Inexpensive Fiberglass Rod Blanks

[Greg Hunsicker]

I am interested in bulding fiberglass fly rods using spinning rod blanks. I have found 1 and 2 piece blanks in the six to seven foot range but I really have no idea what action to use to make rods that cast 5 to 7 wt. line with a moderate to slow action. The intention of the rods are for fishing panfish and bass. First I thought the ultralights and lights would probably be in the ball park but the more I think about it the more I think I may be wrong.

Any suggestions?

Greg

[JohnScott]

Greg -

Jim Flamming did a really great article on this very subject a while back. Check out the "Reader's Casts" for 8-6-07.

John

[jkurtz7]

Greg, some of the guys over at the Fiberglassflyrodders forum have been building
fly rods on the Batson E-Glass spinning blanks.

Jeremy

[JohnScott]

Greg, some of the guys over at the Fiberglassflyrodders forum have been building
fly rods on the Batson E-Glass spinning blanks.

Jeremy

This is basically what Jim's article is about.

[Greg Hunsicker]

Thanks a lot for the help!

Greg