Had the pleasure of building out one of the first Lotic blanks to hit the market. Have to say I'm very impressed with that T&T put together. The color and unsanded finish are spot-on and the action is very nice. I only cast it for a few minutes but came away with an impression of it being a very lightweight blank (2.5oz finished) with a crisp progressive action. Initially I was pushing the rod a bit more than it needed and it was def. able to throw a tight loop and get some line out but i settled into a slower, smoother casting stroke and it all but cast itself. I'm really hoping to try out the others in the lineup.

Build has a spalted maple seat w/ a little different seat design. A blend of ideas from my client and myself in making something a bit different. Wraps are blue silk w/ a silver/gray silk tipping. Not metallic but offers a nice contrast. Overall it was a fun project and I was excited to get ahold of one of these blanks early in their production run.

I like the color of those blanks, very nice build too.

Absolutely exquisite. That rod is a piece of art.

Wow! That is gorgeous!

The wait is finally over. After over 6 months of whiny emails to T&T about when it would be released. According to them it was the first Lotic blank they sent out. I had the blank sent directly to Matt, so I didn't get to see it in person until Saturday. It's even better in person and Matt's work is flawless.

The rod weighs 8 grams more than a 70p (about the difference of the wood vs cork spacer).

Not sure I'll get it out in the Driftless this season but I'll have it on a brookies stream this weekend.

This is what an industrial build would look like . . . if they could and were this good.

You are a lucky man JoeFriday, be sure to post a trip report!

Beautiful work!

What a beauty

Nico

Oh my . . .! That is an Amazing build!

Absolutely beautiful in every way, Matt! I'm not crazy about blue blanks but that is truly stunning. Well done as always.