Rod Blank ID Help - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

T Bone · 08-09-2012, 05:13 PM

...down here at the pawn shop....

Scored a killer rod today at a local Pawnshop.The same pawnshop that I bought my phenix a year ago.This rod is 7' and I would rate it at 20-40# great for 30#.It has a sweet custom wrap with black alum reel seat and SIC guides.It has blue finish over a very coase cloth that I believe is glass.This transitions to graphite right above the grip all the way to the tip.I have seen these before but I dont remember the maker of these blanks.Doing a 2 day on the Islander in two weeks and will try it then.

BTW I got this rod for $40.There is a truline and an old yellow Lamiglss rod there too,They are both spinning rods but could be re-wrapped conventional for sure but they were both probably 12# rods good for bass.PM me if you want the address its in montclair.

mtnbykr2 · 08-09-2012, 07:06 PM

ask Fishaholic...or maybe Teamfish, there are alot of guys that wrap rods I am sure someone could ID that
nice rod for the price though

vincentek9 · 08-09-2012, 07:25 PM

looks like AMERICAN TACKLE Viper series. hard to find blanks now. awesome blanks, and a guy named wiseguy was selling one (grey skin instead of your blue skin). http://www.americantackle.us/blanksviper.html

have fun.

bubblehide · 08-09-2012, 07:48 PM

It looks like a composite rod, which makes it a modern rod. My guess is it's an American Tackle as already pointed out, or an Advanced Tubular Composites rod. Either way a quality rod with ATC being a higher end rod compared to AT. Considering the components alone, you got a steal! The only question is, how does it fish?

On a last note, if it's a composite rod, you've likely underrated the line class.

T Bone · 08-10-2012, 04:24 PM

Viper for sure.Thanks for the link.I am guessing it is the 7' 20-50# rod.It has a great action.Cant wait to hang a fish on it.

T Bone · 08-10-2012, 06:14 PM

Site says its an aluminum treated Glass fabric and graphite.They even came up with a fancy name Texalium or something like that.

08-09-2012, 07:06 PM	#2
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	ask Fishaholic...or maybe Teamfish, there are alot of guys that wrap rods I am sure someone could ID that nice rod for the price though __________________

08-09-2012, 07:25 PM	#3
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 531	looks like AMERICAN TACKLE Viper series. hard to find blanks now. awesome blanks, and a guy named wiseguy was selling one (grey skin instead of your blue skin). http://www.americantackle.us/blanksviper.html have fun. __________________ Last edited by vincentek9; 08-09-2012 at 07:33 PM.

08-10-2012, 04:24 PM	#5
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	Viper for sure.Thanks for the link.I am guessing it is the 7' 20-50# rod.It has a great action.Cant wait to hang a fish on it. __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

08-10-2012, 06:14 PM	#6
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	Site says its an aluminum treated Glass fabric and graphite.They even came up with a fancy name Texalium or something like that. __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

08-09-2012, 07:48 PM	#4
bubblehide Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 552	It looks like a composite rod, which makes it a modern rod. My guess is it's an American Tackle as already pointed out, or an Advanced Tubular Composites rod. Either way a quality rod with ATC being a higher end rod compared to AT. Considering the components alone, you got a steal! The only question is, how does it fish? On a last note, if it's a composite rod, you've likely underrated the line class.