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Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 07, 2023 10:32AM

Headed down tomorrow through the 21st.

Will be between Delray and Jupiter. Willing to drive distance to look and get a feel for blanks.

Please let me know!

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (185.203.218.---)
Date: January 07, 2023 10:42AM

What kind of blanks?
Herb

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 07, 2023 03:29PM

Herb Ladenheim Wrote:
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> What kind of blanks?
> Herb


Salt water blanks inshore but I’ll check out anything. Don’t know much about blanks. Just getting into building. Want to get a better feel and understanding of my options.

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (---.68.237.4.hwccustomers.com)
Date: January 07, 2023 05:20PM

I'm town just South of Delray - but only fly rods.
Herb

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: January 07, 2023 07:20PM

Do you own the shop would love to see your work if so.

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: January 07, 2023 08:16PM

Francis,
Herb is HNL Rod Blanks - CTS a sponsor to the left.

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Richard Popola (107.115.227.---)
Date: January 08, 2023 09:06AM

Mudhole and Getbit - both in Oviedo.

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Richard Popola (107.115.227.---)
Date: January 08, 2023 09:09AM

There’s a couple places in Miami also.

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Roger Templon (---.paw.cpe.atlanticbb.net)
Date: January 08, 2023 09:34AM

Francis

Yes, Mudhole and Get Bit Outdoors in Oviedo (Orlando) have large inventories of blanks that you can put your hands on. Both places are very close together in location also. 2 birds with 1 stone! I have been in both places many times. Both are sponsors (list to left) of this website / forum. Check them out.

Rog



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/08/2023 09:53AM by Roger Templon.

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Roger Templon (---.paw.cpe.atlanticbb.net)
Date: January 08, 2023 09:55AM

Francis

If I'm not mistaken American Tackle Co. also is in the same complex as Mudhole. 3 birds with 1 stone!

Rog

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.cust.exede.net)
Date: January 08, 2023 10:22AM

Roger Templon Wrote:
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> Francis
>
> If I'm not mistaken American Tackle Co. also is in
> the same complex as Mudhole. 3 birds with 1
> stone!
>
> Rog


Got it thank you Rog and Richard, thats about a 3 hour haul for me but maybe I’ll take a day and pop up there. Have some friends going to a pga expo in orlando anyways.

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.cust.exede.net)
Date: January 08, 2023 10:23AM

If i was to make the haul up there are there people on this board that i should try and connect with beforehand?

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.68.150.162.hwccustomers.com)
Date: January 09, 2023 10:04PM

Francis Santangelo Wrote:
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> If i was to make the haul up there are there
> people on this board that i should try and connect
> with beforehand?

Just bumping this up in hopes of an answer for my previous question

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: January 09, 2023 10:20PM

The proprietors will be happy to assist you when you arrive. Their showrooms are open to the public.


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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (185.203.218.---)
Date: January 10, 2023 11:05AM

Herb Ladenheim Wrote:
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> I'm town just South of Delray - but only fly
> rods.
> Herb


Just to clarify:
All my personal rods are fly rods - but I deal in all CTS blanks.
Herb

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.68.150.162.hwccustomers.com)
Date: January 10, 2023 04:35PM

Woke up early and couldn’t go back to sleep so drove 3 hours up to Mudhole and American Tackle.

Both were great. Both very helpful. Nice to be able to get a better feel of everything. Staff was great at both.

Thank you for the recs!

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Roger Templon (---.paw.cpe.atlanticbb.net)
Date: January 13, 2023 10:19AM

Good deal !!

Rog

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Francis Santangelo (---.68.150.162.hwccustomers.com)
Date: January 13, 2023 09:47PM

Roger Templon Wrote:
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> Good deal !!
>
> Rog


It absolutely was!

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Chris Morilla (---)
Date: January 14, 2023 11:14PM

Chaos rods, Juno bait and tackle, TNR tackle, custom rod and reel, biscayne rods

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Re: Places to look at blanks in SE Florida
Posted by: Kevin Landers (---.biz.spectrum.com)
Date: January 16, 2023 10:03AM

American Tackle have all our blanks on display, and our showroom is always open. Anyone that wants to come in is more than welcome to come in and see everything. We would love to have you in! And this goes for anyone that wants to stop by. We would love for anyone to come by and see everything we have to offer.

Kevin Landers

Marketing Manager
American Tackle Co.

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