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Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Luis Rosado (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: December 15, 2009 09:21PM

I notice that cabelas has their rod blanks on sale. Who make their blanks? Are they any good?

Thanks

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Gary Henderson (---.mco.bellsouth.net)
Date: December 15, 2009 09:25PM

I am not sure who is currently making them, but they are a very good value at their REGULAR price. I haven't used them recently, but I have built over 100 rods on them in years past, and they were well loved by their owners. I still have 3 that I fish on a regular basis.

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Steven Garvey (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: December 15, 2009 10:10PM

I've built on both th Fish Eagle II and IM7 blanks . (6 1/2 & 7 ft. lengths)
The IM7's are very light but I had a few issues (breaks) with the spin rods, casting rods no problems.
The Fish Eagle II's are IM6 and a bit heavier, no issues.
The 6'6" M/F 2 pc. spin rod was a little stouter than I thought but it's good for Senkos.
I use and like the FE II casting rods.
I got mine a couple years ago now, couldn't beat the price/value.

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Matt Davis (---.prtel.com)
Date: December 16, 2009 07:25AM

I've built a few XML's for customers. They were quite pleased. The quality and performance of the blank was very good.



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

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Luis Rosado (---.pac.army.mil)
Date: December 16, 2009 01:53PM

Gentleman,

Thanks for all the information provided. I went ahead and order some to practice my rod building skills.

One more question. What will be the difference between the spin and casting blanks.? Can you use the spin to make a casting rod?

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Jon Bial (209.34.157.---)
Date: December 16, 2009 02:19PM

In the past they were built by Gary when he was still in control of G.Loomis. Now, I believe they are imported.

Jon

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: December 16, 2009 02:25PM

You can use a spinning blank to make a casting rod and vice versa. A blank is a blank. It doesn't know the difference.

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Luis Rosado (---.pac.army.mil)
Date: December 16, 2009 04:34PM

You can use a spinning blank to make a casting rod and vice versa. A blank is a blank. It doesn't know the difference.

That's what I thought. I wondering why do they show the blanks as castin and spinning>>>>>

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: December 16, 2009 04:48PM

Simply to help the customer make a selection.

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Re: Cabelas rod blanks.
Posted by: Robert Russell (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: December 17, 2009 12:00PM

Tom Kirkman Wrote:
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> You can use a spinning blank to make a casting rod
> and vice versa. A blank is a blank. It doesn't
> know the difference.
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In some cases the blanks will have different powers and actions, though they may be rated the same.

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