Anyone have experience with these rods?

Never heard of them. Do you mean Aubert Smith rods from Kingston, Mass?

Local maker who builds on Batson and uses great components

Captain Chris Aubut's new rod line.

Not a sponsor here so I won't put a link to his website.

Not sure on the fly rods but many of the spin and conventional rods feature Seeker blanks.

We have a selection of them here in the shop.