sub-6’ 3pc 3wt progressive dry fly taper with an ultra fine tip.

doesnt exist. so I made one out of solid beech wood, but it’s a 1pc.

10’ single hand 3pc #5-6 slow-progressive wet fly taper. Exists in graphite (but still pretty darn rare...), and have been waiting patiently to find one priced right.

I would love to find an FF77-7 that would be an ultra packable sub 8’ 5 wt that roll casts well and is rare.

I seem to have just about everything else that I could need covered but that doesn’t stop me from looking for more to add.

There's two-
1st, The Unicorn, a Fenwick FF83 (8 1/2' 4 wt)
2nd, a Ijuin Yomogi 70643 (7 1/2' 4 wt)

For a great pack rod, Eagle Claw. Absolutely love my 7’6” Trailmaster.

Handle can be switched around to accommodate a spin or fly reel. Perfect when you get to a really deep pool or can’t back cast.

Or check with some of the custom builders, Graywolf frequently has pack rods available.

Pack rods, there just aren’t enough of them.

Anglers roost is no longer selling blanks due the passing of the owner. At least that is the last word I am aware of on the supplier.

I'm going to second there not being enough pack rods. I like a sub 7' rod for navigating and casting under very dense rhododendron in the southern Appalachians.

When fishing streams within very steep-sided areas I like to break down my rod and attach to my back pack so I can better scramble in/out with two free hands. I would like a 5 piece 2-4wt that can throw a dry and not overly heavy dry-dropper rig. I can't tell you how many times I've been knocked back when my rod tube didnt make it under the branch I just ducked under.

The Axisco 6 & 10 piece look very interesting, but I've never seen one in person.

Re pack rods...

Cabela's still offers a 6-pc pack rod named "Stowaway 6" in several lengths and line weights. I haven't used one of those but I did have/fish a 5-wt "Stowaway 7" in years past. (They used to sell both a 5-pc and a 7-pc "Stowaway" in various lengths and line weights. I never thought that made much sense and apparently neither did they since they split the difference and started offering only 6-pc "Stowaway" rods.) It cast just fine but I really had to keep checking the ferrules as I used it. As I gained experience both fishing and backpacking, I realized that you can backpack as easily with a 4-pc 9-ft rod as you can with a 7-pc.

I sold mine a few year's back but I'm sure that you could find one on the used rod market if you really wanted one.

SARC,
I have the Axisco Airrite Stream 7'6" 6 piece 3 weight, and even with all those spigots, I would never describe that rod as stiff.

Larry

But we can find buggy whip glass blanks They've been around for years. The problem is that spigot ferrules are labor intensive to correctly fit. And a 5pc rod has 4 times more spigots than a 2pc rod. My guess is there is a lot more warranty return on them too.