Hi again, Builders! I wanted to introduce you to one of the sweetest fly rod blanks for trout fishing out there. Most of us have heard lots about the Elite's big brother, the All Star Austin, but few know how sweet this moderate-fast IM-6 blank is!
Just in case you don't know the background, you owe it to yourself to check out All Star's Elite and Austin fly blanks and how they came into being. Both are collaborative designs by two of the legends in our industry. Don Mook, a true pioneer in modern graphite fly rod design and construction, teamed up with Bill Gammell, a fly fisher considered by many to be the finest caster in the world in our day. Bill is an FFF Certified Instructor TO Master level instructors and sits on the FFF Board of directors. He holds numerous titles in tournament casting, but is most renown for the purity of his casting stroke and his ability to do near-magical feats with the fly line. For a company to have either of these guys involved in the design of a high-performance fly rod would be a coup--but for one company to have BOTH Don and Bill working on a fly rod design is the stuff of legends--or at least how legendary rods come into existence, which is exactly what these two blanks are becoming.
If you're in the market for a beautiful, sweet-casting trout rod, take a closer look at this blank. It has a full-feeling SMOOTH action similar to a Winston, usually CC's out in the low-mid 60's as a "moderate-fast", and costs about a 3rd of what you'd expect to pay for a blank of this quality. And you've probably already heard about All Star's incredible arrow-straight blanks with impeccable finish. The Elite comes in a gorgeous, striking matte black finish, is available in 2 and 4 pc configurations in 3-15wts (OK--should've mentioned they aren't JUST a trout rod!) ;)
If you're interested in learning more or want to build one up this spring, we are offering an introductory special of 15% off all Elite (and Austin) blanks this month. Please let us know right away if you'd like to add a blank to our initial stocking order!
Looking forward to helping you take your rodbuilding to new heights,
John Launstein
The Rocky Mountain Rod & Reel Co.
Ph. 403.252.1727
Email.
rmountain@shaw.ca
