Flippin rod blank suggestions

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Re: Flippin rod blank suggestions

Posted by: Anonymous User (---.proxy.aol.com)

Date: March 30, 2005 09:46AM

The flippin rod: Check with your customer before you get a blank as to the length of the rod locker on his boat. That is usually the only reason that a bass fisherman wants a telescoping rod. If you can build on a one piece regular blank you will end up with a better rod. I have build a number of flippin sticks on the Rainshadow IMBs and none of them have come back as two piece as yet. Build it spiral wrapped if possible! These things take a lot of abuse and I would not build on a high modulus blank high dollar blank just to reduce weight.

Gon Fishn

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