rainshadow eternity RX10 blanks

[corey90]

how does the 7 foot 2 medium heavy eternity RX10 compare to other brands and built rods like st croix or loomis rods

[MickD]

I have only built and used one RX10, the 7' 2 " M (ETES72M) and it compares favorable with my St Croix SCV70MF.  It is clearly a premium blank/rod.  CCS ERN 16.9, AA 75 (or a little higher on AA).  

 

You can find the power/action specs on the series (and many more blanks) at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r3zv1ygtuUjPBa-c5LT9RTYeDR_pnCDIkVIdDv0YoeQ/edit#gid=1592691333

 

It's True Natural Frequency compares favorably with other blanks in its price range.

[spoonplugger1]

A buddy of mine thought that blank and the 7 1/2 ft. versions would be good snook rods, they were awesome at it.

[Huckfinn38]

On 5/24/2023 at 2:33 AM, corey90 said:

how does the 7 foot 2 medium heavy eternity RX10 compare to other brands and built rods like st croix or loomis rods

I have built on this blank a few times.  I like Rainshadow stuff.  I have built on their fly blanks, surf blanks, and bass blanks for 10+ years.  The last order i made of Rainshadow blanks included 5 Eternity Blanks which I built.  2 of those blanks broke in normal fishing conditions and not user error.  Getting warranty replacements from them is challenging so I have been using RodGeeks mainly over the last 18 months.  Their Carbon 4/Bass 4 is very comparable and they have a no questions asked 5 year warranty.  In addition I have grown to like these blanks better.