Who Makes LL Bean Rods?

Anyone know?

Anyone know?

I thought the blanks used to be Loomis.

Paul Williamson
Livingston, MT
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:57:08 -0700, pw
wrote:

Thanks. I'm looking to buy a 9 weight for stripers & blues but I'm
not sure which company to buy yet. I don't want to spend a fortune.


Anyone know?

I thought the blanks used to be Loomis.

Paul Williamson
Livingston, MT
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In article ,
sogs wrote:

On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:57:08 -0700, pw
wrote:

Thanks. I'm looking to buy a 9 weight for stripers & blues but I'm
not sure which company to buy yet. I don't want to spend a fortune.

Have you looked at tfo? They have a 9 weight for about $100. Orvis has
a new rod for around $100 too but I am not sure if they have one in a 9
weight.

"sogs" wrote in message
...
Anyone know?

At one point, not too long ago, LL Bean Blanks were manufactored by Loomis
to Bean specifications and tapers. ie...they were not Loomis rods relabeled
as Bean rods.

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 23:00:25 -0500, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:


Thanks. I'm looking to buy a 9 weight for stripers & blues but I'm
not sure which company to buy yet. I don't want to spend a fortune.



"sogs" wrote in message
.. .
Anyone know?

At one point, not too long ago, LL Bean Blanks were manufactored by Loomis
to Bean specifications and tapers. ie...they were not Loomis rods relabeled
as Bean rods.

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 23:00:25 -0500, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:

Thanks for the reply.

"sogs" wrote in message
.. .
Anyone know?

At one point, not too long ago, LL Bean Blanks were manufactored by Loomis
to Bean specifications and tapers. ie...they were not Loomis rods relabeled
as Bean rods.

wrote...
At one point, not too long ago, LL Bean Blanks were manufactored by Loomis
to Bean specifications and tapers. ie...they were not Loomis rods relabeled
as Bean rods.

Some of you guys seem to know a lot about who is making who's rods.
I better rephrase that.... Some of you guys seem to know a lot about
who is manufacturing who's fly rods. (there, that's better g)

How about you guys posting a list of the ones you know? I would be
really interested in learning who the players are and if they are
merely relabled or made to a certain company's specs. Same goes for
blanks, if you know of any, as I am looking into building a rod in
the next few months (read: year).
--
Warren
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In article ,
says...

How about you guys posting a list of the ones you know? I would be
really interested in learning who the players are and if they are
merely relabled or made to a certain company's specs. Same goes for
blanks, if you know of any, as I am looking into building a rod in
the next few months (read: year).


I think Larry(?) Batson http://www.batsonenterprises.com/index.html
makes OEM blanks for a lot of small brands and custom builders.
I have heard a lot of good things about Batson's Rainshadow blanks.
The next blank I buy will probably be a Rainshadow. You can't beat
the price.

Incidently, Dan Craft is a retailer for Batson blanks, and he has
his own line of blanks. Don't know who actually makes them, but
I have heard rave reviews for the Sig. IV and V lines. I am
plugging Dan because I have done business with him before and
found him to be a nice guy who provides great service.
http://www.dancraftent.com/loadit.html No affiliation, etc.

Kevin

I think Larry(?) Batson http://www.batsonenterprises.com/index.html
makes OEM blanks for a lot of small brands and custom builders.
I have heard a lot of good things about Batson's Rainshadow blanks.
The next blank I buy will probably be a Rainshadow. You can't beat
the price.

Custom Tackle Supply has last years Rainshadown blanks at 50%
off. I've never built one, but like you heard great things
about the blank. I decided to buy a few and build up a couple
rods for my niece and nephew and perhaps a travel rod for
myself. At roughly 16 a blank, it's hard to beat right now!

http://www.customtackle.com/


Incidently, Dan Craft is a retailer for Batson blanks, and he has
his own line of blanks. Don't know who actually makes them, but
I have heard rave reviews for the Sig. IV and V lines. I am
plugging Dan because I have done business with him before and
found him to be a nice guy who provides great service.
http://www.dancraftent.com/loadit.html No affiliation, etc.

I recently purchased a Dan Craft Sig V blank. Haven't built it
yet, but this blank is incredibly light. Dan is very helpful
and will get you started in the right direction. I've never
heard a bad thing about the Sig V blanks and it appears this is
currently one of the best bang for the bucks on the market.

Warren, a good source of info on rod building can be found at:
http://www.rodbuilding.org/ A number of sites have rod
building step by step instructions as well. Let me know if you
are looking for something in particular.