I’ve built two NFC glass blanks so far. Love them both... Likely looking to add another to my collection.... I believe the blanks are on sale currently if anyone is interested

I don't want to change the nature of this thread, but if anyone has already gone to the trouble of collecting CCS data (ERN and AA) for these Iconoglass blanks I'd appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks,
Jeff

Keep trying via email. They might be having staffing issues. I never had an issue a number of months ago when I ordered mine, but I've heard varied stories. I just got my 10wt built and it's so worth it. It's an absolutely fantastic rod.

Looks like a shop in France Rodhouse has some blanks.

So far, I've only had my 10wt out on the water once. I absolutely love it. It's pretty fast for glass with loads of power deep in the butt. I had no problem throwing my 400gr musky lines with it and flies up to bulky 10" out to 60' (most of my actual fishing is 30-50' & I didn't REALLY push it). I do have some larger stuff in the box, but it rarely gets fished, so I didn't try any of that stuff out. It's got plenty of power through the blank as well so that when I'm doing my figure 8, it doesn't collapse (an issue I've had with several graphite rods including one well-known super high-end model). I came really close to getting a fish on it, but alas, it wasn't meant to be.

I also ordered the 8wt blank, but it's not built out yet, but initial impressions are that it's similar to the Epic 888, but with a little bit more power in the butt. It's quite a bit more powerful than my Steffen 7/8, but it will also be a bit heavier. It'll be easier to tell though once it's fully built.

Cheers!

i have a 476-4 built by Lanny, been using it on the Lower Madison river the past few weeks,i use a Hardy Bougle' lined with a SA amplitude trout taper wf4,mainly throwing #16 pink scuds and emergers and once in awhile a size #8 rubber legs,fun smooth caster ,my brother just ordered two blanks in 4 and 5.

Jason,

I would really like to see pictures when you can of the birch seat. I have always loved birch. Good luck on the project.

Great photos, I’m glad to see someone is still able to get out on water that isn’t becoming covered in ice!

I ordered a 5 weight natural and an 8 weight green yesterday morning. Both blanks shipped within 5 hours of the order. Now we’ll see how long they take to get here. If USPS delivers them by March I’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Vdub,
I ordered 3 Iconoglass blanks around mid December and they arrived within a week. No complaints. $290 total. $75 per blank, $10 per blank for excise tax and $35 for shipping. Seemed like good deal to me for domestic blanks. I have a feeling this run is dwindling cuz they showed the green in the 5 and 4 wt and then they didn't.
Two 5 wts in gray and cyan for wedding gifts and a 4 wt gray for me. Beautiful blanks. Workmanship around the ferrules is outstanding.

I’d love to see pics of the 5 and 8 when you get them built.

For what it is worth. I recently purchased a 5wt 8' Northfork Iconoglass from Graywolf. Beautiful rod and the best full wells grip on the planet. I fish mostly smaller streams and this rod is sheer perfection for dry flies. If I do my job the rod presents absolutely text book presentation. Lighter than my Kabuto 5wt, and just a tad bit faster. Every rod has its own personality and we mesh together like a fine symphony on the streams we fish together.

Seth, I really enjoy fishing my NFC 4 and 5 wt. I like a 406 WF line on both rods.