I just built two rods on Forecast blanks that I got from Hook&Hackle, there service is second to none... Both rods were 4 piece 9' 9 weights. One was built as a fly rod the other as a spinner. I was not too impressed by the fly rod with a 9 wt line it seems wanting for a 10wt line which I don't have at the moment.
The spinner version casts and fishes well but what blew me away was when I put my 9wt. fly reel on the spinning rod. This $38 blank throws a nine wt. line better than the best fly rods I ever casted with.
My question is this... Will I look like a fool fly fishing with my spinning rod? Does anyone else out there ever fish with this type of set up?... FB.