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<$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Patrick Coco (---)
Date: October 12, 2023 05:58PM

I'm looking for relatively inexpensive blanks for throwing mepps spinners and other similar size baits for river bass and pan fish under 1lb.

I would prefer a blank around 6'9 but I have no issues cutting down a 7' blank if that's the best option.

They will be built as a spinning rods, 1 each for a neice and nephew.

I've looked at the NFC Delta MB 692 but I'm not sure how light it'll be.

Thanks in advance for the recommendations!

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Re: &lt;$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Michael Tarr (50.238.140.---)
Date: October 13, 2023 08:52AM

I’ve built a MB703 that would handle small spinners but no experience with the MB692, I would think it would work fine. Personally I’d use a CRB color-series blank for the color option.

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Re: <$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Michael Danek (---.alma.mi.frontiernet.net)
Date: October 13, 2023 09:38AM

Good suggestion, Michael, IMO.

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Re: &lt;$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Patrick Coco (---)
Date: October 13, 2023 10:07PM

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll see if the CRB blanks come in a color they'd prefer.

Crb mentions those for use targeting snook which makes me a little leary of their power. Would they have any trouble slinging light baits for smaller fish?

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Re: <$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: October 13, 2023 10:54PM

The MB 662 Delta is a closer fit to what you are looking for I think. The small trebles on the Mepps spinners would be more up it's alley, you could always stretch them 3 inches easily.

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Re: <$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Roger Templon (---.paw.cpe.atlanticbb.net)
Date: October 16, 2023 10:13AM

Patrick

Ditto the CRB blanks. Inexpensive and just the right tool for the job for youth rods. Fairly bullt proof too!

Rog

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Re: <$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Daryl Ferguson (---)
Date: October 16, 2023 12:31PM

Another vote for the CRB color series.

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Re: <$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Evan Cobb (---)
Date: October 16, 2023 02:54PM

CRB would be a great youth rod. I’ve built 2 of them, a 66MLF and a 66LF. I’d recommend going with light. They seem to have a very stiff action, I bought the ML for using live bait on big trout streams and it was too stiff. It’s now my camping rod because it’s a fairly versatile bass blank.

The light power rod is more in lines of what I’d expect for a stream rod.

Another option would be an NFC IMFW702 or FW704.

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Re: <$50 Blank recommendations for mepps spinners and sub 1lb river fish
Posted by: Robert A. Guist (---.res6.spectrum.com)
Date: October 16, 2023 04:25PM

Hello All.

Here are some shots of one of my many IS701's.


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P.S. I you have Volume/Issue 3 of RodMaker Magazine there are 2 more of my IS701's on page 20, with some beautiful rods from Ed Robison, Steven Paterson, Oh Yea Lets Not Forget Steve Gardener.

Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2023 04:35PM by Robert A. Guist.

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