Russell Brunt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff, I think it is the same blank. Consider that > I was looking to fish fresh water from the shore > (short casts) and don't know how to fly cast. If > a guy could cast into his backing I'm sure it > would do fine with a 5 weight line. Like you say, > good backbone with a reasonably soft t
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Russ, I do most of my freshwater fishing for trout with dry flies on the upper Delaware river in NY/PA. I just reread your post. I was in a rush to get out the door to work this morning and missed the part where you said you bought a couple blanks. Does that mean you have a blank remaining that you did not build? How much would you want for it ? I guess I’d be willing to take the chance for the
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Russ Thanks for the offer. I’m not 100% sure but think it is NOT that one. I used 5 wt line on it and it was a missile. That being said, it was a rod for big water so maybe having a lot of line out loaded it more like a 6wt. It had a tremendous amount of backbone compared to a very forgiving tip that helped to preserve fine dry fly tippets. All that being said, I will not ask you to part with i
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I broke my 9ft 5wt rainshadow excel a number of years ago and have not been thoroughly pleased with the replacements I’ve used since. Can anyone recommend a similar blank? Are any of the newer rainshadow blanks similar? Thanks in advance for your knowledge.
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