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spinning rod from fly blank?
Posted by:
Mark Vlahakis
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Date: May 08, 2019 10:25PM
What are the drawbacks (I assume many) of building a spinning rod off a fly blank - to be used for surf perch fishing (casting ~1-oz. weights)? Specifically, I'm entertaining using an older Dan Craft FT 8-wt. that has been gathering moss. Re: spinning rod from fly blank?
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: May 08, 2019 11:40PM
None necessarily, although most fast action fly rod blanks are not going to be as fast as a fast action spinning blank, if that's important to you.
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Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: May 09, 2019 12:30AM
Don't think your blank will have the power you hope for, a medium power, 8 - 12 lb steelhead blank is in the 12 power range. Re: spinning rod from fly blank?
Posted by:
Michal Rozycki
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Date: May 09, 2019 05:51AM
For 1-oz. weights you will need a 10 to 12 weight blank. Pick one, which has fast or extra fast action. It will never be F or XF spinning-type, but it should be ok if you can live with MF or M action. Re: spinning rod from fly blank?
Posted by:
Eric Oertle
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Date: May 10, 2019 04:23PM
My first build - over 45 years ago was on a 9ft Fenwick fiberglass fly blank. Still one of my favorite spinning rods. Largest landing with it was a 23lb King Salmon Re: spinning rod from fly blank?
Posted by:
Russell Brunt
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Date: May 10, 2019 07:21PM
As mentioned, there are "no drawbacks". I will say fly rod blanks tend to cost more though.
Your best bet for a budget build might be to research which of the fly rod blanks from the past were "wickedly fast" and see if you can locate them at a deep discount due to age. I have a 9 weight that I "think" is an old Rainshadow Xcel blank. IMHO it would make a nice 10-15# class surf rod and might handle 1 ounce. Russ in Hollywood, FL. Re: spinning rod from fly blank?
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: May 11, 2019 10:21AM
I doubt anyone would be tempted into making a surf rod blank into a fly rod, but I did build a hot-shot blank into what turned out to be an 11wt. fly rod. It feels funny but it works, and it has whole lot of lifting power. Your fly-rod blank spinning rod will lack lifting power. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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