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

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, 07:25 PM	#1
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	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	#3
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	#4
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	#2
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.