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Spinning blank used as casting blank?
Posted by:
Rick Sothen
(---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: October 28, 2010 06:16PM
I am rather new to rod building. While looking for blanks I see a lot of spinning blanks I like but I want to build a casting rod. Will spinning rod blanks work just as well when used as a casting rod? Re: Spinning blank used as casting blank?
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: October 28, 2010 06:23PM
Yes, a blank is a blank. It will never know what type of reel you hang on it.
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Posted by:
roger wilson
(---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: October 29, 2010 01:29AM
Rick,
Custom rod builders get lots of calls to make specific rods - made on a specific blank - for a specific purpose. The blank may be fitted with a spinning reel, a casting reel, or something else. That is why they call it custom. Early on, I found that there were many blanks that turned out to be great specialized blanks for our types of fishing here in the upper midwest that were normally only rigged and sold commercially as casting rods. But for our purposes, many of these blanks made excellent spinning rods. As Tom pointed out - a blank, is a blank is a blank. It is up to the builder to build it as is dictated by the needs of the final user, whether that happens to be the builder, a client or the receipient of a gift. Enjoy the work. Roger Re: Spinning blank used as casting blank?
Posted by:
John M. Hernandez
(---.socal.res.rr.com)
Date: October 29, 2010 04:07AM
Nuff said. Re: Spinning blank used as casting blank?
Posted by:
John M. Hernandez
(---.socal.res.rr.com)
Date: October 29, 2010 04:12AM
Enough said. Re: Spinning blank used as casting blank?
Posted by:
John M. Hernandez
(---.socal.res.rr.com)
Date: October 29, 2010 04:12AM
Enough said. Re: Spinning blank used as casting blank?
Posted by:
Tom St.Clair
(---.dsl.ipltin.sbcglobal.net)
Date: October 31, 2010 09:46AM
Rick,
Remember that a Casting rod tends to be stiffer than a Spinning. Therefore, a Heavy Spinning is "equal to" a Medium Casting. tom -------------------------------- tom in indy Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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