Not in my opinion Danny. The two blanks, one in either hand, felt completely different while having about the same specs to my barely educated understanding. I believe it’s going to come in a bit lighter and feel better. The word the three of us comparing the blanks came up with was it felt crisper. I think the weight of the Fenwick made the blank feel different. This one is thinner in the bottom of the blank too. I’ll get out there tomorrow and get the info off the blank, model number and such. I’m thinking of another minimal setup, slightly different, to keep the weight down. I’ll use a different minimal two piece seat this time with a little better ergonomics. Still just ideas though. Seems dumb to buy a real light blank and put a bulky grip on it with a nice reel. Thanks for all the input.