We Use Only The Best

Rainshadow & Forecast Rod Blanks:
Rainshadow & Forecast rod blanks are manufactured in state of the art blank manufacturing facilities throughout the world. The design teams responsible for these blank designs are some of the finest minds available today. Only the finest in materials and manufacturing process are used when making Rainshadow & Forecast blanks. Before they are ever cataloged they are put through rigorous testing in real world fishing situations by professional anglers. Only after they pass both the engineering and then real world testing are they allowed to become a Rainshadow or a Forecast. Then, we save the best for last, they cost a fraction of the price of the so called “Big Name Brand” blanks in the market today. If you have not tried a Rainshadow or a Forecast, you are missing out on the finest blank value in the high performance market   today. Period!

ALPS Rod Building Components:
Alps rod building components are the best rod building components available today…PERIOD!

Alps is the brainchild of the finest team of component design engineers available. In three short years this dream team has brought us S-6 (SS316 stainless steel) frame material that is setting new corrosion resistance standards, the innovative Centre-Lock and Triangle reel seat designs and most recently the stunning new XN and LXN casting rod guide designs. Stay tuned for many more exciting Alps designs in the months and years to come.

Forecast Blanks & Rod Building Components and Supplies:
Forecast is designed by Batson Enterprises. It is the no non sense value approach that has made Forecast one of the most widely used brands today. Forecast rod blanks go through the same design steps as the Rainshadow line, but utilize standard modulus materials which helps control cost. Forecast components have rapidly become the choice of discriminating rod builders and also major rod manufactures world wide. Why? They simply cannot be beat for value and performance by any other products out there. The Forecast Dream Reamer has become the cork reaming tool of choice for custom rod builder’s world wide. Forecast in our minds at Batson Enterprises means this: great performance…affordable pricing equals happy rod builders.