VersatileFuturian Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Anyone ever use the Rock Island brand blades? Are they any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) I bought some of their painted Colorado blades: chartreuse with white stripe, red with white stripe, chartreuse with red diamonds. The quality is decent, nothing spectacular, but good for the price. The chartreuse & white stripe and the red & white stripe Colorado blades were nickel on the backside. I had to give the back side a quick buff with a microfiber cloth to get them to shine. I use Nu Finish Scratch Doctor car polish for blade cleaning. After a quick buff, the nickel finish is pretty good. The chartreuse with diamonds blades had a back side that was painted chartreuse with no diamonds. I have only fished them maybe 6 times and all the paint is still there. I don't know about the long term durability of the paint. If the paint doesn't last, I will hit my remaining blades with some rattle can clear. I ordered size 5s and 6s from them. Their blades run a bit small. Their size 5 is the same as a size 4.5 in other brands. Their size 6 is around a size 5.5 in other brands. The shipping was fast and nothing was missing from the order. Edited January 13, 2021 by JD_mudbug typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
