I am new to the forum and fairly new to building. I have only built a couple rods so far. I am looking to build a drop shot rod over the winter but my options in Canada are pretty limited. Ordering from the US gets pretty costly especially when you start talking blanks or rods.

I have a supplier here in ontario who is great to deal with but sometimes his supply can be limited. From what is available right now I have two options. The bushido DS69/4-10 or DS69/8-15, or rainshadow revelation REVS610MXF or REVS610MLXF . The revelation being about $45 Canadian more than the bushido.

I have heard great things about both names but not necessarily these blanks. I tend to fish lightly with drop shot. Mostly 20' and under but sometimes a little deeper. Small hooks and nose hooked baits. I think the lighter power would probably be sufficient.

Are one of these blanks going to excel over the other? Should I contact the supplier and see when the eternal dropshot will be back in stock? It is more money but only about $40 more than the revelation. Is it worth that wait? This is a rod I will hopefully keep a long time and I want to take my time over the winter building it to get it right. Any insight and advice is greatly appreciated

I know a few people who have used the Bushido blank and really like it, use the search function above, I bet there may be others here who have used them. Remember to use "All Dates".