Hi Guys,

My brother has asked me to build him a 10 foot rod for fishing off the rocks. He is going to be throwing mostly 2 ounce or 65 gram metal lures (give or take an ounce). He is insistent on a graphite blank even though I have told him of the pitfalls and I need to keep the components under $170 total (I am not charging him for the labor).

What would be a suitable blank for the job? I am located in Australia but order quite a bit from the US as well so I am happy with blanks sold in either country.

Although I have done my fair share of rock and surf fishing I normally only build fly rods.

Thanks

Ben



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/10/2014 12:28AM by Ben Elliott.

Utmost Enterprise has these listed - they're composite (RX-4) so they should be tough enough to take some punishment & meet your price point:

BP1146F
9'6"
12-30 lb
3/4-3 oz
.550
5.5
Mod-Fast
H
$102.55

BP1264F
10'6"
10-20 lb
1/2-2 oz
.575
5.5
Mod
M
$77.85

BP1265F
10'6"
10-25 lb
1/2-2 1/2 oz
.580
5.5
Mod
MH
$77.00

I've built many on the 1265 blanks & several on the 1264's. I've never build one on the 1146 blank - but maybe that one is worthy of consideration since it is rated up to 3 oz

AXSU100M-2American Tackle ATX Blank 10' 1-4oz will throw 2oz all day and is a great blank for lures because the blank is so lite.

Mot's Custom Rods and Reels

Where in Aus are you? I'm in Perth and just bought some 10' 2 piece blanks from a rod builder who's retiring and getting rid of stock. He says they're from Thailand. Anyhow, they're very light weighing 162gm. Will easily handle 65gm as max casting weight is definitely more than that. Will not put the price here but suffice to say that it's nowhere near mentioned above but then it's unbranded. Not that branded means much as I broke a Purglas in Quobba and that's not a cheapy. In contrast my cheapy 8' graphite costing $20 has seen a lot of abuse and is still strong. I also bought guides and thread. He's got quite a selection but the thread wasn't that much of a bargain. You Americans don't know how lucky you are for the prices you are paying.

Thanks Ken,

I am in Canberra. That said though I'm more than happy to buy several and pay for a courier across the nullabor if the price is right. In fact I may be interested in other stock that they have to clear.

Ben, if you want to contact seller then email me and I'll reply.