Has anyone built out a carbon one blank? How did they compare with some of the other domestic blanks in that price range (stryker, etc.)?

 

- Jared

Weird how a name change can reinvigorate a blank design line, when Rogue was around many rod builders loved them, but couldn't get the public involved, now that some others have bought the mandrels and use the same materials to build SOME of the exact blanks, the most popular ones from what I see, they are the cat's meow. Don't get me wrong they are nice, but odd to this old rod builder that they have come from the ashes so successfully.

Marketing, perception and just plain timing can make all the difference. 

On 12/16/2024 at 12:08 PM, spoonplugger1 said:

Weird how a name change can reinvigorate a blank design line, when Rogue was around many rod builders loved them, but couldn't get the public involved, now that some others have bought the mandrels and use the same materials to build SOME of the exact blanks, the most popular ones from what I see, they are the cat's meow. Don't get me wrong they are nice, but odd to this old rod builder that they have come from the ashes so successfully.

 

I've built a handful of Strykers and I've had a lot of good experience working with their people; they've worked with a charity I support so I generally try to support them. I understand that there is nothing fundamentally 'new' about the blanks given the rogue connections. I wish they felt a little more 'crisp' to me and I like having options. 

 

I saw the Carbon One blanks at ARW and at Janns and was hoping to get an idea of how they might compare to others of a similar price point (Stryker just being an example).

 

-Jared