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Musky Blank
Posted by: Richard Fleming (---.hsd1.tn.comcast.net)
Date: March 03, 2009 03:16PM

guys i am wanting to surprise a friend and build him a Musky Rod for his birthday......................i know nothing about what kind of blank..........action etc. i do know all his other rods are in 7'6".
any blank suggestions would be appreciated.
Richard

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Re: Musky Blank
Posted by: Joel Wick (---.mercury.net)
Date: March 03, 2009 04:23PM

A St Criox 4M80MHF is an excellent all around blank. For a high-end rod, thats the one!

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Re: Musky Blank
Posted by: Richard Fleming (---.hsd1.tn.comcast.net)
Date: March 03, 2009 06:12PM

i failed or plain forgot to mention that all his other Rods are factory St. Croix...
thanks for the reply. i will look at them and that is mostlikley what i'll get for him.
Richard

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Re: Musky Blank
Posted by: Matt Davis (64.118.9.---)
Date: March 03, 2009 09:50PM

The St. Croixs in MHF are a great "all around" blanks that can toss light inline bucktails to topwaters.

I tend to feel that they really excell for bucktails.


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Better to have and not need than to need and not have.

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Re: Musky Blank
Posted by: Jason Wenzel (---.dhcp.stpt.wi.charter.com)
Date: March 04, 2009 02:20AM

I would definetly buy a st. croix, they are the only company i know of the acually has a musky line up. Most of the rest are saltwater rods also labeled as musky.

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Re: Musky Blank
Posted by: Bill Pulk-Midwest rod and reel (64.122.91.---)
Date: March 04, 2009 04:45AM

Take a look at the Batson IMU rod blanks...They may say MUSKY/SALTWATER but are some of the nice musky blanks I have used...here is a link to Midwest Rod and Reel rod blank page for the IMU rod blanks [www.midwestrodandreel.com]

Bill@midwestrodandreel.com
www.midwestrodandreel.com

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Re: Musky Blank
Posted by: Richard Fleming (---.hsd1.tn.comcast.net)
Date: March 04, 2009 06:54AM

thanks a load guys.....now one more question.......would i use reg. Fuji Guides or is there a special set of Guides i need...he uses 80 lb Power Pro.

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Re: Musky Blank
Posted by: Trinity Lindseth (---.redlake.k12.mn.us)
Date: March 04, 2009 01:35PM

As far as guides go, I would use Fuji alconites. You could probably gert away with using mostly single foot guides if you want to make it as light as possible. I have caught quite a few muskies on my "bass" rods and they have held up fine to muskies. The biggest I have landed was a 53" on a SCIV 7' MHF that I built with fuji alconites, spiral wrapped, of course.

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