Looking for a Yellow fly rod blank...

Anyone have any ideas where I can get a decent yellow blank?? I'm trying to build a rod for the wife, she asked for yellow..

Thanks!!

I'd suggest that you look back in this section. A couple of months ago one of the female members made a beautiful yellow fiberglass rod.

If the honey color is not good enough, you can paint a rod with Krylon Fusion spray paint.

Steps involved:

1 Scuff the blank with gray Scotch Bright to remove all of the shine.

2 Wipe down with mineral spirits and let dry thoroughly.

3 Follow the directions on the can EXPLICITLY using light coats.

4 Finish off with a couple of coats of clear. Krylon has a clear Fusion paint, too.

5 Let dry for at least 5 days before building on it.

It does work. I have done it with a couple of rods with very good results. The key is to scuff the blank, get it as clean as possible, and follow the directions on the spray can.

Bamboo has a nice natural yellow color.

fishbum

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...P1010010-1.jpg This is a Lamigas blank.

I've got 2 old school yellow fiberglass blanks kicking around if you are interested. 7 1/2' 2 pc 5 wt. Nice casting and I'd let one go cheap since I know I won't get to it.

The lamiglas blank that Betty shows is also very nice. I've build one of those in the 5 pc configuration.

Just saw these....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=330438712679

Brad

The blank that Brad found is a great deal for a decent blank. Heck, if I needed another rod,which I don't, I would grab one for that price.

If you want really, really yellow, and you could go with an already built rod ... try this: http://www.troutlet.com/Eagle-Claw-F...Rods-P217.aspx