raiderhunter -

Another "thumbs up" for Schneider, but also a pat on the back for Steve at Midwest Custom Fly Rods.

As far as the blanks go - they are beautiful, especially in bright sunlight, they seem to be very well made and are finished quite nicely, and they tend to be on the fast side. Steve, and the late Ed Temme, are / were big fans of the Tiger Eye. That says a lot about the blanks.

One word of caution. They may not be rated ( line weight designation ) quite right. I built a 6' for 2/3 which was fine with a DT3F line, but really came to life with a DT4F line. If you didn't know the light weight designation from the manufacturer and just tried to figure it out by casting different lines, you would likely conclude it was a 4 wt. Seems like I have heard the same kind of thing from others.

John