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Help in ID-ing a blank
Posted by: Bil Gburek (---.altnpa.east.verizon.net)
Date: August 20, 2007 02:54PM

Been a while since I've been on the board -- too much to do after retiring about a year ago!

Have a blank of unknown origin. It's labeled as "All Star BGSW967", but the specs I've been able find for that blank on the web don't exactly fit what I'm holding. The blank I have is one piece, tip diameter of about 6 (64ths) and butt OD of about 0.625". What I've been able to find in the All Star blank line (I know they're no longer sold) with a 967 notation, SW or otherwise, indicates a larger butt, 3/4" to approaching 1".

Can anyone give me any insight as to what I might be holding? I plan to build it as a spinning rod for throwing artificials in the surf, but I'm wondering what its capablity might be.

Thanks.

Bilgee

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Re: Help in ID-ing a blank
Posted by: John Straus (204.136.26.---)
Date: August 20, 2007 03:06PM

BGSW967...............8'.............3/4-2...........6.5.........0.925.........3 5/8


This is all that is on the internet.

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Re: Help in ID-ing a blank
Posted by: fred schoenduby (---.dsl.chic01.pacbell.net)
Date: August 20, 2007 06:57PM

Bil...I have a old All Star catalog and if you want more info on the blank shoot me an email
fred_schoenduby@sbcglobal.net

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Re: Help in ID-ing a blank
Posted by: Karry Batson (---.olympus.net)
Date: August 20, 2007 07:11PM

You have an old BGSW967 it should have a .660 butt and a 6.0 top if I rember right:) Sweet blanks but were prone to high stick breaks back then thats why we changed the tip size a bit in the Rainshadow line up.

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