I am looking for a blank As light as may be For 80lb plus tuna 7 '6 or 8' trimed To be fished off a party boot

Any sugestions

Bill - willierods.com

I'd look at phenix and CTS if lightest weight was the goal.

Russ in Hollywood, FL.

Ask Billy Vivona about the Seekers.....Then buy it from someone else.

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

Why buy it from some one else That ain't right

Got a list and his are in it

Bill - willierods.com

You might try Kevin Knox.

Ron Jack
Bowdoin, Maine

Hello Bill.

Those are some tough numbers but what about price point?

I found a St. Croix 2M79XXXHF 7'9", XXXH Power, Fast Action 1pc. 65-100# Line wt., 8-30oz. Lure wt., .715 Butt, 13.5 Tip, 7.4oz. Blank wt. SCII Graphite, Gloss Black Pearl Finnish.

Listed in MudHole pg.56.

Oh yea Price is listed(subject to change) as $165.00.

Hope this Helps.

Tight Wraps and Straight Guides.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

heck
It is for heavy fish so it can not be that light I have seen some 9 oz 'sThink that was about the lightest
Guy has me finishing up a solid glass rod that I kept the handle and seat on But the butt is heavy

Got to e-mail Billy and see what he has

Bill - willierods.com

Hello Bill.

I've never held one but those are the spec's listed in the book, it did seem a bit light to me but that is what it says(if you don't believe the numbers call MudHole and ask for clarification), and this is not glass but graphite.

Solid glass 7'6"-8' has got to be very heavy.

Billy has a good bunch of composite blanks but 7'6" - 8' in a 80lb + is a tough find in something Light, he probably has a JB80XH 8', 40-100# But a Whopping 1.045 Butt and a 12 Tip, however Billy probably has something you will like stashed somewhere.


Good Luck finding something

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

What do you think of a
Batson
RCLB79MH CG 7'9" 1 30-80lbs 4-10oz 0.677 8.5 X-Fast MH 9.13oz

Notice the weight of the blank

Bill - willierods.com

It isn't the weight of the fish that determines the required blank strength, it is the line and drag used. You didn't talk about any of that. Mentioning a party boat though tells me it is best to be able to horse the fish in (as much as possible).

The st. croix mentioned is a musky blank. If I wanted to go st. croix I'd look at their new salt water nsI blanks. The 2SWS76MHF is rated 30-50 mono and weighs 6.3 ounces. The 2SWS80HM is rated 50-80 mono and weighs 7.8 ounces. No way I'd want to fish more than 50# class standing up with an eight foot rod (especially for decent sized tuna!).

Still think you'd be better off with a black diamond. The guys out west are selling their calstars and seekers after trying them. The rclb is a nice blank for the money if you want a live bait stick. Didn't think y'all fished live bait for tuna in the NE.

Russ in Hollywood, FL.

I don't know BUT I keep e-mailing and calling But get no combacks

Bill - willierods.com

What tuna are you specifically targetting and where. There is a vast difference in style of recommended gear depending on the area and size of fish you are targetting. For example, in the gulf coast where you get 30-50lb average and the occasional 100lb class fish, a 50lb rated rod will be perfect for the task. If you are fishing off lower California and upper Mexico where you have a 60-100 average with 200lb fish not being uncommon, you want something in that comfortably handles 80 class line. If it is the latter that St Croix blank will NOT be up to the task at all. I do use one bottom fishing for snapper, but would never put it up to the task of tuna unless by accident. Then are you fishing stand up or rail rod. If you are fishing a rail rod, you have no reason for concern in relation to the weight of the blank. There is a lot more information needed here to determine the proper blank.