Eternity blanks are back

[.ghoti.]

Batson has released the new Rainshadow Eternity blanks. Getbit has them. Seven casting and five spinning models. 

[roadwarrior]

Do yourself a favor and give these blanks a try.  I donated one to the fish gods

at Pickwick a few months ago.  They kept the rod and the Stella saddled to it.

 

[MickD]

What is as significant as a new line of premium blanks is the fact that Batson Enterprises is providing CCS values for the line.  Those of you builders who don't test your builds for CCS are really missing something.  With CCS values of your rods you can know objectively the properties of the rods you like , and dislike, what you like for different techniques, and now Batson is providing them for this new line of blanks.  Now we have them for a Batson line as well as the Anglers Resource Point Blank line.  If a customer comes in and says he wants a rod a lot like one he owns, get that rod and test it, and sell him a new Point Blank or Rainshadow RX10 that matches its power and action.  

[MickD]

33 minutes ago, MickD said:

What is as significant as a new line of premium blanks is the fact that Batson Enterprises is providing CCS values for the line.  Those of you builders who don't test your builds for CCS are really missing something.  With CCS values of your rods you can know objectively the properties of the rods you like , and dislike, what you like for different techniques, and now Batson is providing them for this new line of blanks.  Now we have them for a Batson line as well as the Anglers Resource Point Blank line.  If a customer comes in and says he wants a rod a lot like one he owns, get that rod and test it, and sell him a new Point Blank or Rainshadow RX10 that matches its power and action.  

I should add that measuring rods for CCS numbers is really very easy.  

[S Hovanec]

Oh, no.  Maybe I'll build a tube rod this time instead of another dropshot!!

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I rather the release on Facebook Live they look legit. Haven’t looked at pricing yet. 

[S Hovanec]

8 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

 Haven’t looked at pricing yet. 

 

I checked out pricing on Get Bit, they're less than the previous generation.

[.ghoti.]

Mick, are they using the original CCS, or are they using that bastardized version that Point Blank uses? 

[MickD]

They are using the standard CCS system.  Point Blank started with what you call "bastardized," they called RDA, but then added standard CCS in their specs, so they now give both.  Their original method was not called CCS.  It was called RDA.   You will find both under the link that is under specific model descriptions "hard specs."  

[bish0p]

It's CCS.

Dropbox

[MickD]

1 hour ago, bish0p said:

It's CCS.

Dropbox

As the post above said.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

15 hours ago, S Hovanec said:

 

I checked out pricing on Get Bit, they're less than the previous generation.

Shocking in a positive way for a change. 

[spoonplugger1]

The high end Batson blanks have been US made till now. The RX8+ and RX7+ of old, the original Eternity, etc. Doesn't appear to be true now, hence the price difference.