Hi everyone! Happy holidays and Happy New Year!
I was curious if anyone had experience with the new line of rods through Rodmaker 24/7? I am interested in possibly building the 4wt and 5wt blanks. Let me know anyone thoughts on the actions and feel. Thanks!

Hi Jason,
I built up a Rodmaker 7’6” 4wt over the summer. It was the olive-colored s-glass blank, which was a pretty quick taper. Rather stiff and fast-action for glass, would make a versatile fishing rod and probably handle a 5 wt line easily. I built it for a buddy so didn’t get a chance to fish it, only cast it in the yard. My buddy loves it and fishes nothing else since he got his hands on it.

I don’t have experience with the e-glass blanks but the s-glass was a bit rigid for my tastes. Either way, well made blank, for sure, and hard to beat for the price.

Shane,
Any comments on differences between fastglass and the S2?

Thank you for the reply,

S2 faster than fast-glass or backwards?

A buddy built a 7’ 3wt and an 8’3” 7wt. Both were the “old” blanks before all the new stuff came out this year. But I will say both rods have cast very well and a little on the faster side. I liked the 7wt with an 8wt line better, but again haven’t really had a chance to fish them yet.

Built on the Rodmaker 247 S2 Traveler blank.

Work in progress. 8 ft 8wt s-glass. Grip, reel seat and fighting butt from Shane installed. Now waiting on guide set from Proof.

`I’ve just built out the 6 ft two weight in olive. Weather provided time to build and now has limited my experience with it to the lawn but:

Blank is straight, spigots fit well although the gap is a bit wide on each—way better than the opposite, color is consistent, a couple of very small blems on the interior of the blank. Overall, a well made blank.

Action is fairly fast—after all, it is six feet and two weight. It responds well to picking up the pace and I was able to get really tight loops on casts in the 30 to 40 ft range. Even shoots a bit of line and I was picking up a load feel on the backcast. I’d imagine it will roll cast just fine.

In summary, an honest and capable two weight that will likely be a keeper. Now for spring and some creeks.

Test cast the orange 805 and 808 today. Both have very nice actions. Really effortlessly tossing nice loops. They are still a bit green, so I didn’t push it, but I just had to.

I think they are pre the new tapers? So the new versions might even be sweeter!

406 DT and SA redfish lines used.