Blanks Available | Sweetwater Fly Rods

ROD BLANK

AVAILABILITY

Updated April 15, 2026

On this page you will find the models for the Steffen Brothers fly rods, the EPIC line of FASTGLAS II blanks, models by McFarland Rod Company and CTS of New Zealand. These are the blanks I currently have in stock that can be custom built.

ALWAYS check the "Sweetwater Fly Rod Shop"

button to see what's available for immediate purchase.

CALL OR E-MAIL TO RESERVE ANY OF THESE ROD BLANKS

listed below and I will return a quote promptly after we determine the design details.

See Fly Rod Purchase Tab for more details.

More Steffen Brothers glass

rod blanks are currently in stock and can be reserved for custom builds

ONE each of the 8034 & 8056

ONE more of the 8045

Other Steffen models can be built

by special order so contact me if you just

can't live without one!

These blanks, still rolled in the USA, are made

the same as the originals were when

Mark & Tim Steffen were creating some of

the finest fly rods on the market.

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"Classic Steffen Brothers Chestnut Uni S2" glass.

Light, progressive, and fast recovery due to their

proprietary uni-directional structural glass core.

Steffen Brothers glass rods are known for there unique blend of power, to flex, with a very forgiving casting response for both first timers and expert anglers alike!" ("from Steffen Rods website")

All remaining EPIC blanks are being built for this website!

I had a great summer and fall in 2025 for custom builds

and now I'm building fly rods for this website . . . .

May 2026 be another great year for us all.

Many thanks to my wonderful customers.

SPECIAL NOTE regarding EPIC glass rod blanks

Everything is still excellent with EPIC as a whole but I found out yesterday, April 14th, that EPIC will no longer be supplying blanks in the Olive Green color . . . .

The 476's will be Amber & Salsa

The 580's will be Amber ONLY

The 686's will be Amber and Arctic

The EPIC rods I have on the site now in Olive are all I have

except for a new 476 Olive that is finished but will be a

short time to get it photographed and then on the website

The only rod blanks remaining for custom builds

888 Electric Blue 8'8" 8wt 4pc

To reserve one of these, please call, email or text.

More McFarland blanks are AVAILABLE:

TWO (2) GTX 8'6" 6wt 4pc - Natural Glass

The four rods below have been completed and all that is needed is the photographs and then on to the website

ONE (1) 7'6" 3pc 3wt

ONE (1) 7'6" 3pc 4wt

Both in the Classic Glass - Tangerine color similar to the Spruce Creek model on the HOME page.

McFarland calls it Lemon Glass - Quite unique

COMPLETED:

ONE (1) GTX 8'6" 4wt 4pc - Nat Glass

ONE (1) GTX 8'6" 5wt 4pc - Nat Glass

CTS Rods and Blanks

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No CTS blanks or completed rods are available at this time.

If you would like to have something built on a CTS blank,

do not hesitate to call or write.