Are there any tutorials out there for how to cut a blank down and get the right action? Looks like I'd have to cut an 8' down to get a 7'6". I don't like longer than that because I fish from a boat by myself plenty. With the boat, I can get close enough so I don't need a 10 footer to launch anything, and when netting an 80 pounder by yourself in heavy current, anything over 7'6" make
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Now before you call me an idiot, realize that when it comes to rod building, I am fully aware of that fact. But I'm not sure what 5 on the power meant. I'm used to M, M/H, H, XH. I'm a Nebraskan so my saltwater vernacular is limited at best. If it helps I took a mic to the rods Ive been using, right below the tip top I got .235 so that's a 15 as far as I know, and got .76 just above the foreg
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Thanks Billy. I will check them out. I have historically found 7'6" balances the fighting/casting/netting/boat storage dimensions I've come to prefer. I do have a 7'3" bumpin' rod but that's for a different application. I just don't get how 70% of the quality production cat rods are 7'6" but I can't find a blank with those specs anywhere. Thanks again man.
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As far as what I use, 60lb. mono main line with 4-12 ounces of lead. Rods I use are rated 20-60 and 2-12. And yeah, I used to use musky rods, but I think glass offers a better MF action on a heavy rod than graphite. Plus, I'd be making them for pig cats so durability also plays in glass' favor. Like I said, I looked through mudholes entire catalog. Figured I'd find a few to pick through sinc
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I've been wanting to get into rod building for a while. While there's not much for fishing I haven't done, trophy catfishing is my forte. I'll catch some smaller of course, but I'm targeting flathead and blue catfish 50 pounds or better. I've been searching for 7'6" glass blanks in a Heavy Mod/Fast action. I looked all through Mud Holes blanks and didn't find a match, so I was wondering
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