I'll be building a spinning rod for walleye. Can anyone suggest a blank? I'm looking for med. light to light with fast to ultra fast action, 8' to 9'. Already searchrd MHX. Should I dgo to a fly rod blank. Trying to maximize casting distance and "sensitivity". Thanks guys/gals.

Look at the Batson IST 993F, 8 ft 3 in., 6 to 10 lb line rating, fast tipped. Fly blanks are usually slower actioned than gear blanks,



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2012 10:28AM by Spencer Phipps.

I like the SCIII 3S76MLF. Not quite 8 feet but close.

Ed Smith
Flat Rock, NC

You may want to check into a hotshot blank.
Or try extending a SJ9000-MHX.
What are you trying to do with this rod?(live bait, cast cranks, pitch jigs, rigging?)

XSW80ML Split Grip
Rainshadow RX8 Walleye Spin

Component Part Number Part Description
Rod Blank Model # XSW80ML-TC 8'0" Fast 1pc 6-14lb 1/8-5/8oz - X Walleye
Butt Cap: HESGFB1.5S-350 1.5" High End Splitgrip Super Grade ID .350"
Trim: AWCCO492-TC Aluminum Winding Check Trim for HESGFB1.5S-350
Split Grip: HEFG3.5S-250 3.5" High End Foregrip Super Grade ID .250"
Trim: AWCCO483-TC Aluminum Winding Check Trim for HEFG3.5S-250
Reel Seat Body: BPSTG16 "Textured Gray Graphite Reel Seat Body
-Place back of reel seat 9""-10"" inches up from butt threads down"
Reel Seat Hood: GTT16C-SN-TC Hood w/cushion Single Nut - TiCH Coated Chrome
Shim: SHIM/16/SPIN Proof Board .590" OD 3.70" Length
Reel Seat Trim Ring: TRS16-TC Trim Ring for thread side of Spin Seat size 16 TiCH
Fore Grip: None
Winding Check: AWCCO423-TC Aluminum winding check for front of #16 seat
Hookeeper: XDSHKSS-TC Drop Shot Hookeeper
Tip Top: XTCPPCT06R04.5 ALPS SS316-RRD-P Top 06 TiCH Ring 4.5 Tube - TICH w/o Chrome
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) XTCYTCG ALPS SS316 Y Guide TiCH w/o Chrome Single Foot with TiCH Zirconium Thin Ring

Guide order from the tip top Guide Guide Placement - In inches from the tip top
1st XPTCFCG06 4.5"
2nd XPTCFCG06 9.25"
3rd XPTCFCG06 14.25"
4th XPTCFCG07 20"
5th XTCYTCG07 26"
6th XTCYTCG10 33"
7th XTCYTCG16 42"
8th XTCYTCG25 54"

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

North Fork's SSP 767-1. You can extend it if you really need to be at 8' or over.



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

As Josh says, you really need to define what your are planning to do with the rod. "Walleye" could mean almost anything, and recommendations will be what the recommenders interpret as the use of the rod, probably not what you intend. You say fast or ultra fast, and ask about a fly blank, yet I really don't think there is a fly blank that is what you mean by fast or ultra
fast.