Friends,
Don't ask how I got the blank (a serious stroke of good luck) but I've got a 9' Orvis Helios blank that I'm about to build. It's the "Tip-Flex" model. It does not come with the high-speed carbon fiber reel seat, (it will have the old Zero-gravity uplocking seat) or the "memory metal" eyes, though I think I could get ahold of them if you really wanted them.

Buyer can pick the color of the wraps (the blank is dark olive), and any custom features that they might want on the rod (measurement graduations, someone's name written on it, etc...)

Rod building is a glorified hobby for me, and the wife is making me sell one to keep paying for the rods I build for myself.

Asking 450. PM me and we'll talk.

Cheers,
-Ray