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fibre glass fly rod blanks for bfs trout rods?
Posted by: Tomos Edwards (---.as13285.net)
Date: April 23, 2024 03:40PM

Hello all,

Im hoping to build some fibreglass bfs rods for small stream work, casting up to 5g.

Finding blanks here in the UK is hard for this but I can get hold of plenty of fibre glass fly rod blanks.

Is it possible to use a fly rod blank for bfs?

What line weight fly rod would you recommend of it is possible?

Thanks,

Tom

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Re: fibre glass fly rod blanks for bfs trout rods?
Posted by: Derick Jahnke (---)
Date: April 23, 2024 03:51PM

You might find length to be an issue. But I would look for the fastest action 4 weight.

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Re: fibre glass fly rod blanks for bfs trout rods?
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: April 23, 2024 08:09PM

Why can't you just use a ultralight glass blank in the 1 to 6 lb. line class and be done with it? Your high end is in the 1/7 oz. range, I fish a Fenwick FS 53 and FS 61 2 piece for that purpose. A blank is a blank though. The guide weight will affect the blank considerably either way so be careful here. The FS 53 high end weight is a 7 g rod, 1 to 6 lb. line it's lived mostly on 2 lb. mono.

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