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Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: pablo gustavo (---.16.155.111.static.host.gvt.net.br)
Date: May 28, 2012 02:14PM

Hi. This is my first time here.. Sorry for my poor English.. :)

I am looking for a blank for snook. I want to use it to flip cast with plugs (not live baits). The action I like is moderate, not fast.

I read here in the forum about SJ842 e SJ843, from MHX. This is really the best?

Thanks.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: Jim Gamble (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: May 28, 2012 03:10PM

I would suggest the CB845.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: pablo gustavo (---.16.155.111.static.host.gvt.net.br)
Date: May 28, 2012 03:19PM

What are the differences between these blanks? Thanks.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: pablo gustavo (---.47.76.196.dynamic.adsl.gvt.net.br)
Date: May 28, 2012 03:34PM

I want something lither, like 12 or 14 lb.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: Jim Gamble (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: May 28, 2012 04:58PM

Are you catching little snook?

Lighter would be CB843. The CB845 is NOT heavy at all, very responsive.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: pablo gustavo (---.96.57.dynamic.adsl.gvt.net.br)
Date: May 28, 2012 05:08PM

Yes, this blank is to fish little snook (until 2.5 kg) and cast little baits (5 to 10 grams). I have another blank, 17 lb (line weight), to fish bigger snooks. The difference between SJ843 and CB843 is just the action? Thanks.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: Jim Gamble (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: May 28, 2012 05:36PM

NO, they are different blanks in other ways. The CB series is a nice choice for inshore.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: Lance Dupre (---.lightspeed.nworla.sbcglobal.net)
Date: May 28, 2012 07:34PM

The SJ blanks are fast action. The CB blanks are moderate. The CB 854, as Jim stated would be your best bet for what you're looking for.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: pablo gustavo (---.41.252.77.static.host.gvt.net.br)
Date: May 29, 2012 08:53AM

I like CB845 too, but I need a blank to use with light plugs (5 - 10 grams). And I will use it in the mangrove structures, so I need a big pitch accuracy.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: Jim Gamble (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: May 29, 2012 09:10AM

For accuracy, a shorter and faster blank would be the ticket. I actually use a 6'0" rod for such work ... skip casting.

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Re: Help - Blank for Snook - Baitcasting
Posted by: pablo gustavo (---.41.252.77.static.host.gvt.net.br)
Date: May 29, 2012 09:21AM

I am not good at skip casting.. It´s a difficult technique. I usually do the flip cast. Here in Brazil we usually use a 5`3" blank with moderate action, to do this. The moderate blank "spits" the plug better than the fast.

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