What are some good options for a reasonably priced drop shot blank?

Brian

Lots of great options, give us your specs and we can help you.

Here is a Rainshadow RX7 set up with some really nice Forecast components.

Rod Blank Model # ISB822.5
Butt cap: SBC20B
Front Cap:
Rear Grip: RG9A-345
Handle Arbor:
Reel Seat: GSTG17C-TC Forecast Textured 17 seat
Reel Seat Shim SHIM/17/SPIN
Foregrip: FG25A-250
Winding Check: BWC10
Hookeeper: TCHKS
Tip Top LTCPUT06R05.0
1st guide from tip top LTCFUG06 Forecast F guides Tich coated with Blue Zirconium rings
2nd guide from tip top LTCFUG06
3rd guide from tip top LTCFUG07
4th guide from tip top LTCFUG08
5th guide from tip top: LTCFUG10
6th guide from tip top: LTCVSUG16 Forecast VS guide Tich coated with Blue Zirconium ring
7th guide from tip top: LTCVSUG30
8th guide from tip top:
9th guide from tip top:
10th guide from tip top:
11th guide from tip top:
12th guide from tip top:
13th guide from tip top:
14th guide from tip top:
15th guide from tip top:
16th guide from tip top:
Guide spacing Specs(inches from tip, center ring over mark) 4.5-9.5-15-21-28-36-45
Butt wrap length
Tip wrap length
Main Thread Color 088-111-*0245
Trim Thread Color TRIM WITH METALIC BLUE IF YOU WANT
Wrap Instructions:

Karry Batson
Batson Enterprises Inc.
Ph: (877) 875-2381
Fax: (360) 683-3579
karry@batsonenterprises.com
www.batsonenterprises.com

Brian, I have both the Batson Forecast RX6 SB822.5 and the Batson Rainshadow RX7 ISB822.5. Both are great with the edge to the slightly higher priced RX7. I built the RX8+ ISB822.5. for a customer and he loves it!

St. Croix also makes some very good XF tip blanks but the only one I personally have is the 63MXF and I haven't drop shotted with it yet.

Chuck

I understand the RX7 822.5 is out of stock and I am anxious to get building

Background information task specific Castaway XP3 drop shot blank:

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Details on drop shot blank see details XP3 - 813

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Drop shot second from the top of the picture:

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For fully exposed seat and and blank pricing contact -

swamplandrods@msn.com



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/2008 07:12PM by Bill Stevens.

Last time I checked, Bob at Custom Tackle was sitting on a pile of them AND they were on sale. Give him a call - sponsor to the left.

Brian Clark Wrote:
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> I understand the RX7 822.5 is out of stock and I
> am anxious to get building

I second Karrys choice. Building one now and my son can forget about ever beating me again.

Thanks Jim and all. I have heard and read good things about the 822.5 and have emailed Custom Tackle to discuss

Brian

I third Karry's choice! except I would go over budget and use the RX8+822.5 blank

The ISB 822.5 is as good as it gets for the price. I have built many of these in the RX7 and recieved alot of positive comments, I have 2 myself and there among my favorites, maybe because I would rather catch em dropshoting than topwater. Very light and crisp with a good tip. Also picked up Lamiglas at the rod expo that was highly recomended by an avid angler and rodbuilder its a LSJ 862 in the IM 700 series but been too busy to build, blank feels good though, and its a 7 footer.

Mike Thompson
Thompson's Custom Rods

It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious!

I think the St.Croix 4C69MLXF & 5C68MXF blanks with Fuji components is one of the best set up for a drop shot rod out there. I have built a lot of them for tournament guys some spinning some conventional casting but I think the best is a spiral wrap.
Just lately I got some Castaway blanks that I think will be good also. Check with Bill Stevens or Lance Dupre at Swampland for Castaway blanks they both are great people to work with.

Lynn Williams