Lamiglas made good stuff, when we were kids we built many rods on that same blank, steelhead, salmon, trout, bluegills, trout, carp a 7wt did it all.

Shouldn't really be much heavier than a typical 7wt. Has it got tip over butt ferrule or spigot?

It's a pretty thing.

I've got this as a rod blank that I hope to build this winter. Mine is 2 piece, spigot ferrule. It doesn't feel too heavy to me, compared to comparable blanks, but then hard to tell from just a blank. I will post pictures when I am finished. I'm thinking it should make a good bass rod for sure.

Yours looks like a beautiful, quality build. Let us know how it fishes!

I think that reel seat dates to mid-late-70s - very similar to the one on my first WondeRod.
Looks like a nice rod that someone should finally take fishing.

“Bass rod” was my first thought too when I saw this rod. Living in CO, I don’t have much opportunity to pursue them though.

I look forward to seeing the build on here! Always good to get inspiration in case I ever want to rebuild it someday.

Those mods could certainly put the rod more to your liking, BUT an 8 1/2' 'glass seven weight can be a great all around trout/river rod just about as that one is configured. People who built them that way knew what they were doing. At the very least, give it a try as set up, using a DT 7 line and a reel in the capacity/weight range of a Pflueger 1495. A good seven weight can be startling in its ease and versatility.