[James Orme]

Any experience with a couple of the Euronymph  blanks available from guidesnblanks please?
Specifically the Evoke 10ft 2/3 wt and the unbranded 10ft 2wt nano helix in the sale section?
Thanks

[Sandy Nelson]

Sorry James

I’ve no specific experience of either blank. I think the Nano helix blanks are the same as the ones that you can get from Taniwha and they make into nice rods. But I don’t know for certain. Mark is closed until 11th of Jan but I’m pretty sure his blanks are less 

Sandy

[James Orme]

Thanks Sandy. The nano helix is £84.50 (slightly less than the taniwha price) and the Evoke is £95.40. I need some other odds and ends from guidesnblanks so any postage costs will be spread across those as well.
But some of the downlocking taniwha reel seats look very tempting...........

[Rob Brownfield]

A little late to the discussion, but I have the 2 weight Nano Helix rod.

I love it! It is a really nice rod to use and I have had fish to around 4lbs on it with little problem.

I made it for Bugging for Grayling when the rivers are low and clear and the flies scaled down a bit,  but it now comes trout  fishing with me more often than not.

If you are planning on using heavy jigs and 3 to3.5mm tungsten beads, then look at the 4 weight, but for French nymphing,  2mm beads and clear water, it is lovely.

[James Orme]

I went for the unbranded nano helix 10ft 2wt from guidesnblanks, very pleased with it. I've limited exposure to other 10ft 2wt rods but it feels light, very sensitive and a joy to use when playing fish.

[Rob Brownfield]

I went for the unbranded nano helix 10ft 2wt from guidesnblanks, very pleased with it. I've limited exposure to other 10ft 2wt rods but it feels light, very sensitive and a joy to use when playing fish.

I have had Brownies to jut over 3lb on mine, from a fast, run, and it coped well. It is lovely for pinging out bugs. It is a Taniwha Rodworks blank as Sandy suggested.

[James Orme]

Just a brief update on this rod. I somehow managed to lose the top 2 sections into the river whilst I was retrieving a fly from a tree, I still (1+ year later) can't quite understand how it happened. I built another on the same blank but fitted a carbon fibre handle which has increased the sensitivity.
Additionally I have built a 10ft 5wt from the same nanohelix range at guidesnblanks which is equally fun to fish with and to complete the line-up a 10ft 7wt nanohelix blank from Taniwha. The latter rod is the only one of the three that I'm not entirely positive about, I don't think I've yet found the right balance of rod/reel/line to make it as enjoyable to use.