being on the westcoast and all the saltwater ,I have not been into freshwater rods all that much. I had a customer that wants a 8 to 9 foot swimbait rod built ,he wants to thro 3/4 to 6 oz baits and an extre heavy action.
any recomndations.

a good blank in the 2-6 oz. range (will throw smaller baits good too) is Rainshadow's ISWB945 . as far as a "extra heavy action" , don't know anything about that !! this blank is a medium-heavy powered , moderate -fast action . the tip is pretty stiff , the rod loads up really good . i throw Huddlestons , BBZ-1, and other 3-5 oz. baits with it , but have used it throwing frogs on it with out problem .

Walt,
The SWB967-Blend in the MHX series is an Ex/Hvy, we only rate it 1 - 4 oz. but it was designed to throw the largest of baits.

Todd

Regards,
Todd Vivian
Mud Hole Custom Tackle

todd@mudhole.com

The blank that Walt recommended has been a very popular blank for the application you requested>>[www.batsonenterprises.com].
SWB945 Matte Clear 7'10" 1 15-30 lb. 2-6 oz. .605 7.5 Fast Medium Heavy 4.00 oz. Medium bass swimbaits / light - medium Salt Water $104.72
ISWB946 Matte Clear 7'10" 1 25-45 lb. 3-8 oz. .645 7.5 Fast Heavy 5.30 oz. Large bass swim baits / medium - medium heavy salt water $114.97
ISWB947 Matte Clear 7'10" 1 25-60 lb. 4-10 oz. .850 9.0 Fast Extra-Heavy 7.60 oz. Magnum bass swimbaits / med - med hvy sw $152.91

For something in the 9' range look at the Rainshadow Salt Water blanks>
SW1027 Trans. Blk./M. Clr. 8'6" 1 15-25 lb. 3/4-4 oz. 0.720 7.0 Moderate-Fast 6.62 oz. Salt Water jig / pier $80.92
SW1087 M. Clr. 8'10" 1 15-25 lb. 3/4-4 oz. 0.745 7.5 Moderate-Fast 7.11 oz. Salt Water jig / pier $92.71
SW1088 Trans. Blk./M. Clr. 8'10" 1 20-30 lb. 1-4 oz. 0.770 7.5 Moderate-Fast 8.96 oz. Salt Water jig / pier $105.14
SW1089 Trans. Blk./M. Clr. 8'10" 1 20-40 lb. 1-6 oz. 0.790 9.0 Moderate-Fast 10.35 oz. Salt Water jig / pier $111.25
SW967 Trans. Blk./M. Clr. 8'0" 1 15-25 lb. 3/4-4 oz. 0.680 7.5 Moderate-Fast 5.53 oz. all purpose Salt Water / cobia / tarpon / barracuda $64.59
SW967F Trans. Blk./M. Clr. 8'0" 2 15-25 lb. 3/4-4 oz. 0.635 7.0 Moderate-Fast 4.26 oz. all purpose Salt Water 2 pc / cobia / tarpon / barracuda $69.61

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Batson TEAM directly>>

Bill Batson
CEO
Batson Enterprises Inc
Rainshadow/Forecast/ALPS
877-875-2381
www.batsonenterprises.com
batson@batsonenterprises.com

Also look at the Catstar Graphiter series. I think www.calfishing.com I think has a review on the 800L and said it's only for the very largest swimbaits.

Walt,

You're going to have a hard time finding a blank that will throw a 3/4oz lure well and then throw a 6oz lure well. You should be able to find one that will do both to a satisfactory level. Have you looked at the Lamiglass muskie blanks? Most are rated in the 1-8oz range. I have an LGM102XH and it throws the lighter stuff fairly well and it can handle up to 8oz easily.

jeremy

i went fishing today and was throwing deep diving crankbaits on my Rainshadow ISWB945 , it throw them no problem , i use my Revo SX for the DD crankbaits , i then take off that reel and put on my Revo Toro and throw 8" hudds with the rod !!
BTW, most of the dd cranks i throw on it weigh 5/8 oz. !!!!

Thanks everyone for the input. Now I have something to work with.one