My opinion...stay away from an Abel blank. I've heard they are made by Powell.
Tim Harden > Favorite rods and reel........ > > Hmmm.... dono' know! > I usually fish rod which I build by myself. On pac bay blanks, the > latest rod on a dorber blank. > I'm still planning to build a rod on a more expensive blank (Sage, T&T > maybe Abel), but till now I refused from doing so. > I don't think that such a blank which might be 4 to 6 times more > expensive than a pac bay blank will give me 4 to 6 times more fun and > satisfaction while fishing them. > > If I had the $$ I would love to fish some bamboo. > > Reels: I own a redington LA, an okuma Integrity and some cheapos. > > Sometimes I will buy a Stenzel reel. A small company here in Pforzheim. > He used to make musical instruments, later he went into building ff > reels and some tying stuff. I had my hands on some of his reels, very nice. > > For some strange reasons I love the Hardy stuff, so much of tradition. > > Rene > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > >What are people's favorite rods are reels? > > > >I like my Ross Evolution 2 reel teamed up with a 9' 5wt. Sage SLT rod. > > > > > >Tim Harden > > > > > > > > > > >
