Has anyone built on the tiger eye blanks? I’m looking at a 7’ 3/4wt and was just looking for opinions on them.
THanks,
Janus
Janus,
I have a couple of tiger eye rods. One is an 8 ft 5 weight custom built that I bought at an FFF conclave which I really like. The other is 7 ft. 3/4 wt. that I built myself a few years ago. It is rated as a moderate to fast action but I would have to characterize the one I made as a more moderate to soft action. I used single foot ceramic guides on it which may have slowed the action a bit.
They are beautiful blanks especially in the sunlight. They are a sort of golden brown color with a kind of translucence shine. Look great with a tan or brown wrap. A good place to get them is Schnieder’s rod shop in Mountain Home Ar. They have a web site.
Hope this helps.
Dave
Here are some photos from another forum that really shows the great color of these rods:
http://www.rodbuildingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=19204&pid=128408&st=0&#entry128408
Dave
Thanks Dave I’m going to build one. The color looks great. I have been wanting to try a sliding band cork reel seat and it would probably work on the blank.