, $31.08 if it's still in stock. [www.getbitoutdoors.com] ERN=3.72 AA=55 (measurement: Tim Skibo, source: good 'ol cc data site)

Also check out Utmost for it

Bill - willierods.com

Paul,
You might also consider the Cabela's PT blank.
Progressive taper, very pleasant to cast and in the bargain basement.

All blanks have a progression action/taper.

Are you looking for slow action or slow speed? Two different things.

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Chalkstream Light from Anglers Workshop, 7'7" 2/3 wt.
about 99 bucks. Perfect slow action blank .

Thanks to everyone. The rod will be used for small Spring Creeks with small dry fly size 24 or smaller.

To Tom, I am ashamed to say I don't know the difference. The rod will need to cast 30 feet or less with 7 X or a 8X tippit.

Action is where the rod initially flexes. Speed is how fast it reacts and recovers.

How much weight it takes to load the rod depends on how much power or stiffness the rod has. This is power, not action nor speed.

Also keep in mind that line weight changes as you put more or less of it beyond the tip. The same rod that won't load with a 4-weight rod at 20 feet may come alive with the same 4-weight line at 40 feet.

If you're going to be using a 3-weight line at less than 30 feet, you may wish to look at a 2-weight blank. But even then it all depends on the distance the designer intended. If you have access to CCS ERN numbers, I'd look for a blank with an ERN of around 2.5 to 3 for what you want to do.

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Thank you Tom

One thing I'll add, and it's a result of even many very good fly fishermen not understanding rod power to line weight length, is that a fast action rod loads just as well and just as easily as a slower action rod. Action doesn't have much to do with rod loading - that's a function of rod power or stiffness per the amount of load you put on it.

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Look at Jann Netcraft Sportsman series IM6 blanks. Easy on the wallet, slow and not too expensive.. Great bang for the buck..

Some retailers/manufacturers market slow speed rod blanks at premium ( ~$300) prices. They use terms such as "traditional," "smooth," "easy loading," and "delicate" to describe their products. The principle objective difference between such blanks and $45 blanks is price. Rod building is ultimately a fairly practical (opposed to imaginary) enterprise. Not a thing wrong with a slow speed blank - if that's what you really want.

I think the idea that has gotten into many folks heads is that a fast action rod is inherently hard to load. What's happened is you have so many under labeled rods, which just happen to possess a fast action, and the cause of loading difficulty is placed on the action, rather than the fact that the rod has too much power for the length of line being cast. So the idea has gotten around that slow action rods will load easier. They won't. The fact is, any rod will load easily if you have the right line and/or line length beyond the tip.

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Maybe what you should try is several fishing stores around you
try several 3 wt rods They usually let you cast or test them
See how you like a certain rod make note of the blank and company

Al rods or blanks use weight to load the blank or rod
Weather it be fly line or lure weight It is weight

Plus IMHO it is the feel of the line loading the rod And how you like to cast
Trying rods out is your best bet

Bill - willierods.com

Slower or faster rod is more of an adjustment in the casters stroke and not the type of line being fished or area in which they fish.

Eric,
Well stated.
Most people that don't fly fish aren't aware that how the power is applied determines how the rod is rated.
Fast application of torque means the blank is fast.
Slow application of torque means the blank is slow.
The blank taper dictates how quickly the torque is applied.
Fast application of torque increases the output of a fast blank where it diminishes the performance of a slow one.
Makes little to no difference where the blank flex point is located.
A slow butt dictates a slow application of torque even if the rod is rated as fast based on deflection characteristics.
A slow taper gives the caster more time to adjust the stroke timing and speed. Not easier to cast well just allows for more timing error.

So what you are saying is if you are trying for a delicate presenation on heavily fished trout action doesn't matter as long as the casters stroke is in tune with the rod.