I am looking for alternatives to the St. Croix blanks. Love St. Croix, just want to give the angler another option. 6'6" to 7'0" long, 3 pc spin blank rated for medium power. Please advise brand and model if you know.
thanks
Buzz

Buzz
Look at the Batson travel blanks they have several models in RX6 & RX7 graphite and from medium to X-Heavy action..

[www.batsonenterprises.com]

[www.batsonenterprises.com]

Regards
Dave

Fishing is Life the rest is just Details

Check out AmercanTackle Traveler Series 3pc. at Mudhole Tackle.You can find them in your left list.They list 4 models form Lt. to MH. all 7ft.

I'll second the American Tackle Traveler series. Nice blanks, nice prices!!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

One of these will perform perfectly. I never leave home without one:)

SB841-3
Forecast Spin Bass

Component Part Number Part Description
Rod Blank Model # SB841-3CG 7' 3 pc. Med-Lt Spin Bass - Clear Gloss
Butt cap: SBC20B Black Butt Cap 19.8mm ID
Reel Seat: GS16C-B Graphite Spin Reel Seat with Cushion - Black
Reel Seat Shim: SHIM/16/SPIN Proof Board .590" OD 3.70" Length
Fore Grip: FG25A-350 2 1/2" Cork Fore Grip .350" ID "A" Grade Cork
Rear Grip: RG7A-345 7" Cork Rear Grip 'A' Grade Cork
Winding Check: BWC13 Black Winding Check .500" ID
Hookeeper: BHKS Small Black Hook Keeper
Tip Top BPUT06R05.5 Black P Top 6 with Blue Zircon Ring 5.5 Tube
Guides (see below for size and quantity) BVSUG Black Single Foot 'V' Frame - Blue Zircon Ring

Guide order from the tip top Guide Guide Placement - In inches from the tip top
1st BVSUG06 4.5"
2nd BVSUG06 9.25"
3rd BVSUG07 14.25"
4th BVSUG07 19.75"
5th BVSUG08 25.75"
6th BVSUG10 32.5"
7th BVSUG16 40"
8th BVSUG25 49"

SB843-3
Forecast Spin Bass

Component Part Number Part Description
Rod Blank Model # SB843-3CG 7' 3 pc. Med/Hvy Spin Bass - Clear Gloss
Butt cap: SBC20B Black Butt Cap 19.8mm ID
Reel Seat: GS17C-B Graphite Spin Reel Seat with Cushion - Black
Reel Seat Shim: SHIM/17/SPIN Proof Board .660" OD 4.05" Length
Fore Grip: FG25A-350 2 1/2" Cork Fore Grip .350" ID "A" Grade Cork
Rear Grip: RG7A-345 7" Cork Rear Grip 'A' Grade Cork
Winding Check: BWC13 Black Winding Check .500" ID
Hookeeper: BHKS Small Black Hook Keeper
Tip Top BPUT06R06.0 Black P Top 6 with Blue Zircon Ring 6.0 Tube
Guides (see below for size and quantity) BVSUG Black Single Foot 'V' Frame - Blue Zircon Ring

Guide order from the tip top Guide Guide Placement - In inches from the tip top
1st BVSUG06 4.5"
2nd BVSUG06 9.25"
3rd BVSUG07 14.25"
4th BVSUG07 19.75"
5th BVSUG08 25.75"
6th BVSUG10 32.5"
7th BVSUG16 40"
8th BVSUG25 49"

ISP843-3
Rainshadow Spin Multi-Purpose Travel Rod

Component Part Number Part Description
Rod Blank Model # ISP843-3M 7' 3pc Medium All Purpose Spin - Matte Clear
Butt cap: EVABC20 EVA Butt Cap 19.8 mm
Reel Seat: GSTG16C-TC Textured Gray Graphite Spin Reel Seat w/Cushion-Real Light TICH
Reel Seat Shim: SHIM/16/SPIN Proof Board .590" OD 3.70" Length
Fore Grip: FG25A-250 2.5" Foregrip Grade 'A' .250" ID
Rear Grip: RG9A-345 9" Cork Rear Grip 'A' Grade Cork
Winding Check: AWC360 Aluminum Winding Check .360 I.D.
Hookeeper: TCHKS Small TiCH Hook Keeper
Tip Top TCPCT06F05.5 TICH w/o Chrome Plated 'P' Top 06 TiCH Flanged Ring 5.5 Tube
Guides (see below for size and quantity) XPTCFCG ALPS SS316 - TiCH w/o Chrome Single Foot with TiCH Zirconium Ring RRD
Guides (see below for size and quantity) TCVS3TCG Single Foot VS3 Frame TiCH THIN Ring - TICH w/o Chrome

Guide order from the tip top Guide Guide Placement - In inches from the tip top
1st XPTCFCG06 4.5"
2nd XPTCFCG06 9.25"
3rd XPTCFCG07 14.25"
4th TCVS3TCG07 19.75"
5th TCVS3TCG08 25.75"
6th TCVS3TCG10 32.5"
7th TCVS3TCG16 40"
8th TCVS3TCG30 49"

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

We carry the Batson line-up, here are some links to them in RX7 and also standard Graphite
[www.schneidersrods.com]
[www.schneidersrods.com]

Best wishes,
Ron Schneider
Schneider's Rod Shop
Mountain Home, Arkansas
[www.schneidersrods.com]
mtnron40@yahoo.com
870-424-3381

Sage also has some.




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

Thanks everyone, just the info that I was looking for......
Buzz

i got some lami 3pc popping blanks from mudhole awhile back and they are very nice. i don't know if they have any left, but they were xmg i think.

A while back there was a thread about the dearth of travel blanks for spinning rods. This was attributed to the perception (no doubt backed up by market research) that fly fishermen are more likely to travel by air to fishing destinations. This was because, the reasoning went, fly fishermen tend to be more affluent than other types of fishermen.
I'm not going to go off on a rant here...I just wanted to thank the good folks at Batson and St. Croix for offering 3 pc. spinning and casting blanks we can go to for our "affluent" and traveling spin and casting clients (and ourselves as well).
I sometimes long for the era in which it was easy to insert a ferule into a tubular fiberglass blank. (No, I don't miss the lack of performance). Making a multi-piece rod for clients was a snap. And there were quite a few clients who wanted multi-piece rods.
If I could offer one suggestion to the blank manufacturers who frequent this board, it would be: expand the offerings. I have four different clients who are traveling (by air) to fishing destinations this month. One is already booked AGAIN for a November trip to Belize. They fly fish (I have built a few TCXs in 9' 8 & 9 wt) but spend about as much time with their spinning outfits as with a fly rod in hand. I have a strong suspicion that the internet (with Youtube fishing videos) and cable and satellite television broadcasts of fishing programs (one channel is fishing 24/7) have given the fishing public a peek at the fishing opportunities that are only a discount airline flight away. And I suspect that a lot of those viewers fish with spinning and casting equipment.

You are right on Gary. This "affluent " traveling angler that I am making this rod for is 13 years old and goes on Boy Scout trips and needs a packable rod. Combined with a hard case for the rod which he mounted on the handle bars of his bike this angler will be using this 3 pc.er A LOT. the more blank choices the better.
Buzz