Hi luderick angler,
I've often thought that the home made rod that I picked up at a garage sale was built on a Sportex blank. Orange seemed to be the common colour. This rod is just over 8ft and fishes nicely with an old Grice and Young centrepin reel that I have. Next time I head down to the nearest stretch of coast, about two hours drive, I'm going to try to fish for the luderick that I saw last time.
Thanks for the offer of looking out for a used fibreglass fly rod. I just dont see them anywhere down here in Victoria, either at garage sales or second hand shops.A mystery, as there would have been thousands sold when fibreglass was the new, you beaut rod material.
Cheers,
Steve