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rod blank, which one would be best
Posted by:
al hutchison
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Date: November 17, 2005 08:38AM
I have a friend who wants a tarpon-muskie rod made. He wants a 7 foot 2 piece with a fast tip. Going to be used for live bait and casting. The line weight he will be using would be between 25-30lb line. What rod blank would i look for to build this rod? Re: rod blank, which one would be best
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: November 17, 2005 11:33AM
In the article on building Musky Rods in a past issue of RodMaker, the author recommended these:
Bucktail Rods St. Croix 2M72MHF and 2M76MHF Rainshadow IM948 American Tackle M701 Jerk Bait Rods American Tackle M701 St. Croix 2M69HF, 3M62HF, 2M70HF2 Trollling Rods St. Croix 3M80HF Rainshadow IMU907 American Tackle SWB87M Rainshadow SWS540 Forecast SWB80M ......................... Re: rod blank, which one would be best
Posted by:
al hutchison
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Date: November 17, 2005 11:54AM
Tom thanks for the help, which issue was that in? Re: rod blank, which one would be best
Posted by:
Cliff Hall
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Date: November 17, 2005 12:21PM
It looks like this one below is the only TRUE 2-PIECE Rod Blank among those suggested above:
ST-CROIX (MUSKY); SC-2M-70-HF-2 SC-II Graphite blank ~ $90 A true 2-pc rod. 7'0". 20-40# line. 1-3oz lure. HEAVY-power. FAST-taper-action. And a quick scan thru the M-H 2005 Catalog didn't show any others jumping off the page at me. You may have more luck while you are searching for yourself thru the specs of similar rods in your own catalogs. Good luck finding a 2-piece or helping him see that a 7-footer is not too long for most car travel. -Cliff Hall+++ Re: rod blank, which one would be best
Posted by:
Marc Wisniewski
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Date: November 18, 2005 12:26PM
Cliff is right on. I have made several of those two piece musky rods from St. Croix. As far as I'm concerned, this is the only real 2-pc Musky blank made. I made one for myself the first year that they came out with this blank to see if it would hold up. It's rock solid. Wrap the ferrule a little extra. Handles bucktails, crankbaits, and even lighter jerkbaits. I cant comment on it's use for Tarpon. Never tried that, but I don't see why it wouldn't work well. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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