Good morning members,
It is my first time on a forum and i hope that i have properly post this message.
i live in Mauritius Island and i am really far away from all the potential suppliers of blanks and accessories for rod building. It is very difficult to buy equipment mainly blanks from a catalogue as you cannot touch or feel it.
I am actually looking for particuliar blanks to be used mainly for tuna stickbaiting and some light popper as well, kind of polyvalent blank. I have purchased Few blanks from OTI, and CRD and still not satisfied and according to the book specifications, the bushido blanks is technically close to the OTI ones..
I am looking for a blank (2 piece - butt fitt) length of 7'6 to 8'6max, cast weight of 3 - 5oz and one of 3- 8oz., fast action, drag 10-12kg and 12-17kg. Thin tips of max size 8 in order to provide better lure action and sensitivity. Of course the blank great strength will be in the taper. The weight of the completed rod shall be of 350g for the first and 480g for the second.

What i hated from the blanks purchased is that the tip section is too heavy. These blanks are very strong but remain uncomfortable for the user when casting for some hours. Its hardness will provide provide more fatigue to the fisherman....

I am sure that you are all saying to yourself that i am complicated or looking for something perfection...
I purchased from France a ROD PALM GAIA 80, i fished with Tenryu, major craft rods and sakura mitso. Perfect equilibrium, reliable and very handy.

I would be extremely happy to able to build rods having this type of blank technology or construction.
For the moment i am still struggling to find this type of blanks and internet search always bring me on the known suppliers who unfortunately i am not having satisfaction.
Is there someone among you who dealt with kind of issues yet?
Thanking you in advance for your assistance and look forward to read you soon.
regards,

YM.

Have you looked at the race point blanks from salty water tackle. They are purpose designed tuna popping and stickbait blanks.

x2 on the race point blank.

We have a distributor in France that can help you out. Go to our webpages and find international dealers.

R. McBride

Batson Enterprises
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Check out Black Hole Cape Cod Special popping blanks.
Many GT over 50kg were landed using Black Hole Cape Cod Special 76G and 80G popping rods in Southern Oman without single issue.

60kg GT using BH Cape Cod Special 80G.


250 lb bluefin using BH Cape Cod Special 80G



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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2015 07:34PM by kil song.

Yannick, I would strongly encourage you to contact American Tackles European Sales manager Dan Paluch, he is a rod designer/builder who routinely works with clients/brands for this exact type of fishing. He can give you honest feed back for our Bushido jigging and popping blanks as well as what his other long time customers/anglers prefer, even to exact exotic location.

dan@americantackle.us

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Dear friends,

I would like to thank you for your advices which helped a lot.
I will spend some time on these web sites and dig further.
Many many thanks


YM.

Well if we are going to do that..

Dave from Wicked Tuna uses our blanks and components!
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R. McBride

Batson Enterprises
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