Hey guys-

My old man just purchased a 25' Contender and would like so deep water jigging rod for some offshore trips he'll be taking. Most likely, he'll be using some heavy irons and weights + bait in the 10-16oz range. He'd prefer a fasdt action rod int he 7.5-8' length.

I've built several boat rods for bass on the Calstar GF700 blanks (XL, L and M) and was thinking of going with the GF 800M (or H) for this. I'd appreciate any and all additoinal recommendation you all may have before I place the order. Rod will be spiral wrapped and matched with a Newell reel--not sure if he'll be using braid or mono.

Thanks in advance for the help.
Joe

Problem with the GF's is they dont' do the best job moving the heavier jigs we use. GUSA Predator is a much better choice.

Billy-

I was hoping you'd chyme in. Do you have a specific model you'd recommend? I'm going to do some more searching to see what I can dig up oin those GUSA blanks.....

The Predator. I built a 700H for a frined who PB fish's, used it for 2 years and liked it. His last 2 trips he took my Predator (that's the model) and said he liked it a LOT more than the CAlstar. Unfortuantely he didn't hook up, but when working the jigs it was a lot easier. If you want to see the PRedator, I have one in my shop.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/02/2007 09:40PM by Tom Kirkman.