Grady

It's really just their thing, I use what I like and try not to pay much attention to where it's made. -I do get a pretty sweet deal on sage blanks, but I only get a limited number of blanks per year, and I like to keep those for myself.

I really appreciate the info guys. I'm probably going to stick with the St. Croix blanks, since I'd have to pay retail for the imports, and I only get a limited number of sage blanks per calender year. Not to mention my Dad and Uncle would both have a stroke if they found out they were fishing with blanks made outside the US. ( They're funny guys and both spent 30+ years at GM, and it's an issue for them). Another quick question, I build their steelhead gear with tennesee handles and graphite bands so that they don't have bare metal on their hands while they fish in the brutal conditions you guys have in the late fall. Is this an issue earlier in the season?

I'm a Florida guy, and haven't seen a chromer in close to a decade. My Father and my Uncle have made a 30 year ritual of targeting steelhead on the Pentwater, but age is creeping up on them and they're planning to fish for salmon in the early fall next year, instead of steelhead. Anyway, I'd like to build a pair of rods for the two of them, and somehow keep it under the radar. I was wondering what shorebound drifters use for salmon on the smaller waters. They've been using 4wt sage fly rod blanks built as spinners for drifting roe bags for steelies, but I'm under the assumption that they'll need a little more rod for targeting salmon. I get dealer pricing from St Croix & sage, so I'd like to stick with those two manufacturers if possible.