Jeremy,
Take a hard look at the Rich Forhan Legacy Elite 765 from Swampland. It's an S-glass blank and will do all you want and more. Build it up (assuming casting rod) with all 4mm guides, all on top, and you won't be disappointed. It's an impressive blank.
Joe
Edit: Jeremy, since you are new to rod building, as noted above, the guys at Swampland are more than helpful and will get you pointed in the right direction regardless of what type of build you have in store. Lance and Bill are the first people I ask when I'm torn between which direction to go on a build. To learn a bit about the history of the RFLEs, take a look at this page. [
www.swamplandtackle.com] Be sure to read the Rest of the Story link at the bottom. You'll see some of the details for the graphite/glass debate and a look at the action of the blanks.
I know it seems like a marketing blurb, but there are only a few blanks that I've come across that I can't live without in my personal fishing (primarily bass), and those are my RFLE for cranking and the Batson 822.5 & 823 for finesse fishing.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/2012 02:44PM by Joe Vanfossen.
