nice job on it. It looks like a fly rod going bass rod style.

 

Nice job. The old fenwick glass blanks are great to cast and very strong - almost impossible to break, even when you nick the material with a rock or a hook.

Do you have any experience with the EVA grip? How does it compare to cork?

Tom

 

That should be a nice fishing rod, Tyler. It will be a sweet 6wt, with good power but will still feel nice even with small fish. Plus it will handle larger fish on light tippets very well.

I love fiberglass rods, and own quite a few, and have built several from blanks. I actually have 2 of this exact blank, which were cut into 4 sections like yours with spigot ferrules from a single piece blank. One is the full 8'6" and the other is 8', but they both were FL 102-6 blanks. I think Fenwick had the taper nailed on this one way back when.

Enjoy!

 

The EVA will hold up better then cork in the salt water with less maintenance.

 

The EVA will hold up better then cork in the salt water with less maintenance.

Thanks. I think I'll try an EVA grip on one of my bamboo rods.

Tom

 

I dont know if I would use eva on bamboo. Its up to you but I think it would take away from the feel of cane. It might not look so hot as well.

 

looks like a great stick