Hello,

I'm looking for a powerful 9' (or 9'3'') spinning or casting rod blank with a Fast or Xtra-Fast action (just like the Hot Shot blank) and with a heavier lure wt, such as 1/2-2 oz. I have some Hot Shot blanks but they're in 8'6'' length and I need a longer blank, with powerful (stiff) butt and middle sections. Does anyone know of such a blank?

Thanks,
Andrei

If you have some scrap blank. Perhaps you can extend one of those Hot Shot blanks. Stick an extension on one ( oversleve no glue ) then get some CCS numbers on it and see how it reads? Maybe it's what your looking for?

Check out the Allstar, Elite Graphite BSP1087..

Good Luck !!

Andrei,
If you extend a blank it will in effect become a faster action blank. But I would be careful extending a Hot Shot blank that is already very fast. Faster action means that the stress on the rod will be focused in a smaller portion of the rod increasing the chance of it breaking. I would look first at something like a faster action popping blank.

Hey Andrei I'm Dan. Have you checked out any of the Lamiglas blanks? They have a blank that I believe is exactly what you're looking for. The Ron Arra Surf Pro series is graphite and has a fast action, It comes in your choice of 1 or 2 pieces varying in length from 8 to 11 ft. You might want to give model # XRA 108 3. The specifics are as follows: 9 ft (108 inches)1 piece, 12-17lb test line, & 1/2-2 1/4 oz lure weight. If you aren't fond of 1 piece blanks the same blank is offered in 2 pieces XRA 108 3-2. Lamiglas also offers other blanks in the same range but I'm not sure what the action is. Try looking at the Graphite Surf Bar series. If your interested in a complete rod Lamiglas offers that blank all ready to fish in a spinning format XSRA 1083
Happy hunting and GOOD LUCK!
DAN