Travel rod blanks

[tmo9cpt]

Has anyone have a source for 3 or 4 section travel rods? I have found a few but they are always either fly or geared to the freshwater bass crowd. What I really want is an 8 to 8.5 foot steelhead rod for 1/4 to 1/2 oz lures that breaks into 4 sections. I travel all the time and have had a few rods lost in baggage.

 

The other option is to get a rainshadow 3 piece 7 foot rod and make an extra section for it.

Tim

[One Gunner]

Get you a 12 to 14 wt. fly rod blank, and build it however you like. Instant spinning, or bait casting travel rod.

[spoonplugger1]

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[polyrandom]

lamiglas has lots of travel blanks, from 7' to 8'6'' 3 pieces to 10' 4 pieces.

conoflex also has some.

[Saltheart]

For the low weights you want to use , I think there are plenty of 4 piece fly rod blanks available as someone else mentioned. I think Lami makes some 4 piece fly rods in G1000 graphite which I think will be forgiving enough to be used as a lightweight spinner.

[ghostfish slayer]

i built a couple forecast 908-4 into spinning rods that work pretty well for salmon and steelhead.this one is bent into a op. springer on the sol-duc with a #2 spinner.

 

[Streamdance]

i built a couple forecast 908-4 into spinning rods that work pretty well for salmon and steelhead.this one is bent into a op. springer on the sol-duc with a #2 spinner.

 

Hello ghostfish slayer,

 

Is it possible to tell me, if you mean the Forecast RX7 travel fly blank?

What do you think is the max. casting weight suitable for the #8 and #9 blank?

 

Thanks

[ghostfish slayer]

they are the rx6 forecast blanks. the rx7 are the rainshadow blanks. being as they will never be used as a fly rod and not have a warranty to begin with i went for the lower cost ones. i also like the feel of the lower modulus rods with hardware. they feel like they have more of a throb as the lure works instead of a vibration. the couple i have built have handled 6-12 lb test no problem with up to #3 spinners.

[Streamdance]

@ g.s.: Thanks for the information!

[crashq]

I have been looking for something similar, but hadn't been able to find one until I looked on TFO's website this week. They have added several 4 piece rods in the 8-9 foot range that handle either up 3/4 ounce or 1 ounce maximum. I haven't handled or fished them, but I hear good things about TFO spinning rods from two friends that have them.

[Rapt Tite]

The Rod Shop...Mark Crouse has some unique multi pc.