Interest in zero weight blanks?

[rrhyne56]

It seems like its a dickens of a time finding any zero weight blanks on the "inter-tubes" I suppose that if there were more people clamoring for them there might be more manufacturers making them available.

I know that I for one love them for bluegills and pond fishing here in Texas. I would imagine that folks in the NE would find them wonderful brookie rods.

How much actual interest is there in zero weight rods/blanks?

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[FK]

I find the zero wt rod blanks too soft for my casting style.

My personal preference is to use the Sage TXL 1wt rod with the Sage Quiet Taper 0 wt line,,,,nice combination.

I did the identical match up when I owned the Sage SPL 1wt rod.

Regards,
FK

[flyandtie]

i would like to buy one,,, soon enough.
but the thing is, since i dont build rods YET i must buy them.
so they are a little more readily available.

[pspaint]

I would really like to get one, in the near future. A friend of mine has the 00 TXL and it's an excellent rod. It's a very nice blend of power (believe it or not) and finesse. So many rods, so little time. lol.

[rrhyne56]

So many rods, so little time. lol.

Amen!

[Gramps]

I think the TXL is your best bet when you get that small. Here's a good site to read about them.

http://www.byrdultrafly.com/ultramain.htm

[Jerry]

It seems like its a dickens of a time finding any zero weight blanks

I would suggest the reason is the limited application...

[chris from canada]

I have a dan blank; 1 wt, and it is awesome on perch, rock bass, sunfish ,and small trout.

They had some smaller weight blanks on sale a while back.

Great blanks, good people!

Drop them a line,

Take care,
chris ( hoping to pick up a zero weight soon ).

[gadabout]

I'm waiting for the negative one weight blanks to come out before I spend my money. Seriously though, I don't see the point. I have a one-weight that I use from time to time. I can't see going any lower than that. I use a 6-weight for bluegills, by the way.

[Alastair]

I built a rod on an 0-wt SLT blank and I love it. I started out with the 0-wt Sage quiet taper line but the feel was just not there. Once I tried a 2-wt DT line the rod came into its own. Casts beautifully and is perfect for little streams but can handle surprisingly large fish. Landed a 16 inch fish this past spring and was still able to bring it in quickly.