Unmarked blank

[The_Sasquatch]

This is a shot in the dark. The guy who gave me the fiberglass rods also gave me a 9' 5 weight 3 piece rod that he built from a blank.

The blank is, well, blank. No brand, no marks, no nothing. Its maroon in color. Any ideas? I know this is really vague.

 

[The_Sasquatch]

Oh yeah...its graphite, not glass. Unfortunately the guy who made it doesn't remember AT ALL.

 

[gfen]

SOL.

Best you could do is put it through common cents and get a feel for what it'll load with. Handle, guides, finish will change the ultimate feel of the rod, though, but you can re-CCS it.

 

[The_Sasquatch]

I loaded it w/ 5 weight and 6 weight and it casts amazingly. I just wish I knew what the maker was.

 

[gfen]

-shrug- make one up. perhaps cilantro? i understand that a spice rack could be a good inspiration to pick rod maker's name?

 

[The_Sasquatch]

Yeah "Herbalite".

I guess in hindsight it doesn't matter. I love the rod. I was just curious. I didn't know if there were markings that would serve as a tell.

 

[gfen]

The_Sasquatch wrote:
The blank is, well, blank. No brand, no marks, no nothing.

There are no markings.

 

[The_Sasquatch]

That's merely logistics...

I wouldn't know what kind of marks to even look for. I'll bring it to a jam sometime and see if anyone can ID it.

 

[gfen]

The_Sasquatch wrote:
I wouldn't know what kind of marks to even look for.

Let me help you...

The_Sasquatch wrote:
The blank is, well, blank. No brand, no marks, no nothing.

OK, so there you have it, nothing to look for. ;-)

You'll get a bunch of guys waving it around and saying nonsense like, "well, this looks like a Cilantro MX5 blank, but I didn't know they sold blanks!" and "no way, its clearly a Sparrowbeak 300C!" while the third jackhole tells you its probably a super rare custom made Blues Daemon and you should totally sell it on ebay to fund your children's college.

Face it, its a Herbalite. Enjoy it.